Massachusetts Death Feed & Obituary API
Access continuously updated Massachusetts death and obituary data across supported counties. ObituaryMonitor detects newly published death information from funeral homes and obituary sources and makes eligible records available through API, CSV, and the County Feed portal.
Massachusetts Death & Obituary Data
Aggregate metrics from ObituaryMonitor's eligible County Feed notice universe — not official vital statistics.
850
Deaths detected in the last 7 days
3,549
Deaths detected in the last 30 days
369
Active sources monitored (30 days)
21
Counties with recent activity
34 minutes ago
Latest snapshot refresh
Data updated 34 minutes ago
Massachusetts Death Data by County
21 counties with recent activity
Explore recent death and obituary activity detected across supported counties. Search the coverage table below to see where eligible County Feed records have been detected during the last 30 days.
| County | 30-day records | Sources | Latest activity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | 589 | 78 | Today | Active |
| Essex County | 538 | 53 | Today | Active |
| Worcester County | 375 | 47 | Today | Active |
| Norfolk County | 372 | 45 | Today | Active |
| Plymouth County | 368 | 30 | Today | Active |
| Suffolk County | 324 | 36 | Today | Active |
| Bristol County | 263 | 32 | Today | Active |
| Hampden County | 210 | 24 | Today | Active |
| Berkshire County | 151 | 14 | Today | Active |
| Barnstable County | 150 | 8 | Today | Active |
| Hampshire County | 73 | 11 | Today | Active |
| Franklin County | 53 | 7 | Today | Active |
| Cobb County | 32 | 1 | 2 days ago | Active |
| Gloucester County | 18 | 1 | Yesterday | Active |
| Cook County | 16 | 1 | Today | Active |
Recent Deaths Detected Across Massachusetts
Counts of death and obituary records detected by ObituaryMonitor — not official state mortality totals.
Last 7 days
850
Previous 7 days: 918 · -7% vs prior period
Last 30 days
3,549
Compared with the prior 30-day window when available.
These figures represent records detected by ObituaryMonitor and should not be interpreted as official state mortality statistics.
What Massachusetts Death & Obituary Records Can Include
Field availability across recent eligible Massachusetts County Feed records (trailing 30 days).
Name
100%
of recent Massachusetts records
Date of death
100%
of recent Massachusetts records
City / location
99.7%
of recent Massachusetts records
County
100%
of recent Massachusetts records
Source URL
100%
of recent Massachusetts records
Funeral home / publisher
100%
of recent Massachusetts records
Captured text excerpt
96.8%
of recent Massachusetts records
Where ObituaryMonitor Detects Massachusetts Death & Obituary Data
Cities with recent eligible activity (not a complete list of every community).
Massachusetts Funeral Homes & Obituary Sources
ObituaryMonitor monitors funeral homes and obituary sources across Massachusetts to detect newly published death and obituary information. Eligible records become available through County Feed. Listing a source here does not imply a partnership.
How Massachusetts County Feed Works
- ObituaryMonitor monitors thousands of obituary and funeral-home sources.
- New death records are detected and normalized.
- Geographic information is assigned where supported.
- Eligible Massachusetts records become available through County Feed.
- Customers receive new records through API, CSV, or portal delivery.
Data is continuously collected from monitored sources — not sold as a static list.
Access Massachusetts Death Data Your Way
API
Receive eligible Massachusetts death and obituary records programmatically in JSON.
Explore the County Feed API →CSV
Download or export records for operational workflows and CRM import.
Web Portal
Review and filter new Massachusetts records through the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Who Uses Massachusetts Death Data?
Real Estate Investors
Monitor newly detected deaths in selected Massachusetts counties for potential probate or inherited-property research.
Probate & Legal Services
Identify recent deaths within geographic service areas and support downstream estate workflows.
Financial Institutions
Use death signals as an additional input in deceased-customer and risk-monitoring processes. Financial institutions monitoring
Data & Software Companies
Integrate normalized death and obituary data into software products and operational systems.
Research / Operations
Monitor county-level death events without manually checking individual obituary websites.
Example Massachusetts Death Data API Record
Illustrative sample record — not an actual person.
{
"id": "fh-sample",
"full_name": "Sample Person",
"first_name": "Sample",
"last_name": "Person",
"date_of_death": "2026-08-08",
"state": "MA",
"county": "Suffolk",
"county_slug": "suffolk-county-ma",
"city": "Boston",
"source_type": "funeral_home",
"obituary_url": "https://example.com/sample",
"funeral_home_name": "Example Funeral Home",
"indexed_at": "2026-08-08T14:22:00.000Z",
"survivors_status": "ok"
}This example shows the structure of an eligible County Feed record. Field names follow the public County Feed API notice schema. Internal-only fields are omitted.
Massachusetts Death Data & County Feed FAQ
Start Monitoring Massachusetts Death Data
Choose the Massachusetts counties that matter to your organization and receive newly detected records through API, CSV, or the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Also see the national County Feed product page and Browse Massachusetts Funeral Homes.