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:<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span> | :<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records# | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1654_thru_1693|1654 thru 1693]]'''</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1694_thru_1864|1694 thru 1864]]'''</span> | |||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1865_thru_1884|1865 thru 1884--County Circuit Court]]''' </span> | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1865_thru_1884|1865 thru 1884--County Circuit Court]]''' </span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1875_thru_1972|1875 thru 1972--Baltimore City]]''' </span> | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1875_thru_1972|1875 thru 1972--Baltimore City]]''' </span> | ||
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== '''Births 1654 thru | == '''Births 1654 thru 1693''' == | ||
Births were to be recorded by the clerk of the county court. Very few records exist. | Births were to be recorded by the clerk of the county court. Very few records exist. | ||
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::*Somerset County Court 1649-1720 | ::*Somerset County Court 1649-1720 | ||
::*Talbot County Court 1657-1691 | ::*Talbot County Court 1657-1691 | ||
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Birth Information''' ==== | ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Birth Information''' ==== | ||
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::*Select the topic Vital Records. | ::*Select the topic Vital Records. | ||
::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local Family Search Center. | ::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local Family Search Center. | ||
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== '''Births 1694 thru 1864''' == | |||
*No government records were kept. | |||
*In 1694 the Clerks of the Protestant Episcopal Church were required to keep record of all births, regardless of the family's membership. | |||
*Other denominations kept their own records of births. | |||
Copies of Church birth records may be available from the [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=birth Maryland State Archives] or in the Family History Library Catalog. | |||
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| align="center" colspan="4" | '''Church Birth Records''' | |||
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| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=birth Maryland State Archives] | |||
| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog] | |||
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| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | The archives will search for one name in one index, and provide one document for their fee | |||
| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | Search for the town where the church was located | |||
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Use [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | |||
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== '''Births from | == '''Births from 1865 thru 1884''' == | ||
:* | :*1865 - Maryland law required county circuit courts to record births | ||
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<br> If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records]]. | <br> If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records]]. | ||
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:*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]] | :*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]] | ||
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[[Category:Maryland_Vital_Records]] [[Category:How_to_articles]] | [[Category:Maryland_Vital_Records]] [[Category:How_to_articles]] | ||