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== '''Deaths 1654 thru 1694'''  ==
== '''Deaths 1654 thru 1694'''  ==


Deaths were to be recorded by the clerk of the county court. Very few records exist. The following county records exist:
Deaths were to be recorded by the clerk of the county court. Very few records exist. The following county records exist:  


::*Charles County Court 1654-1706  
::*Charles County Court 1654-1706  
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== '''Deaths from 1865 thru 1897'''  ==
== '''Deaths from 1865 thru 1897'''  ==
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== '''Deaths from 1898 thru 1972'''  ==
== '''Deaths from 1898 thru 1972'''  ==


:*Limited deaths maybe found in the following databases. Try each link.  
:*Deaths maybe found in the following database.  
:*If you do not find your ancestor's death or if you want order a copy of the certificate, then see below how to order from the [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=death Maryland State Archives].&nbsp;:
:*If you do not find your ancestor's death or if you want order a copy of the certificate, then see below how to order from the [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=death Maryland State Archives]  
:*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for death information in [[How to Find Maryland Death Records#Death_1694_thru_1864|church records]].
:*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for death information in [[How to Find Maryland Death Records#Death_1695_thru_1864|church records]].


==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information'''  ====
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information and View Images'''  ====


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| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1674912|Maryland, Deaths and Christenings, 1650-1995}} online at FamilySearch
| width="25%" | [http://www.mdvitalrec.net/cfm/dsp_search.cfm Baltimore City Death Index 1875-1972] online at [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=death Maryland State Archives]
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'''Free;''' name index,incomplete <br>  
'''Free;''' name index,incomplete <br>  


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| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2565 1622-1911 - use Ancestry Institution at FamilySearch Centers/Libraries]
| '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]
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| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2565 1622-1911 - use your Ancestry subscription]
| '''$,''' [http://www.ancestry.com/cs/offers/freetrial?o_iid=48816&o_lid=48816&o_sch=Web+Property To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Ancestry is often available for free through your local public library
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| Go to Step Two Part B listed below. You may be able to order the death record for your ancestor from the [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=death Maryland State Archives].
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No death record for your ancestor?'''
| [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|Other records with death information]]
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