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[[Maryland|Maryland]]>Maryland Vital Records | [[Maryland|Maryland]]>Maryland Vital Records | ||
== Quick Links to Maryland Vital Records == | |||
Maryland Vital Records include, births, marriages, and deaths. Divorce records are also considered vital records. To learn more about Maryland vital records, choose from the list below: | |||
:[[Maryland Vital Records: Birth|Maryland Vital Records: Birth]] | |||
:[[Maryland Vital Records: Marriages|Maryland Vital Records: Marriages]] | |||
:[[Maryland Vital Records: Death|Maryland Vital Records: Death]] | |||
:[[Maryland Divorce Records|Maryland Divorce Records]] | |||
== Vital Records Overview == | == Vital Records Overview == | ||
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=== Birth Records === | === Birth Records === | ||
Some births were recorded in colonial Maryland but not many survived or where | Some births were recorded in colonial Maryland by the Maryland General Assembly but not many survived or where ever recorded (no state records from 1800 until 1865). Birth registration was inconsistant but started again in 1865. In 1875, Baltimore began recording births. In 1898, counties in Maryland began recording births, although full compliance did not happen until the 1910s. For more information on Maryland Birth records, click on this link: | ||
:[[Maryland Vital Records: Birth|Maryland Vital Records: Birth]] | :[[Maryland Vital Records: Birth|Maryland Vital Records: Birth]] | ||
Records of marriages were generally the first vital records kept in | <br> | ||
=== Marriage Records === | |||
Records of marriages were generally the first vital records kept consistantly in Maryland. | |||
The local health departments of a few large cities began recording births and deaths by the mid-1800s. For example, records exist for Baltimore (from 1875), Boston (from 1639), New Orleans (from 1790), New York (from 1847), and Philadelphia (from 1860). The early records are usually incomplete. Many counties in the East and Midwest were recording births and deaths by the late 1800's. | The local health departments of a few large cities began recording births and deaths by the mid-1800s. For example, records exist for Baltimore (from 1875), Boston (from 1639), New Orleans (from 1790), New York (from 1847), and Philadelphia (from 1860). The early records are usually incomplete. Many counties in the East and Midwest were recording births and deaths by the late 1800's. | ||
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Each state eventually developed its own laws and created a statewide registration system. Unfortunately, these records do not exist until the early 1900's in most states. Local offices did not always comply immediately with the registration laws. Within 20 years after registration laws were enacted, most states were recording at least 90 percent of the births and deaths. (See the state research outlines for more information.) | Each state eventually developed its own laws and created a statewide registration system. Unfortunately, these records do not exist until the early 1900's in most states. Local offices did not always comply immediately with the registration laws. Within 20 years after registration laws were enacted, most states were recording at least 90 percent of the births and deaths. (See the state research outlines for more information.) | ||
:[[Maryland Vital Records: Marriages|Maryland Vital Records: Marriages]] | |||
=== Death Records === | |||
:[[Maryland Vital Records: Death|Maryland Vital Records: Death]] | |||
Read more about [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]. | Read more about [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]. | ||
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:[[Maryland Divorce Records|Maryland Divorce Records]] | :[[Maryland Divorce Records|Maryland Divorce Records]] | ||
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