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

::*Talbot County Court 1657-1691

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*No government records were kept.  

*Other denominations kept their own records of deaths.

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:*1865 - Maryland law required county circuit courts to record deaths.  

:*Low compliance with the law.  

:*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for death information in [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Maryland_Church_Records church records].

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:*Deaths maybe found in the following databases. Try each link.  

:*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for death information in [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Maryland_Church_Records church records].  

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:*Deaths maybe found in the following database.  

:*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for death information in [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Maryland_Church_Records church records].  

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Baltimore City death records were combined with state death records beginning in 1972. For Baltimore City deaths before 1972 see the wiki page section [[How to Find Maryland Death Records#Deaths_from_1875_thru_1972.2C_Baltimore_City|Baltimore Deaths 1875-1972]].

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'''Locating a death record'''  

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'''''Restrictions for deaths within the last 20 years:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the death certificate for those born within the last 20 years from the government agency, you must be: