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 === '''Colonial Period (Up to 1800)'''  ===
-Beginning in 1654, the Maryland General Assembly required&nbsp;the recording all births&nbsp;by the clerk of the county court. Later, the responsibility was given to the Clerks of the Protestant Episcopal Vestry.&nbsp; The Protestant Episcopal Church was required to&nbsp;register all births&nbsp;that occurred – regardless&nbsp;of the parents' religion – until 1776. Other churches also recorded births of their congregation members, thus creating a second&nbsp;recording of some&nbsp;individual's birth.
+Beginning in 1654, the Maryland General Assembly required&nbsp;the recording all births&nbsp;by the clerk of the county court. Later, the responsibility was&nbsp;assigned to the Clerks of the Protestant Episcopal Vestry.&nbsp; The Protestant Episcopal Church was required to&nbsp;register all births&nbsp;that occurred – regardless&nbsp;of the parents' religion – until 1776. Other churches also recorded births of their congregation members, thus creating a second&nbsp;recording of some&nbsp;individual's birth.
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