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Maryland Vital Records: Birth (view source)
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=== '''County Circuit Court, 1865-1884''' === | === '''County Circuit Court, 1865-1884''' === | ||
Registration of births was reestablished in 1865 and assigned to the county circuit courts by the Maryland General Assembly. Most people did not comply with the new law, which resulted in a small number of births actually being recorded. | Registration of births was reestablished in 1865 and assigned to the county circuit courts by the Maryland General Assembly. Most people did not comply with the new law, which resulted in a small number of births actually being recorded. Church records continue to be a primary source of birth information. | ||
:Information on births registers normally included: | :Information on births registers normally included: | ||