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 The practice of recording civil vital statistics developed slowly in the United States. Early vital information was sometimes recorded in brief entries in register books until the twentieth century, when it became more common to create certificates.&nbsp;The federal government has not registered vital records.&nbsp; This responsibility was left to the town/city, county or state agencies.
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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.)&nbsp;
 == Maryland Vital Records  ==
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 === Birth Records  ===
-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).&nbsp; Birth registration was inconsistant but&nbsp;started again in 1865. In 1875, Baltimore began recording births.&nbsp; In 1898, counties in Maryland began recording births, although full compliance did not happen until the 1910s.&nbsp; For more information on Maryland Birth records, click on this link:
+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).&nbsp; Birth registration was inconsistant but&nbsp;started again in 1865. In 1875, Baltimore began recording births.&nbsp; In 1898, counties in Maryland began recording births, although full compliance did not happen until the 1910s.&nbsp;&nbsp;
+For more information about availability, content, and history about&nbsp;birth records in Marylandm&nbsp;click on this link:&nbsp;
 :[[Maryland Vital Records: Birth|Maryland Vital Records: Birth]]
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 === Marriage Records  ===
-Records of marriages were generally the first vital records kept consistantly&nbsp;in&nbsp;Maryland.
+Records of marriages were generally the first vital records kept consistantly&nbsp;in&nbsp;Maryland by the Maryland General Assembly.&nbsp;Early colonial marriage records includes banns and marriage registers. By 1777, marriage licenses were required&nbsp;but&nbsp;it wasn't until 1865 that&nbsp;the county court recorded all marriages 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.
-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.)
+For more information about availability, content, and history about marriage records in Maryland, click on this link:
 :[[Maryland Vital Records: Marriages|Maryland Vital Records: Marriages]]
 === Death Records  ===
+For more information about availability, content and history about death records in Maryland, click on this link:
 :[[Maryland Vital Records: Death|Maryland Vital Records: Death]]