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:<span style="font-size:120%">'''Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:'''</span><br>
{{Block indent|1=<span style="font-size:120%">'''Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:'''</span><br>|2=1}}
:<span style="font-size:120%">'''Birth Records'''</span>  
{{Block indent|1=<span style="font-size:120%">'''Birth Records'''</span> |2=1}}
:<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span>
{{Block indent|1=<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span>|2=1}}


:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1654_thru_1693|1654 thru 1693]]'''</span>  
{{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1654_thru_1693|1654 thru 1693]]'''</span> |2=1}}
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_1694_thru_1864|1694 thru 1864]]'''</span>  
{{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_1694_thru_1864|1694 thru 1864]]'''</span> |2=1}}
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1865_thru_1897|1865 thru 1897]]''' </span>  
{{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1865_thru_1897|1865 thru 1897]]''' </span> |2=1}}
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1875_thru_1972.2C_Baltimore_City|1875 thru 1972 - Baltimore City]]''' </span>  
{{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1875_thru_1972.2C_Baltimore_City|1875 thru 1972 - Baltimore City]]''' </span> |2=1}}
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1898_thru_1972|1898 thru 1972]]'''</span>  
{{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1898_thru_1972|1898 thru 1972]]'''</span> |2=1}}
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1973_thru_1978|1973 thru 1978]]'''</span>  
{{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1973_thru_1978|1973 thru 1978]]'''</span> |2=1}}
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1940_thru_present|1940 thru present]]'''</span>  
{{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1940_thru_present|1940 thru present]]'''</span> |2=1}}
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Birth Information|Birth year unknown]]'''</span>
{{Block indent|1=*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Birth Information|Birth year unknown]]'''</span>|2=1}}
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Births were to be recorded by the clerk of the county court. Very few records exist.  
Births were to be recorded by the clerk of the county court. Very few records exist.  


::*Charles County Court 1654-1706  
{{Block indent|*Charles County Court 1654-1706 |2}}
::*Somerset County Court 1649-1720  
{{Block indent|*Somerset County Court 1649-1720 |2}}
::*Talbot County Court 1657-1691
{{Block indent|*Talbot County Court 1657-1691|2}}


==== STEP ONE: Find Birth Information  ====
==== STEP ONE: Find Birth Information  ====
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<br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see what is available.  
<br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see what is available.  


::*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by county or city, then vital records  
{{Block indent|*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by county or city, then vital records |2}}
::*Select the topic Vital Records.  
{{Block indent|*Select the topic Vital Records. |2}}
::*Some microfilm may be available to view at a local Family Search Center.
{{Block indent|*Some microfilm may be available to view at a local Family Search Center.|2}}
<center>[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
<center>[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
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:[[Maryland Vital Records#State_Records_of_Births_and_Deaths|Death Records]]  
{{Block indent|[[Maryland Vital Records#State_Records_of_Births_and_Deaths|Death Records]] }}
:[[Maryland Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]  
{{Block indent|[[Maryland Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]] }}
:[[Maryland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
{{Block indent|[[Maryland Newspapers|Newspapers]]}}


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:[[Maryland Church Records|Church Records]]  
{{Block indent|[[Maryland Church Records|Church Records]] }}
:[[Maryland Census|Census]]  
{{Block indent|[[Maryland Census|Census]] }}
:[[Maryland Military Records|Military Records]]
{{Block indent|[[Maryland Military Records|Military Records]]}}


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:*1865 - Maryland law required county circuit courts to record births  
{{Block indent|*1865 - Maryland law required county circuit courts to record births }}
:*Low compliance with the law  
{{Block indent|*Low compliance with the law }}
:*[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=birth-former#countycircuit List of counties which kept some records during this time period]  
{{Block indent|1=*[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=birth-former#countycircuit List of counties which kept some records during this time period] |2=1}}
:*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Maryland_Church_Records church records].
{{Block indent|*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Maryland_Church_Records church records].}}


For births that exist during the time period, try the following databases.  
For births that exist during the time period, try the following databases.  
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. <br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see what is available.  
. <br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see what is available.  


::*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by Maryland and the county name.  
{{Block indent|*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by Maryland and the county name. |2}}
::*Select the topic Vital Records.  
{{Block indent|*Select the topic Vital Records. |2}}
::*Some microfilm may be available to view at a local Family Search Center.
{{Block indent|*Some microfilm may be available to view at a local Family Search Center.|2}}
<center>[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
<center>[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
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:*Limited births maybe found in the following databases. Try each link.  
{{Block indent|*Limited births maybe found in the following databases. Try each link. }}
:*If you do not find your ancestor's birth or if you want order a copy of the certificate, then contact the [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=birth Maryland State Archives] in Step 2.  
{{Block indent|1=*If you do not find your ancestor's birth or if you want order a copy of the certificate, then contact the [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=birth Maryland State Archives] in Step 2. |2=1}}
:*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_1694_thru_1864|church records]].
{{Block indent|*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_1694_thru_1864|church records]].}}


==== STEP ONE: Find Birth Information ====
==== STEP ONE: Find Birth Information ====
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. <br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see what is available.  
. <br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see what is available.  


::*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by Maryland, Baltimore City.  
{{Block indent|*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by Maryland, Baltimore City. |2}}
::*Select the topic Vital Records.  
{{Block indent|*Select the topic Vital Records. |2}}
::*Some microfilm may be available to view at a local Family Search Center. <br>
{{Block indent|*Some microfilm may be available to view at a local Family Search Center. <br>|2}}
<center>[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
<center>[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
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:*Limited births maybe found in the following databases. Try each link.  
{{Block indent|*Limited births maybe found in the following databases. Try each link. }}
:*If you do not find your ancestor's birth or if you want order a copy of the certificate, then see below how to order from the [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=birth Maryland State Archives]. :*Births less than 100 years old are [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Birth_Records|restricted]].  
{{Block indent|1=*If you do not find your ancestor's birth or if you want order a copy of the certificate, then see below how to order from the [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=birth Maryland State Archives]. :*Births less than 100 years old are [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Birth_Records|restricted]]. |2=1}}
:*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_1694_thru_1864|church records]].
{{Block indent|*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_1694_thru_1864|church records]].}}


==== STEP ONE: Find Birth Information ====
==== STEP ONE: Find Birth Information ====
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:*You may also order certificates since 1940 from the birth county.  [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1940_thru_present|See below]].<br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see what is available.
{{Block indent|*You may also order certificates since 1940 from the birth county.  [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1940_thru_present|See below]].<br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see what is available.}}


::*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by Maryland and the county name.  
{{Block indent|*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by Maryland and the county name. |2}}
::*Select the topic Vital Records.  
{{Block indent|*Select the topic Vital Records. |2}}
::*Some microfilm may be available to view at a local Family Search Center. <br>
{{Block indent|*Some microfilm may be available to view at a local Family Search Center. <br>|2}}
<center>[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
<center>[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center>  
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'''''Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years from the government agency, you must be:  
'''''Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years from the government agency, you must be:  


:*The person on the certificate  
{{Block indent|*The person on the certificate }}
:*The parents of the person on the certificate.<br>  
{{Block indent|*The parents of the person on the certificate.<br> }}
:*Surviving spouse.  
{{Block indent|*Surviving spouse. }}
:*Someone with documented legal custody of the person on the certificate.  
{{Block indent|*Someone with documented legal custody of the person on the certificate. }}
::'''NOTE:''' A copy of the birth record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.
{{Block indent|'''NOTE:''' A copy of the birth record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.|2}}


If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]].  
If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]].  
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=== Related Wiki Articles  ===
=== Related Wiki Articles  ===


:*[[How to Find United States Birth Records#Tips_about_Searching_United_States_Birth_Records|Learn more about U.S. birth records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[How to Find United States Birth Records#Tips_about_Searching_United_States_Birth_Records|Learn more about U.S. birth records]] }}
:*[[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to find U.S. birth records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to find U.S. birth records]] }}
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How to find U.S. marriage records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How to find U.S. marriage records]] }}
:*[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to find U.S. death records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to find U.S. death records]] }}
:*[[United States Record Finder|United States Record Finder ]]  
{{Block indent|*[[United States Record Finder|United States Record Finder ]] }}
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]]  
{{Block indent|*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]] }}
:*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] }}
:*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]] }}
:*[[United States Death Records|United States Death Records ]]  
{{Block indent|*[[United States Death Records|United States Death Records ]] }}
:*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]]  
{{Block indent|*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]] }}


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