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Vital records, as their name suggests, are
connected with central life events: birth,
marriage, and death. Maintained by civil
authorities, they are prime sources of
genealogical information; but, unfortunately,
official vital records are available only for
relatively recent periods. These records,
despite their recent creation in the United
States, are critically important in genealogical
research, often supplying details on family
members well back into the nineteenth century.
The Source: A Guidebook of
American Genealogy,
by Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking.
Division of Vital Records
Division of
Vital Records
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Road Plaza
Baltimore MD 21215-0020
(410) 764-3069
(410) 318-6119 recording
Make check or money order payable to Division
of Vital Records.
The Division of Vital Records office will not
do research for genealogical studies. Must apply
to:
State of Maryland Archives
350 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-6400
Ancestry.com
Maryland State Database
A large collection of databases of births,
deaths, marriages, census, obituaries,
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Birth and Death $6.00
Per search Since Aug 1898
Records for City of Baltimore are available from
January 1875.
Birth
$8.00 per search Since 1875 for Baltimore
City 1898 for Maryland counties.
Order Form from the
State of Maryland Archives
Death
$8.00 per search Since 1875 for Baltimore City
1898 for Maryland counties.
Order Form from the
State of Maryland Archives
Marriage
$6.00
Since June 1951
If the records are not available at the State
office, they should be available from the Clerk
of the Circuit Court in the county where the
license was issued, or from the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in
Baltimore City (for licenses issued in the
City of Baltimore). Fees vary.
Since 1640 check with
Maryland State Archives
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Frederick County, MD Marriages, 1778-1850
Maryland, which borders Pennsylvania, Virginia,
West Virginia, and Delaware, was one of the
earliest states established in the United
States. This database of Maryland marriage
records previously contained only marriage
records for Harford, Kent, Allegany, Carroll,
Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's,
Washington, Cecil, Somerset, Queen Anne's,
Worcester, Caroline, Anne Arundel, and Talbot
counties. It has just been updated to include
records for Dorchester and Frederick counties.
Researchers will find the names of both the
bride and groom, the marriage date, and the
marriage place. (Requires Ancestry.com
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Divorce
Verify only Since Jan 1961
Certified copies should be available from the
Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where
the divorce was granted. Fees vary.
Division of
Vital Records
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Road Plaza
Baltimore MD 21215-0020
(410) 764-3069
(410) 318-6119 recording |
