Maryland County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index of marriage records from Maryland counties from 1774-1940. The counties included are: Baltimore, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Prince George's, Somerset, and St. Mary's.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Marriage
 * Names of the bride and groom
 * Ages
 * Calculated birth year
 * Parents’ names
 * Marriage date
 * Marriage county and State
 * Reference ID Page/Volume/Entry/Certificate numbers

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The date of the event or the name of a spouse or parent

Search the Index
Search by name by visiting the Collection Page.
 * 1) Fill in the search boxes on the Collection Page with the information you have
 * 2) Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and death records. Also search for immigration, military, land and probate records
 * Use the information to find additional family members in censuses
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record. Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
 * Try variant spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
 * Search the indexes and records of Maryland, United States Genealogy
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Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Maryland.
 * Maryland Guided Research
 * Maryland Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Family History Library Holdings

 * Allegany County, Marriage records, 1791-1865
 * Baltimore County, Maryland marriage licenses, 1777-1851
 * Caroline County, List of persons to whom marriage licenses were granted : 1774-1865
 * Charles County, Land records, 1658-1770 (Includes vital records, 1654-1706)
 * Dorchester County, Marriage license records : 1780-1880
 * Frederick County. Marriage licenses, 1778-1797
 * Hartford County, Marriage licenses, 1774-1886
 * Howard County, License book, 1840-1850
 * Prince Georges County, Marriage licenses, 1777-1880
 * St. Mary's County, Marriage records, 1794-1940
 * Somerset County, Land records, 1665-1850 (Includes births, marriages and burials for 1649-1701, 1712, 1714-1715, and 1718-1722)
 * Washington County, Index to marriage records, 1799-1860

FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970

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