Genealogy Guide: Death Certificates and Death Record Compilations

I. Death Certificate “How To”

OBTAINING STATE DEATH CERTIFICATES: STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RELEASE OF DEATH CERTIFICATES TO NATIONAL DEATH INDEX USERS
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NATIONAL DEATH INDEX USER'S MANUAL
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WHERE TO WRITE FOR VITAL RECORDS
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II. War-Related or Veteran Deaths

ROLL OF HONOR: NAMES OF SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN UNION, INTERRED IN THE NATIONAL CEMETERIES: NUMBERS I-VI
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ROLL OF HONOR; NAMES OF SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN UNION, INTERRED IN THE NATIONAL [AND OTHER] CEMETERIES
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RECORDS RELATING TO PERSONAL PARTICIPATION IN WORLD WAR II: AMERICAN MILITARY CASUALTIES AND BURIALS
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HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE FIRST REGIMENT MARYLAND INFANTRY, WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING A REGISTER OF THE OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN, BIOGRAPHIES OF DECEASED OFFICERS, ETC. WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-65
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MARYLAND VETERANS CEMETERY PROGRAM
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REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON WOMEN VETERANS MONUMENT
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III. Mortality Schedules, Church Records, and Similar Death Records (listed by area)

A. Maryland Generally

STATE OF MARYLAND 1850 MORTALITY SCHEDULES: WHITE PERSONS WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING 1 JUNE 1850: 1860 MORTALITY SCHEDULES: WHITE PERSONS WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING 1 JUNE 1860
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MORTALITY SCHEDULES OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, 1850-80
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MARYLAND MORTALITIES, 1876-1915: FROM THE BALTIMORE SUN ALMANAC
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B. Counties & Regions

1. Eastern Shore

EASTERN SHORE MORTALITY SCHEDULE, 1870
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MORTALITY SCHEDULE OF THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND, 1880
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MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE VITAL RECORDS
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2. Northern Maryland

QUAKER RECORDS OF NORTHERN MARYLAND: BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, AND ABSTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES, 1716-1800
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3. Southern Maryland

QUAKER RECORDS OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND: BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, AND ABSTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES, 1658-1800
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METHODISM THROUGH FAMILY LINEAGE: INCLUDING BAPTISM, MARRIAGES, DEATHS & EARLY TRUSTEE AND PROBATIONARY RECORDS OF THE FOLLOWING CHURCHES LOCATED IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND: BETHEL, LEONARDTOWN, JOY CHAPEL, MT. ZION
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4. Anne Arundel County

INDEXES, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 MORTALITY SCHEDULES: ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND
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5. Baltimore City

BALTIMORE CITY DEATHS AND BURIALS, 1834-1840
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VITAL RECORDS OF THE FIRST INDEPENDENT CHURCH (NOW FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH) BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 1818-1921
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6. Baltimore County

QUAKER RECORDS OF BALTIMORE AND HARFORD COUNTIES, MARYLAND, 1801-1825: BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, REMOVALS, AND ABSTRACTS FROM THE MONTHLY MINUTES
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ST. THOMAS PARISH DEATHS AND BURIALS: OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND, 1728-1995
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7. Calvert County

CALVERT CO. MARYLAND DEATH RECORD, 1898-1921 [I.E. 1898-1932]
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DEATH INDEX OF ST. MARY'S, CHARLES AND CALVERT COUNTIES MARYLAND, 1898 THROUGH 1923
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CALVERT CO. FUNERAL HOME JOURNALS 1885-1944
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8. Caroline County

ACCORDING TO THE CHURCH: BIRTHS, DEATHS, & MARRIAGES FOR KENT, QUEEN ANNE, TALBOT & CAROLINE COUNTIES
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9. Charles County

DEATH INDEX OF ST. MARY'S, CHARLES AND CALVERT COUNTIES MARYLAND, 1898 THROUGH 1923
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10. Dorchester County

DEATHS IN DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND
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11. Harford County

QUAKER RECORDS OF BALTIMORE AND HARFORD COUNTIES, MARYLAND, 1801-1825: BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, REMOVALS, AND ABSTRACTS FROM THE MONTHLY MINUTES
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12. Kent County

ACCORDING TO THE CHURCH: BIRTHS, DEATHS, & MARRIAGES FOR KENT, QUEEN ANNE, TALBOT & CAROLINE COUNTIES
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13. Prince George's County

GLEANINGS FROM THE RECORDS OF THE FRANCIS GASCH'S SONS FUNERAL HOME, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, 1860-1940
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14. Queen Anne's County

ACCORDING TO THE CHURCH: BIRTHS, DEATHS, & MARRIAGES FOR KENT, QUEEN ANNE, TALBOT & CAROLINE COUNTIES
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15. St. Mary's County

MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, 1634-1900
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DEATHS AND BURIALS IN ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND
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DEATH INDEX OF ST. MARY'S, CHARLES AND CALVERT COUNTIES MARYLAND, 1898 THROUGH 1923
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY CORONERS INQUEST, 1821-1921
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16. Talbot County

ACCORDING TO THE CHURCH: BIRTHS, DEATHS, & MARRIAGES FOR KENT, QUEEN ANNE, TALBOT & CAROLINE COUNTIES
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IV. Other Records

MINUTES IN REMEMBRANCE, 1925-1975: OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL DECEASED 1925-1975
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SUICIDE MORTALITY IN THE MARYLAND STATE PRISON SYSTEM, 1979 THROUGH 1987
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V. Death-Related Records for Areas Outside of Maryland

A. America Generally

AMERICAN VITAL RECORDS FROM THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, 1731-1868
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B. International

INTERNATIONAL VITAL RECORDS HANDBOOK
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C. Connecticut

VITAL RECORDS OF BOLTON TO 1854 AND VERNON TO 1852
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VITAL RECORDS OF NEW HAVEN, 1649-1850
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VITAL RECORDS OF NORWICH, 1659-1848
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VITAL RECORDS OF WOODSTOCK, 1686-1854
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GUIDE TO VITAL STATISTICS IN THE CHURCH RECORDS OF CONNECTICUT 
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D. District of Columbia & Georgetown

ABSTRACTS OF THE NEWSPAPERS OF GEORGETOWN AND THE FEDERAL CITY, 1798-1799: ADVERTISEMENTS, INSOLVENT DEBTORS, NOTICES OF ESCAPED SERVANTS AND SLAVES, LETTERS AT THE POST OFFICES (GEORGETOWN AND THE FEDERAL CITY), MARRIAGES, DEATHS, STRAY HORSES AND COWS, SALES OF LAND IN AND AROUND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: AND SOME EARLY MAPS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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E. Maine

VITAL RECORDS OF BELFAST MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892|
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VITAL RECORDS OF BOWDION, MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892
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VITAL RECORDS OF OLD BRISTOL AND NOBLEBORO IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, MAINE: INCLUDING THE PRESENT TOWNS OF BREMEN, DAMARISCOTTA, SOUTH BRISTOL, AND THE PLANTATION OF MONHEGAN
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VITAL RECORDS OF FARMINGDALE, MAINE, TO THE YEAR, 1892
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VITAL RECORDS OF GARDINER, MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892
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VITAL RECORDS OF HALLOWELL, MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892
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VITAL RECORDS OF LEBANON, MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892
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VITAL RECORDS OF PITTSTON, MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892
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VITAL RECORDS OF RANDOLPH, MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892
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VITAL RECORDS OF TOPSHAM, MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892
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VITAL RECORDS OF WEST GARDINER, MAINE, TO THE YEAR 1892
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F. Massachusetts

A REPORT OF THE RECORD COMMISSIONERS CONTAINING BOSTON BIRTHS, BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 1630-1699
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A COPY OF THE RECORDS OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS AND OF INTENTIONS OF MARRIAGE OF THE TOWN OF HANOVER, MASS., 1727-1857: AS RECORDED BY THE SEVERAL TOWN CLERKS FOR THE SAID TOWN OF HANOVER
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AN ALPHABETICAL ABSTRACT OF THE RECORD OF DEATHS, IN THE TOWN OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 1844-1890
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BOSTON BIRTHS, BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1630-1699: BOSTON BIRTHS, 1700-1800
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VITAL RECORDS OF ASHBURNHAM, MASSACHUSETTS: TO THE END OF THE YEAR 1849
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VITAL RECORDS OF ACTON, MASSACHUSETTS: TO THE YEAR 1850
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VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY, MASSACHUSETTS: TO THE END OF THE YEAR 1849
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VITAL RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF FREETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 1686 THROUGH 1890
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GENEALOGY OF RICHARD BAKER: BORN IN ENGLAND, DIED IN DORCHESTER, MASS., OCTOBER 25, 1689
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G. New York

THE NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES INDEX
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H. North Carolina

MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES FROM RALEIGH REGISTER AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE GAZETTE, 1799-1825
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MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES IN RALEIGH REGISTER [AND] NORTH CAROLINA STATE GAZETTE, DAILY SENTINEL, RALEIGH OBSERVER, AND NEWS AND OBSERVER
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I. Virginia & West Virginia

TIMESAVING AID TO VIRGINIA-WEST VIRGINIA ANCESTORS: A QUICK-AND-EASY GUIDE TO BIRTH, MARRIAGE, AND DEATH INFORMATION IN PUBLICATIONS CONCERNING COUNTY HISTORY, CHURCHES, AND THE FAMILIES OF RESIDENTS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
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