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| + | [http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/ Harford County Courthouse]<br>Room 304<br>20 West Courtland Street<br>Bel Air, MD 21014<br>Phone: 410-838-6000<br><br>County Health Department has birth and death records.<br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and land records from 1779,<br>divorce and court records from 1803.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Harford, Maryland page 317, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
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| − | '''Partial Listing of Harford County Cemeteries''' | + | {{RAOGKcemetery}} '''Partial Listing of Harford County Cemeteries''' |
[http://files.usgwarchives.org/md/harford/cemeteries/proving.txt Aberdeen Proving Ground Cemetery, APG] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/md/harford/cemeteries/proving.txt Aberdeen Proving Ground Cemetery, APG] | ||
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==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
| − | Federal Census reports available 1790-1930 including slave and veterans schedules. {{Census|Maryland}} | + | Federal Census reports available 1790-1930 including slave and veterans schedules. {{Census|Maryland}} |
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
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*[http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/cfm/dsp_film.cfm?speccol=4017 <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1274829616649_815" />United Methodist, Abingdon Charge, Cokesbury Church, Abingdon, Md.] (includes cemetery and church records 1850s-1980s) | *[http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/cfm/dsp_film.cfm?speccol=4017 <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1274829616649_815" />United Methodist, Abingdon Charge, Cokesbury Church, Abingdon, Md.] (includes cemetery and church records 1850s-1980s) | ||
| − | ===== Church of England ===== | + | ===== Church of England ===== |
| − | See also [[St. | + | See also [[St. Georges Parish, Harford, Maryland|St. George's Parish]] |
===== Methodist ===== | ===== Methodist ===== | ||
| − | Surname index to [http://www.petersrow.com/ Harford County Maryland Church Records: West Harford Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (1851-1877)], courtesy: [http://www.petersrow.com/ Petersrow Publishers]. | + | Surname index to [http://www.petersrow.com/ Harford County Maryland Church Records: West Harford Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (1851-1877)], courtesy: [http://www.petersrow.com/ Petersrow Publishers]. |
==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
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==== Immigration ==== | ==== Immigration ==== | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.pricegen.com/immigrantservants/search/advancedResults.php?surname=&givenName=&varientSurnameSpellings=&gender=&dateOfBirthDay=&dateOfBirthMonth=&dateOfBirthQuantifier=&dateOfBirthYear=&placeOfBirthParish=&placeOfBirthTown=&placeOfBirthCity=&placeOfBirthCounty=&placeOfBirthColony=&placeOfBirthNation=&occupations=&religions=&orphan=&familyPosition=&immigrationYearQualifier=&immigrationYear=&portOfDepartureTown=&portOfDepartureCity=&portOfDepartureCounty=&portOfDepartureNation=&placeOfArrivalTown=&placeOfArrivalCounty=&placeOfArrivalColony=&shipName=&convict=&yearOfIndentureQualifier=&yearOfIndenture=&lengthOfIndentureYears=&lengthOfIndentureMonths=&yearOfFreedomQualifier=&yearOfFreedom=&placeOfIndentureTown=&placeOfIndentureCity=&placeOfIndentureCounty=Harford&placeOfIndentureColony=Maryland&agentSurname=&agentGivenName=&agentTitle=&masterSurname=&masterGivenName=&masterTitle=&residenceParish=&residenceTown=&residenceCity=&residenceCounty=&residenceColony=&residenceNation=&landowner=&literate=&spouseSurname=&spouseGivenName=&spouseMarriageDateDay=&spouseMarriageDateMonth=&spouseMarriageDateQualifier=&spouseMarriageDateYear=&spouseMarriageLocationParish=&spouseMarriageLocationCounty=&spouseMarriageLocationColony=&spouseMarriageLocationNation=&deathDateDay=&deathDateMonth=&deathDateQualifier=&deathDateYear=&deathLocality=&deathCounty=&deathColony=&deathState=&testate=&proofServantStatus=&proofConvictStatus=&headright=&preServitudeSources=&postServitudeSources=&comments=&family=&sourceCitations=&interestedResearchers= List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe] who served labor terms in Harford County, Maryland (work in progress), courtesy: [http://www.immigrantservants.com Immigrant Servants Database]. [Includes Richard J. Cox's abstracts of ''Maryland Gazette'' runaways.] |
==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
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==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
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| − | *''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]''. 1841. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books]. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|282860|item}} 973 X2pc 1840. [See Maryland, Harford County on page 127.] | + | Harford County men served in the [[3rd Maryland Regiment (Revolutionary War)|3rd Maryland Regiment]]<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "3rd Maryland Regiment," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Maryland_Regiment, accessed 31 May 2012.</ref> and the [[6th Maryland Regiment (Revolutionary War)|6th Maryland Regiment]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "6th Maryland Regiment," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Maryland_Regiment, accessed 31 May 2012.</ref> |
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| + | *''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]''. 1841. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books]. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|282860|item}} 973 X2pc 1840. [See Maryland, Harford County on page 127.] | ||
*"Harford County, Maryland, Oaths of Fidelity, 1778," ''The Maryland and Delaware Genealogist'', Vol. 29, No. 4 (Fall 1988):126-127; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Winter 1989):10-11; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Spring 1989):46-47; Vol. 30, No. 3 (Summer 1989):88-89; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Fall 1989):126-127; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Winter 1990):6-7. {{FHL|260282|item}} 975 B2m | *"Harford County, Maryland, Oaths of Fidelity, 1778," ''The Maryland and Delaware Genealogist'', Vol. 29, No. 4 (Fall 1988):126-127; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Winter 1989):10-11; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Spring 1989):46-47; Vol. 30, No. 3 (Summer 1989):88-89; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Fall 1989):126-127; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Winter 1990):6-7. {{FHL|260282|item}} 975 B2m | ||
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*''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance...'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. {{FHL|286899|item}} 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t7oqAAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog Internet Archive]. [See Vol. 5, Maryland, Harford County, pp. 149-151. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.] | *''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance...'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. {{FHL|286899|item}} 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t7oqAAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog Internet Archive]. [See Vol. 5, Maryland, Harford County, pp. 149-151. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.] | ||
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| + | <br>Civil War service men from Harford County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Harford County. | ||
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| + | :- [[2nd Regiment, Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry|2nd Regiment, Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry]], Company G, and H <br> | ||
| + | :- [[7th Regiment, Maryland Infantry|7th Regiment, Maryland Infantry]], Company C, and H <br> | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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*Harford County newspapers are identified in [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/newspapers/cfm/dsp_county.cfm "Guide to Maryland Newspapers,"] available online, courtesy: [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/cfm/index.cfm Special Collections, Maryland State Archives]. | *Harford County newspapers are identified in [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/newspapers/cfm/dsp_county.cfm "Guide to Maryland Newspapers,"] available online, courtesy: [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/cfm/index.cfm Special Collections, Maryland State Archives]. | ||
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== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | ||
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== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
*[http://www.mdgenweb.org/harford/ The Harford County MDGenWeb Project], a member of [[MDGenWeb|The MDGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]. | *[http://www.mdgenweb.org/harford/ The Harford County MDGenWeb Project], a member of [[MDGenWeb|The MDGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]. | ||
| + | *[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/library/periodicals/perbib/html/bibh.html "Harford Co.,"] in ''Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.'' | ||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/md/harford/ The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Harford County. | *[http://usgwarchives.net/md/harford/ The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Harford County. | ||
*[http://usgwarchives.org/md/harford/ The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Harford County. (Backup site) | *[http://usgwarchives.org/md/harford/ The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Harford County. (Backup site) | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Maryland|Maryland}} | {{Maryland|Maryland}} | ||
[[Category:Harford_County,_Maryland]] | [[Category:Harford_County,_Maryland]] | ||
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United States
Contents |
County Courthouse
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Harford County Courthouse
Room 304
20 West Courtland Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Phone: 410-838-6000
County Health Department has birth and death records.
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and land records from 1779,
divorce and court records from 1803.[1]
History
- Named for Henry Harford, the illegimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th and last Lord Baltimore. Mr. Harford was the last Proprietary Governor of Maryland but did not inherit the title of Lord Baltimore because of his illegimatacy.
Parent County
- Created 17 December 1773 from Baltimore County.
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Cities
Town
- Bel Air
Census Districts
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Communities
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Military
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
Neighboring Counties
Anne Arundel|Baltimore | Carroll |Frederick | Montgomery| Prince George's
Resources
Cemeteries
Partial Listing of Harford County Cemeteries
Aberdeen Proving Ground Cemetery, APG
Angel Hill Cemetery, Havre de Grace
Ayres Chapel Cemetery, White Hall
Baker's Cemetery, Aberdeen--Surnames A-F
Baker's Cemetery, Aberdeen--Surnames G-O
Baker's Cemetery, Aberdeen--Surnames P-Z
Cranberry United Methodist Church Cemetery, Aberdeen
Darlington Cemetery, Darlington
Dublin Ministry Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington
Emory United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hickory
Franklin Baptist Cemetery, Darlington
Hickory Baptist Cemetery, Forest Hill
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Churchville
John Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery, Abingdon
McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Blackhorse
Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bel Air
Norrisville Cemetery, Norrisville
Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Bel Air
Old Salem Evangelical Cemetery, Near Jarrettsville
St. Francis Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery, Abingdon
St. George's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Perryman
St. James United Cemetery, Havre de Grace
St. James AME Cemetery, Havre de Grace
St. James UAME Cemetery, Darlington
St. Paula's Lutheran Cemetery, Aberdeen
Smith's Chapel UMC Cemetery, Churchville
Thomas Run M.E. Church Cemetery, Churchville
Trappe Mission Baptist Cemetery, Darlington
William Watters memorial Methodist Church Cemetery
Census
Federal Census reports available 1790-1930 including slave and veterans schedules. For tips on accessing Harford County, Maryland census records online, see: Maryland Census.
Church
Maryland State Archives' Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions identifies all churches known to have existed in Harford County, Maryland. It covers all denominations and includes record descriptions. The following records, taken from its collection, have been digitized and made available to view for free online:
- United Methodist, Abingdon Charge, Cokesbury Church, Abingdon, Md. (includes cemetery and church records 1850s-1980s)
Church of England
See also St. George's Parish
Methodist
Surname index to Harford County Maryland Church Records: West Harford Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (1851-1877), courtesy: Petersrow Publishers.
Court
Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:
- Locate publications about direct ancestors
- Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
- Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]
'Bibliography
- [Harris] Harris, Mrs. Norris. "The Harris Family of Balitmore and Harford Counties," The Maryland and Delaware Genealogist, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Spring 1990):68. FHL US/CAN Book 975 B2m.
Gazetteers
Immigration
- List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Harford County, Maryland (work in progress), courtesy: Immigrant Servants Database. [Includes Richard J. Cox's abstracts of Maryland Gazette runaways.]
Land
Through a Joint eGovernment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives, free images and indexes of the complete series of Harford County Deed Books (1773-present) have been uploaded to their website: MDLandRec.Net: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Requires free registration.)
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Revolutionary War
Harford County men served in the 3rd Maryland Regiment[2] and the 6th Maryland Regiment.[3]
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Maryland, Harford County on page 127.]
- "Harford County, Maryland, Oaths of Fidelity, 1778," The Maryland and Delaware Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Fall 1988):126-127; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Winter 1989):10-11; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Spring 1989):46-47; Vol. 30, No. 3 (Summer 1989):88-89; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Fall 1989):126-127; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Winter 1990):6-7. FHL Collection 975 B2m
War of 1812
- List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Maryland, Harford County, pp. 149-151. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
Civil War
Civil War service men from Harford County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Harford County.
- - 2nd Regiment, Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry, Company G, and H
- - 7th Regiment, Maryland Infantry, Company C, and H
Newspapers
- Harford County newspapers are identified in "Guide to Maryland Newspapers," available online, courtesy: Special Collections, Maryland State Archives.
Probate
Taxation
- [1783] Harford County Tax List of 1783: This is an alphabetical index to names to all property owners assessed. The index cards at the Maryland State Archives include county, hundred, names of tracts of land and whether individuals were paupers or single males as provided in the law.
Vital Records
Death
- Maryland Death Certificate Index 1898-1944, available online, courtesy: Vital Records Indexing Project, Maryland State Archives.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- The Harford County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- "Harford Co.," in Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Harford County.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Harford County. (Backup site)
- Family History Library Catalog at FamilySearch.org for Harford County
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Harford, Maryland page 317, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "3rd Maryland Regiment," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Maryland_Regiment, accessed 31 May 2012.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "6th Maryland Regiment," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Maryland_Regiment, accessed 31 May 2012.
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