Maryland Church Records - Revision history

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	=== Maryland State Archives ===		=== Maryland State Archives ===
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−	[[Image:Maryland churches.png\|thumb\|right\|500px]] Website: [http://www.msa.md.gov www.msa.md.gov]<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@mdsa.net archives@mdsa.net]	+	[[Image:Maryland churches.png\|thumb\|right\|500px\|Maryland churches.png]] Website: [http://www.msa.md.gov www.msa.md.gov]<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@mdsa.net archives@mdsa.net]

	Start with the online guide [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/religion/cfm/dsp_churches.cfm Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions: Featuring the Collections of the Maryland State Archives]. Many original records they hold have been digitized and are viewable on their website.		Start with the online guide [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/religion/cfm/dsp_churches.cfm Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions: Featuring the Collections of the Maryland State Archives]. Many original records they hold have been digitized and are viewable on their website.
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−	[http://www.mdhs.org/ The Maryland Historical Society] and the Maryland State Archives are major repositories of Maryland church records. FamilySearch has microfilmed portions of the Family History Library's collection.	+	[http://www.mdhs.org/ The Maryland Historical Society] and the Maryland State Archives are major repositories of Maryland church records. FamilySearch has microfilmed portions of the Family History Library's collection.<br>
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	=== Maryland Historical Society ===		=== Maryland Historical Society ===
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	*Kanely, Edna Agatha. ''Directory of Ministers and the Maryland Churches They Served, 1634-1990'', 2 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1991. {{FHL\|582914\|item\|disp=FHL Book 975.2 K2k}}. This book lists several thousand ministers and priests, giving birth and death dates, denomination served, and location and dates served. The source of the information is also given.		*Kanely, Edna Agatha. ''Directory of Ministers and the Maryland Churches They Served, 1634-1990'', 2 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1991. {{FHL\|582914\|item\|disp=FHL Book 975.2 K2k}}. This book lists several thousand ministers and priests, giving birth and death dates, denomination served, and location and dates served. The source of the information is also given.
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	*Forbush, Bliss. ''A History of Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends: Three Hundred Years of Quakerism in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Colombia, and Central Pennsylvania''. Sandy Spring, Md.: Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1972. {{FHL\|499384\|item\|disp=FHL Book 975.2 K2f, Fiche 6049733}}. This book contains a map showing the general location of the early monthly meetings within this yearly meeting.		*Forbush, Bliss. ''A History of Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends: Three Hundred Years of Quakerism in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Colombia, and Central Pennsylvania''. Sandy Spring, Md.: Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1972. {{FHL\|499384\|item\|disp=FHL Book 975.2 K2f, Fiche 6049733}}. This book contains a map showing the general location of the early monthly meetings within this yearly meeting.
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	*[[Maryland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Maryland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>		*[[Maryland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Maryland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>

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Donchallis at 20:08, 23 August 2012

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	[http://www.mdhs.org/ The Maryland Historical Society] and the Maryland State Archives are major repositories of Maryland church records. FamilySearch has microfilmed portions of the Family History Library's collection.		[http://www.mdhs.org/ The Maryland Historical Society] and the Maryland State Archives are major repositories of Maryland church records. FamilySearch has microfilmed portions of the Family History Library's collection.
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	=== Maryland Historical Society ===		=== Maryland Historical Society ===
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	=== Maryland State Archives ===		=== Maryland State Archives ===
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−	[[Image:~~Maryland_churches~~.png\|thumb\|right\|500px]]	+	[[Image:Maryland churches.png\|thumb\|right\|500px]] Website: [http://www.msa.md.gov www.msa.md.gov]<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@mdsa.net archives@mdsa.net]
−	Website: [http://www.msa.md.gov www.msa.md.gov]<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@mdsa.net archives@mdsa.net]	+

	Start with the online guide [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/religion/cfm/dsp_churches.cfm Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions: Featuring the Collections of the Maryland State Archives]. Many original records they hold have been digitized and are viewable on their website.		Start with the online guide [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/religion/cfm/dsp_churches.cfm Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions: Featuring the Collections of the Maryland State Archives]. Many original records they hold have been digitized and are viewable on their website.
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	*Kanely, Edna Agatha. ''Directory of Ministers and the Maryland Churches They Served, 1634-1990'', 2 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1991. {{FHL\|582914\|item\|disp=FHL Book 975.2 K2k}}. This book lists several thousand ministers and priests, giving birth and death dates, denomination served, and location and dates served. The source of the information is also given.		*Kanely, Edna Agatha. ''Directory of Ministers and the Maryland Churches They Served, 1634-1990'', 2 vols. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1991. {{FHL\|582914\|item\|disp=FHL Book 975.2 K2k}}. This book lists several thousand ministers and priests, giving birth and death dates, denomination served, and location and dates served. The source of the information is also given.
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	== Denominations ==		== Denominations ==

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	=== Maryland State Archives ===		=== Maryland State Archives ===
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	Website: [http://www.msa.md.gov www.msa.md.gov]<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@mdsa.net archives@mdsa.net]		Website: [http://www.msa.md.gov www.msa.md.gov]<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@mdsa.net archives@mdsa.net]

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	*[[Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>		*[[Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
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−	[[Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>	+	*[[Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
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−	'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>	+	'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>

−	[[Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]~~<br>~~	+	[[Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Maryland Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
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	== History ==		== History ==
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	The 1759 Maryland land tax return reveals the proportions of land, county-by-county, owned by Catholics in contrast to land owned by Protestants. The highest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Charles County, Maryland\|Charles]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland\|Prince George's]], and [[St. Mary's County, Maryland\|St. Mary's]] counties. The lowest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Calvert County, Maryland\|Calvert]], [[Cecil County, Maryland\|Cecil]], [[Somerset County, Maryland\|Somerset]], [[Talbot County, Maryland\|Talbot]], and [[Worcester County, Maryland\|Worcester]] counties. Most land in those counties was owned by Protestants.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-nLPAAAAMAAJ "An Account of the Number of Acres of Land in each County, in the Province of Maryland; distinguishing what Number of Acres are held by Protestants, and what Number of Acres are held by Papists, in each County, as it was returned by the Several Collectors of the Land Tax on Sept. 29, 1759,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 35 (1765):15.</ref>		The 1759 Maryland land tax return reveals the proportions of land, county-by-county, owned by Catholics in contrast to land owned by Protestants. The highest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Charles County, Maryland\|Charles]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland\|Prince George's]], and [[St. Mary's County, Maryland\|St. Mary's]] counties. The lowest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Calvert County, Maryland\|Calvert]], [[Cecil County, Maryland\|Cecil]], [[Somerset County, Maryland\|Somerset]], [[Talbot County, Maryland\|Talbot]], and [[Worcester County, Maryland\|Worcester]] counties. Most land in those counties was owned by Protestants.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-nLPAAAAMAAJ "An Account of the Number of Acres of Land in each County, in the Province of Maryland; distinguishing what Number of Acres are held by Protestants, and what Number of Acres are held by Papists, in each County, as it was returned by the Several Collectors of the Land Tax on Sept. 29, 1759,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 35 (1765):15.</ref>

−	During the 19th century, [[Methodist Church in the United States\|Methodism]] was the dominant Protestant religion in Maryland. Other large groups in Maryland were the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States\|Roman Catholic]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States\|Protestant Episcopal]], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States\|Presbyterian]] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL\|282712\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref>	+	During the 19th century, [[Methodist Church in the United States\|Methodism]] was the dominant Protestant religion in Maryland. Other large groups in Maryland were the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States\|Roman Catholic]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States\|Protestant Episcopal]], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States\|Presbyterian]] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL\|282712\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref>

	== Repositories ==		== Repositories ==

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	== History ==		== History ==

−	Although [[Maryland\|Maryland]] was established as a refuge for [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States\|Roman Catholics]] from England (under the Act of Toleration, 1649 to 1654), most early settlers were Protestant. Members of the [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States\|Society of Friends (Quakers)]] were in the Chesapeake Bay area as early as 1657. The [[Anglican ~~Church of the United States\|Anglican]]~~ Church was established as the official church in 1692 and continued as such until 1776.	+	Although [[Maryland\|Maryland]] was established as a refuge for [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States\|Roman Catholics]] from England (under the Act of Toleration, 1649 to 1654), most early settlers were Protestant. Members of the [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States\|Society of Friends (Quakers)]] were in the Chesapeake Bay area as early as 1657. The Anglican Church was established as the official church in 1692 and continued as such until 1776.

	From 1718 to 1776 Catholics and Quakers were disenfranchised, and few of their pre-Revolutionary records exist. Surviving records of Jesuit Fathers are deposited at the Archives of the Georgetown University Library. University Archivist, Lynn Conway, assists with this collection. Contact: [mailto:conwayl@georgetown.edu conwayl@georgetown.edu]		From 1718 to 1776 Catholics and Quakers were disenfranchised, and few of their pre-Revolutionary records exist. Surviving records of Jesuit Fathers are deposited at the Archives of the Georgetown University Library. University Archivist, Lynn Conway, assists with this collection. Contact: [mailto:conwayl@georgetown.edu conwayl@georgetown.edu]
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	The 1759 Maryland land tax return reveals the proportions of land, county-by-county, owned by Catholics in contrast to land owned by Protestants. The highest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Charles County, Maryland\|Charles]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland\|Prince George's]], and [[St. Mary's County, Maryland\|St. Mary's]] counties. The lowest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Calvert County, Maryland\|Calvert]], [[Cecil County, Maryland\|Cecil]], [[Somerset County, Maryland\|Somerset]], [[Talbot County, Maryland\|Talbot]], and [[Worcester County, Maryland\|Worcester]] counties. Most land in those counties was owned by Protestants.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-nLPAAAAMAAJ "An Account of the Number of Acres of Land in each County, in the Province of Maryland; distinguishing what Number of Acres are held by Protestants, and what Number of Acres are held by Papists, in each County, as it was returned by the Several Collectors of the Land Tax on Sept. 29, 1759,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 35 (1765):15.</ref>		The 1759 Maryland land tax return reveals the proportions of land, county-by-county, owned by Catholics in contrast to land owned by Protestants. The highest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Charles County, Maryland\|Charles]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland\|Prince George's]], and [[St. Mary's County, Maryland\|St. Mary's]] counties. The lowest percentages of Catholic landholdings were in [[Calvert County, Maryland\|Calvert]], [[Cecil County, Maryland\|Cecil]], [[Somerset County, Maryland\|Somerset]], [[Talbot County, Maryland\|Talbot]], and [[Worcester County, Maryland\|Worcester]] counties. Most land in those counties was owned by Protestants.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-nLPAAAAMAAJ "An Account of the Number of Acres of Land in each County, in the Province of Maryland; distinguishing what Number of Acres are held by Protestants, and what Number of Acres are held by Papists, in each County, as it was returned by the Several Collectors of the Land Tax on Sept. 29, 1759,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 35 (1765):15.</ref>

−	During the 19th century, [[Methodist Church in the United States\|Methodism]] was the dominant Protestant religion in Maryland. Other large groups in Maryland were the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States\|Roman Catholic]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States\|Protestant Episcopal]], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States\|Presbyterian]] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL\|282712\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref>	+	During the 19th century, [[Methodist Church in the United States\|Methodism]] was the dominant Protestant religion in Maryland. Other large groups in Maryland were the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States\|Roman Catholic]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States\|Protestant Episcopal]], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States\|Presbyterian]] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL\|282712\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref>

	== Repositories ==		== Repositories ==