How are the Murphy's and Donovan's related? J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Dotson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] Donovan,Mary C. > >1. were birth certificates REQUIRED for every child born in DC as early > >as my grandmother's 1876 birth..?? Or were they just optional ?? or the > >birth might not be recorded on such if the child was born at home rather > >than in a Hospital back then ?? >>2. When did Birth Certificates begin in Montgomery Co., Maryland ??? >> 3. back then in march of 1876 was Georgetown a part of DC ???Or was it >> instead part of Maryland ??? and if part of Maryland, then what Maryland >> County was it part of ??? > > Joe, > > I believe Georgetown became a part of DC in 1871. But like you said, if > the child was born at home, the birth may not have been recorded. > > As for the recording of births in Md, this page is helpful: > http://www.vitalrec.com/md.html > There you will see that the births were recorded in Baltimore City since > 1875, but the rest of Md only has records since 1898. Prior to that time, > I think your only chance of finding any recording of a birth is either in > a Family Bible or church records. > > I will say your story makes me think there is a possibility that the > mother of Margaret Agnes either had her out of wedlock or as the result of > an affair. As food for thought, there is a Maggie Murphy in DC in the > 1880 census, District 79 Family 420/499. She is age 3, living with HOH > Jane Murphy, age 35. Living next-door (family 421/500, HOH Bernard > Buchanan) is a boarder Henry Murphy, age 25. > > Sue Dotson > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >