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| Caption: The Kent County
Almshouse, West View |
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HISTORY:
The following
is an excerpt from a U.S. Government REPORT
summarizing various state poor laws in 1904.
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Click on the link above for more information. |
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LOCAL NOTES:
We recently found this story
about poorhouse history in Frederick County:
How Revolutionary Soldiers Guarding "Conventioners"
(or Prisoners of War) Came to be
Housed in the Poorhouse at Frederick, Maryland
Comments from local history buffs with further
information about this poorhouse and/or this incident will be
welcomed!
PHL |
The following entry can be found in the book The Jacob Engelbrecht Death
Ledger of Frederick County, Maryland 1820-1890 1995 ISBN #
0-9642239-1-0. 8 ½" x 11" laminated 359 pages. Published by Paw
Prints, Inc. Compiled by Edith Eader and Trudie Davis-Long. (Click for information
about where to obtain this book.)
"HINKEL, Mrs, May 9 1870, Age:60, wife of Geo (Keeper of Almshouse)"
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NOTES FROM READERS:
"Selby P(arker) Truitt, the keeper of the Worcester County MD
Poorhouse as listed in the 1850 Federal census is my great-grandfather, the father of my
paternal grandmother. He was born 22 Sept 1821 and died 12 June 1891. He was
single at the time the census was taken, He first married on 15 Oct 1850."
John T. P. Dryden johntpdryden@prodigy.net
"I was wondering, if you had any information on the Bellevue
Alms house, in Washington Co. Md. My husbands Gr. Gr. Gr. grandfather was
there. The information I have ,said he was a pauper, I would like to know the
years it was there, and where I might be able to obtain records."
Best regards, Deb dotyan@webtv.net
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LINKS:
Tour the
Baltimore County Almshouse (Photos)
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| RECORDS:
In the GenWeb transcription of the Dorchester
County, MD 1790 Federal Census
The County Poorhouse is listed as follows:
Page 55 Line 37
Poorhouse P. Beaston, overseer
Males age 16 & up -- 5
Males under age 16 -- 6
Females -- 12
Other -- 0
Slaves -- 2
to find direction to locate the following, go to
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/comsort/html/seriesa.html
(Almshouse Accounts)
DORCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, 1876-1902,
C683
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY TRUSTEES OF THE POOR, 1828-1891, C1342
(Almshouse Minute Book)
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY TRUSTEES OF THE POOR, 1820-1871, CM950
(Almshouse Papers)
CARROLL COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, C2133
ST. MARY'S COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, 1848-1922, C1514
ST. MARY'S COUNTY LEVY COURT, 1815-1834, C1513
(Almshouse Register)
TALBOT COUNTY TRUSTEES OF THE POOR, 1847-1896, C1824
(Almshouse and Pension Papers)
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,1852-1884, C1154
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY LEVY COURT, 1820–1842, C1153
| County Agency Series Listing at the Maryland State
Archives |
| http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/coagser/fr/html/fr0854.html |
FREDERICK COUNTY TRUSTEES OF THE POOR
(Proceedings)
MSA C854
Dates: 1822-1838
Description: *
Accession No.: 19,461-1
MSA No.: C 854-1
Location: 1/55/14/32
Dates: 1838-1845
Description: *
Accession No.: 19,462
MSA No.: C 854-2
Location: 1/55/14/32 |
FREDERICK COUNTY TRUSTEES OF THE POOR
(Accounts)
MSA C744
Dates: 1826-1830
Description: *
Accession No.: 19,461-2
MSA No.: C 744-1
Location: 1/55/14/32 |
List
of Residents of Worcester County Poorhouse from 1850
Census
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CEMETERIES:
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We are hoping to build this base of information about poorhouses in MARYLAND through the helpful participation of readers. All are requested to submit items of interest by sending e-mail to The Poorhouse Lady.
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