Dedication of Plaque & Grave John Ross Key
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Dedication of Plaque & Grave John Ross Key
Calendar Dedication of Plaque & Grave of John Ross Key
06/27/2010, 3:00 PM
06/27/2010 15:00
Dedication of Plaque & Grave John Ross Key
June 27, 2010
Calendar Dedication of Plaque & Grave of John Ross Key
06/27/2010, 3:00 PM
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Details
Details
What: Dedication of Grave & Plaque of John Ross Key
When: Sunday, 27 June 2010, 3:00 PM
Where: Mt. Olivet Cemetery
515 South Market St., Frederick, MD
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Background
When: Sunday, 27 June 2010, 3:00 PM
Where: Mt. Olivet Cemetery
515 South Market St., Frederick, MD
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Background
John Ross Key was born in Cecil County, MD son of Francis and Arnold (Ross) Key on 19 September 1754. He married Anne Phoebe Penn Dagwood Charlton on 19 October 1775. They had children, one of whom was Francis Scott Key, the author of the Star Spangled Banner.
AT the beginning of the War of the American Revolution, Key was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 20 June 1775, in one of the two Rifle Companies authorized by the Continental Congress from Maryland. He was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant in 1776.
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Chapter Event POC : fwpyne
edurostream [dot] com%20">Rev. Frederick W. Pyne 301-644-1776
AT the beginning of the War of the American Revolution, Key was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 20 June 1775, in one of the two Rifle Companies authorized by the Continental Congress from Maryland. He was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant in 1776.
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Chapter Event POC : fwpyne
edurostream [dot] com%20">Rev. Frederick W. Pyne 301-644-1776
