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Francis Scott Key 1799 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Aug 1799

Birth Location: Carroll County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1843

Death Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Father: John Key

Mother: Ann Charlton

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Francis Scott Key was born in 1799 in Carroll County, Maryland, USA, the child of John Ross Key and Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy Charlton. Francis Scott Key passed away in 1843 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Scott Key was born in 1799 in Carroll County, Maryland, USA, the child of John Ross Key and Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy Charlton.
  • Francis Scott Key passed away in 1843 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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Francis Key's Ancestors

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Francis Key
1799 – 1843
Birth Place: Carroll County, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Ross Key
1754 – 1821
Redland House, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Ann (Phoebe Penn Dagworthy) Charlton
1756 – 1830
Redland House, Frederick, Maryland
Grandparents
Francis Key
1731 – 1770
Redland House, Frederick County, Maryland
Anne (Arnold) Ross
1727 – 1811
Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Philip Key
1696 – 1764
Susanna Gardiner
1698 – 1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Key's Timeline

2 Records

1799
01 Aug 1799
Birth of Francis Scott Key in Carroll County, Maryland, USA
Carroll County, Maryland, USA
1843
11 Jan 1843
Age 44
Death of Francis Scott Key in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1799
    Event Place: Carroll County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1843
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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