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United States Senators from Maryland List of United States Senators from Maryland (from U.S. Senate web site---no links) List of United States Senators from Maryland (with wikipedia links)
This project is used to relate all units from Maryland who served in the Union Army. See Maryland (CSA) for units that served in the Confederate Army.
Hyattstown, Maryland was founded in 1798 by Jesse Hyatt, a Frederick County farmer. The western part of Hyattstown is in Frederick County while the eastern part of Hyattstown is in Montgomery County. By 1804 the town had six houses; by 1811 there were 12. Two of Jesse's brothers, Eli and Asa, also built houses in the town. Asa and his son-in-law Warner Welsh were leading merchants. The town cam...
Links Naming Conventions Maryland Indian Tribe Maryland Indian Tribe Conoy Also called: Piscataway, from a village on Piscataway Creek where the Conoy chief resided. Probably a synonym of Kanawha, but the meaning is unknown; also spelled Canawese, and Ganawese. Connections. The Conoy belonged to the Algonquian linguistic stock and were probably intermediate between t...
This project is used to relate all units from Maryland who served in the Confederate Army. See Maryland (USA) for units that served in the Union Army.
This is an umbrella project for projects based upon families and local communities of Scots-Irish who settled on the Eastern Shore (also called Delmarva Peninsula) in the late 17th century and early 18th century. As an umbrella project, this project can provide historical and bibliographic information for the entire area and its families. The following historical overview is excerpted from "M...
Background In accordance with its Charter, the early laws governing the Province of Maryland, although often proposed by the Proprietor (Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore), usually through his Governor (or Lieutenant General) and brother, Leonard Calvert, required the assent of the freemen of the province. The Freeman's Assembly of Jan-Feb 1637/8 is the first for which there is a record. The on...