ViewsWatchersBrowse |
Family tree▼ (edit)
m.
(edit)
m.
Facts and Events
Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". Francis Scott Key was born to Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy (Charlton) and Captain John Ross Key at the family plantation Terra Rubra in what was Frederick County, Maryland (now Carroll County, Maryland). His father John Ross Key was a lawyer, a judge, and an officer in the Continental Army. His great-grandparents were Philip Key and Susanna Barton Gardiner, both of whom were born in London and immigrated to Maryland in 1726. He studied law at St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland and also learned under his uncle Philip Barton Key.v RIN: MH:I962 _PRIM_CUTOUT: Y _POSITION: 61 24 395 469 _CUTOUT: Y _IMG: OBJE: Image form: jpg TITL: francis scott key File: F:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\MyHeritage\Lordan\Photos\P278_471_600.jpg _PRIM_CUTOUT: Y _POSITION: 61 24 395 469 OBJE: Image form: jpg TITL: francis scott key File: F:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\MyHeritage\Lordan\Photos\P280_334_445.jpg Primary: Y _THUM: F:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\MyHeritage\Lordan\Photos\P280_AUX_96_128.jpg _CUTOUT: Y
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||