Brief Life History of Benedict Swingate
When Benedict Swingate Calvert was born on 27 January 1722, in Walsingham Abbey, Norfolk, England, his father, Charles Benedict Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, was 22 and his mother, Petronilla Melusina Von der Schulenburg Countess Of Walsingham, was 28. He married Elizabeth Calvert in 1748. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 9 January 1788, in Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America, at the age of 65, and was buried in Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Croom, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.
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- Benedict Calvert in entry for Rebecca Calvert, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
- Benedict Calvert, "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970"
- Benedict Swingate Calvert, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1722–1788 Male
1730–1798 Female
Children (14)
1749– Male
1749– Female
1750–1814 Female
1752–1840 Male
1754–1811 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1699–1751 Male
1693–1778 Female
Siblings (1)
1722–1788 Male
World Events (5)
1740
Age 18
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 30
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 48
Name Meaning
English (northern): occupational name from Middle English calfhirde, from Old English (Anglian) calf ‘calf’ + hierde ‘herdsman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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