Brief Life History of Charles Benedict
When Charles Benedict Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore was born on 29 September 1699, in Ewell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, Sir Benedict Lenoard Calvert, was 20 and his mother, Charlotte Lee, was 21. He married Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg about 1720. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He registered for military service in 1742. In 1732, his occupation is listed as 17th proprietary governor of maryland in Maryland, British Colonial America. He died on 24 April 1751, in Erith, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 51, and was buried in Erith, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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- Charles Colvart, "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970"
- Charles Calvert, "Find A Grave Index"
- Charles Baron Baltimore Calvert in entry for Hagar Calvert, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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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