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Charles Carroll (born Sept. 19, 1737, Annapolis, Md. [U.S.]—died Nov. 14, 1832, Baltimore, Md., U.S.) was an American patriot leader, the longest- surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the only Roman Catholic to sign that document. Until 1765 Carroll attended Jesuit colleges in Maryland and France and studied law in France ...
Before reaching Annapolis, we had stopped at Monticello and Mount Vernon -- truly impressive historic sites! -- so, we were quite surprised to discover an empty house with only a chair once owned by Charles Carroll. Having said that, we are glad we went. There were two of the super volunteer guides there and we did get to walk through with one ...
Dear Papa, Dear Charley. The Peregrinations of a Revolutionary Aristocrat, as Told by Charles Carroll of Carrollton and His Father, Charles Carroll of Annapolis, with Sundry Observations on Bastardy, Child-Rearing, Romance, Matrimony, Commerce, Tobacco, Slavery, and the Politics. Volume 1. Edited by Ronald Hoffman, Sally D. Mason, Eleanor S. Darcy.
Charles Carroll was born in 1737, the only child of wealthy, Catholic landowners, Charles Carroll of Annapolis and his wife, Elizabeth Brooke. Charles and his cousin, John Carroll, were educated at a Jesuit school in Cecil County, Maryland. John Carroll would later become the first American Catholic Bishop while Charles continued his education in Paris and studied law in London.
18. März 2020 · Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who died on November 14, 1832, is remembered today as a Founding Father of our nation. He served a term in the US Senate, but he preferred serving in Maryland’s state government, where he ensured that its laws and founding documents protected religious freedom. He loved Carroll House, expanding it again.
Of the ten children born to Charles and Mary Carroll, five died within a year of their birth. Henry, their eldest son, died the year before his father in 1719, at the age of 21 or 22. Only the third child, named Charles and later known as Charles Carroll of Annapolis, and their next son Daniel would marry and have children of their own.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, also known as “Charley,” had returned home from Europe and married Mary Darnall at his father’s house in Annapolis in 1768, CCA gave the young couple the house as a wedding gift and he began to spend most of his time at Doughhoregan, the large family estate near Ellicott City. Charley and his new bride began to enlarge the brick house. One of the first ...
