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Thomas Johnson
Brigadier-General, Frederick Militia
Birth: November 4, 1732 in Calvert County, MD
Death: October 26, 1819 in Frederick, MD
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Area MM, Lot 38
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Maryland Gazette, November 18, 1819



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Associators, Maryland Historical Magazine Vol XI pg 168
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Williams' History of Frederick County Vol. 1, pg. 86
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Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. XI, pg. 62
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Archives of Maryland, Vol. 78 pg. 174


ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE

Patriotic Service:
                     Elected to Maryland Committee of
                            Correspondence, July 15, 1773
                     Delegate to Annapolis Convention, June 22, 1774
                     Delegate to Continental Congress 1774-1777
                     Empowered by Committee of Correspondence
                       to contract for powder and lead, 1775
                    Associator to Committee of Observation, 1775
                    Drafted Declaration of Rights, 1775
                    Elected Brigadier-General, Maryland Militia,
                        6, 1776
                    Elected Governor of Maryland, February 13, 1777
                    Juror to Oath of Allegiance, 1778

                                         
​Personal Information:
Occupation:    First governor of Maryland
Father:             Thomas Johnson
Mother:            Dorcas Sedgwick
Spouse:            Ann Jennings

Last known address:  Rose Hill, Frederick

Frederick's Patriot - TJ from Stories in Stone

Thomas Johnson (1732-1819) from Archives of Maryland Biographical Series



                                



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