Francis Scott Key
Former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the text of the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner". Key observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814... Wikipedia
Born: August 1, 1779, Frederick County, MD
Died: January 11, 1843 (age 63 years), Baltimore, MD
Children: Philip Barton Key II, Elizabeth Howard, Francis Scott Key, Jr., and more
Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
Grandchildren: Frank Key Howard, Alice Turner Key Smith, Alice Lloyd Key, and more
Grandparents: Ann Arnold Ross and Francis Key
Great grandchildren: Thomas Hunt Morgan, Francis Scott Key Smith, Robert Archibald Dobbin, and more
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