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	George Calvert Baltimore - LoveToKnow 1911
		1580-1632), English statesman, son of Leonard Calvert, and Alice, daughter of John Crosland of Crosland, was born at Kipling in Yorkshire and educated at Trinity College, Oxford.
		Shortly after the failure of the scheme he declared himself a Roman Catholic, and on the 12th of February 1625 threw up his office, when he was created Baron Baltimore of Baltimore and received a grant of large estates in Ireland.
		Baltimore married Anne, daughter of George Mynne of Hurlingfordbury, Hertfordshire, by whom he had six sons and five daughters.
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		Calvert was granted a Royal Charter in 1623 and his land grant was extended from Ferryland to Petty Harbour and from Conception Bay to west of Placentia Bay and was named the Province of Avalon.
		However, in 1625 Calvert was granted the title of Baron Baltimore, of Baltimore Manor in County Longford, as a reward for his loyalty to the King and moved to his Irish estates.
		In 1628 Baltimore brought his wife and eldest son, Cecil, with him to settle, but became disenchanted due to a harsh winter which killed ten settlers and afflicted many others with scurvy, as well as constant harassment of the colony by French pirates and criticism by Puritans for his covertly establishing a Catholic colony.
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	Maryland - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		In 1632, George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, induced King Charles I of England to grant him the land north of the Potomac River, which had been part of the grant to Virginia colony.
		Calvert, a former high adviser to the king and recent convert to Roman Catholicism, wanted to establish a community where fellow Catholics, who were persecuted in England, could worship freely.
		Baltimore meanwhile secured the assurance of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, who ruled England in the name of Parliament, that he was still the proprietor of Maryland.
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	Maryland - ninemsn Encarta
		Lord Baltimore, who named the territory in honour of Henrietta Maria, queen consort of Charles I, died before the issue of a royal charter, which later in 1632 was granted to his son Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore.
		In an attempt to conciliate the Puritans, Lord Baltimore consented, in 1650, to the formation of Anne Arundel County, comprising the Puritan settlements in the colony.
		Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, son of Cecilius, became Lord Proprietor of the colony in 1675.
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	Portrait of George Calvert - Enoch Pratt Free Library - Baltimore, MD
		George Calvert, the virtual founder of Maryland, was born at Kiplin, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and grew up in an age that witnessed the defeat of the Spainsh Armada, the exploits of Drake and Raleigh, and a flowering of literature, including Spenser and Shakespeare.
		In 1625, however, Calvert's career reached a turning point when he had announced that he had become a member of the Roman Catholic Church, an event that in England of the seventeenth century was likely to put an end to political preferment.
		Calvert's zeal for American colonization was foreshadowed early in his career when he became a member of both the Virginia and the New England companies.
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	Baltimore George Calvert 1st Baron - Search Results - MSN Encarta
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	George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Summary
		CALVERT, GEORGE (1580?–1632), secretary of state and privy councillor under King James I of England; the first Lord Baltimore, principally known for his efforts in advancing religious toleration in an age that regarded pluralism as dangerous.
		Calvert's commitment to religious toleration was a reflection of his unsettled religious life.
		However, in 1625 Calvert was granted the title of Lord Baltimore, of Baltimore in the County of Longford, as a reward for his loyalty to the King and moved to his Irish estates.
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		History George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore applied to Charles I for a new royal charter for "Maryland Colony" (in Latin, "Terra Maria") was granted to his son, Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, on June 20, 1632.
		History George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore applied to Charles I for a new royal charter granted Maryland the Potomac River and territory northward to the fortieth parallel.
		History George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore applied to Charles I for a new royal charter for what was to become the Province of Maryland.
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	Wikinfo \| Flag of Maryland
		George Calvert adopted a coat of arms that included a shield with alternating quadrants featuring both the colors of his paternal family (in the 1st and 3rd quarters) and of his maternal family (in the 2nd and 4th quarters).
		It was flown October 11, 1880, in Baltimore, Maryland at a parade marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Baltimore.
		Thus, the 1st and 4th quarters consist of 6 vertical bars alternately gold and fl with a diagonal band on which the colors are reversed.
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	Calvert, George, 1st Baron Baltimore. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Calvert had been a member of the Virginia Company and a member of the council of the New England Company, but, wishing to found his own colony, he was granted in 1623 the peninsula of Avalon in Newfoundland.
		In 1632 the king granted him the territory N of the Potomac River that became the province of Maryland.
		Baltimore prepared the charter of his proposed colony but died before it could be accepted.
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	All About Maryland: History of
		Lord Baltimore was a staunch Catholic, which was extremely stigmatic for a nobleman in 17th century England, where Roman Catholics were widely regarded as enemies of the crown and of the country.
		For this reason, Lord Baltimore instructed his brother Leonard Calvert, who was to be the colony's governor, to keep the religion of the Catholic settlers quiet to avoid dissension.
		Calvert was forced to flee to Virginia, but he returned at the head of an armed force in 1646 and reasserted proprietorial rule.
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		It was given to Calvert as a result of storming a fortification in battle (the vertical bars approximate the bars of the palisade).
		(b) The 1st and 4th quarters are paly of 6 pieces, or and sable, a bend dexter counterchanged.
		The secondary logo of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League is a shield with altenating Calvert Banners interlocked with a stylized "B" and "R".
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	Columbia Encyclopedia- Maryland - AOL Research & Learn
		Baltimore, with a large percentage of the state's population, is the dominant metropolis.
		The territory was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, queen consort of Charles I. Before the great seal was affixed to the charter, George Calvert died, but his son Cecilius Calvert, 2d Baron Baltimore, undertook development of the colony as a haven for his persecuted fellow Catholics and also as a source of income.
		Baltimore undertook major revitalization projects in the 1980s and the early 1990s, including the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the new home of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
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	Mapping Maryland: Ogilby, Noua Terrae-Mariae tabula (5)
		In 1632 King Charles I of England granted George Calvert, 1st Baron of Baltimore, a slice of Virginia land lying between the 40th parallel and the southern bank of the Potomac River.
		George Calvert died while the charter was being processed and his son Cecilius (1608-1675) inherited it.
		The Lord Baltimore map is often compared with the John Smith map and generally the comparison is favorable to the earlier map.
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	Nancy Calvert's Ancestors
		George Calvert jr, born ABT 1715 in Stafford County (Prince William) Virginia; died in "The Horse Shoe" Culpepper County, Virginia; married Ann Crupper Bef 1741.
		George CALVERT, born ABT 1668 in Charles Co. Maryland; died Bef 1700 in Stafford Co. Virginia.
		George CALVERT, born ABT 1668 in Charles Co. Maryland; died Bef 1700 in Stafford Co. Virginia; married ABT 1691.
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	Place:Maryland, United States - Genealogy
		George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, applied to Charles I for a new royal charter for what was to become the Province of Maryland, which was at the time the northern part of Virginia.
		The English colony of Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore, who, on March 25, 1634, sent the first settlers into this area which would soon become one of the few dominantly Catholic regions among the English colonies in America.
		The Calvert family, which controlled Maryland, and the Penn family, which controlled Pennsylvania, engaged two surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, to survey what became known as the Mason-Dixon line which would form the boundary between their two colonies and would become the dividing line between North and South.
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	Some of the History of the Shore
		Calvert died before the papers were complete, and the charter passed to his son Cecilius (Cecil) Calvert, 2d Baron Baltimore.
		Lord Baltimore, a Roman Catholic, sought religious freedom for the colony, and in 1649 the Colonial Assembly passed the Act Concerning Religion, the first statute in the colonies to provide freedom of worship for all Christians.
		Baltimore, incorporated in 1797, grew rapidly as a port, shipbuilding, and industrial center, attaining a population of 26,500 (more than Boston) in 1800 and 169,000 in 1850.
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	Calvert Connection
		The Ark is docked at St. Mary's City, Maryland near where the Calvert's first arrived in the colonies in 1634, when I visited I enjoyed the many Calvert related exhibitions, inclucing the ship, remnants of the original Calvert house and museums in the surrounding area.
		George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, was the son of Leonard and Alicia (de Crossland) Calvert and George was born around 1580 in Kiplin Hall, Bolton-on-Swale.
		Baron Baltimore had been interested in the American colonies for years and had invested in the Virginia Company, located in Jamestown.
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	Baltimore Oriole
		Males of the Baltimore oriole and of the western subspecies, Bullock's oriole, are strikingly different in color and pattern; the two were thought to be separate species until it was discovered that they interbreed freely where their ranges meet in the Great Plains region of North America.
		The adult male Baltimore oriole is 18 to 20 cm (7 to 8 in) long, with glossy fl and brilliant orange plumage.
		These colors, which are not assumed until the male's second year, are the same as those of the livery of George Calvert, 1st Baron of Baltimore, in whose honor the bird was named.
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	Comprehensive information and links about Maryland
		The Calvert family, which controlled Maryland, and the Penn family, which controlled Pennsylvania, engaged two surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, to survey what became known as the Mason-Dixon line which would form the boundary between their two colonies and would become the unofficial dividing line between North and South.
		In December of 1790 Maryland ceded land selected by President George Washington to the federal government for the creation of Washington, D.C. During the War of 1812 the British military attempted to capture the port of Baltimore which was protected by Fort McHenry.
		The Eastern Shore and a small part of the western shore, including the cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, and St. Mary's City is a part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, which has a humid subtropical climate of hot summers and chilly winters.
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		The new colony was named in honour of Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort of Charles I. The English colony of Maryland cookery as most Maryland girls did in those times: at her mother's elbow.
		The government was moved at about the same time as the Mason-Dixon line which would form the boundary between their two colonies.
		Its U.S. postal abbreviation is Md. USS Maryland was one of the first laws that explicitly tolerated varieties of religion (as long as it was not included under the Emancipation Proclamation and retained legal slavery until the passage of the few dominantly Catholic regions among the English colonies in America.
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	Maryland Guide, Yellow Pages, Weather, Local Search, Shops, Attractions, History, Maps, News - WowCity.US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In 1629 George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, applied to Charles I for a new royal charter for what was to become the Province of Maryland, which was at the time the northern part of Virginia.
		The Calvert family, which controlled Maryland, and the Penn family, which controlled Pennsylvania, engaged two surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, to survey what became known as the Mason-Dixon line, which would form the boundary between their two colonies and would later become the dividing line between North and South.
		Baltimore City is the eighth largest port in the nation, and was recently at the center of a controversy over the Dubai Ports World deal because it was considered to be of such strategic importance.
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		Birth at Kiplin nr Catterick, Richmondshire, of the English politician and coloniser George Calvert (d.
		George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, applies for a new royal charter for what was to become the Province of Maryland and sets out for the territory, leaving his son Cæcilius Calvert (1605-1675) in charge of the Province of Avalon
		Death of the English politician and coloniser George Calvert (b.
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