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Land ho! A select group of 140 English settlers dropped anchor in Maryland in 1634. Although the colony was established as a safe haven for Catholics fleeing persecution, religious strife defined daily life from its very beginning.
The Province of Maryland was an English and later British colony in North America from 1634 until 1776, when the province was one of the Thirteen Colonies that joined in supporting the American Revolution against Great Britain.
Jan 16, 2024 · A collateral branch was led by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Daniel's brother was John Carroll, the first Roman Catholic bishop in the United States. Daniel was born in 1730 at Upper Marlboro, MD.
