On September 12, 1775, the Committee of Observation for the Middle District (including Frederick County) was elected, consisting of 17 men, of which John Hanson was chairman. On September 12, 1803, Thomas H. Elder, son of William Elder, sold two tracts, "Hickory Ridge" and "Stony Meadows." That year, Thomas and his wife Elizabeth would migrate to Nelson County, Kentucky, bringing with them Elizabeth's niece, Catherine Spalding. In 1813, Catherine would be one of the founders of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. On September 12, 1824, the first Apple Dumpling Day was held at The Visitation Academy. It celebrates the day the Visitation Sisters arrived to take over the school from The Sisters of Charity. On September 12, 1866, John H. Uhler walked from the Groff Hotel to Edward Koontz house on a wire stretched across Market Street. He did fall to the pavement, breaking an arm and a leg. On September 12, 1877, Father John McElroy, who was the rector at St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Frederick for 23 years beginning in 1822, died at the Jesuit Novitiate on East Second Street, at age 96. It was during his pastorate that the present church edifice was built and consecrated. More than 1,200 attended his funeral and burial at St. John's Cemetery. On September 12, 1893, Grace Chapel, the predecessor of Grace Episcopal Church in Brunswick, was consecrated. It was razed in 1922. On September 12, 1916, Charles Ernest Keller, who would become known as "King Kong" Keller while playing for the New York Yankees, was born in Middletown. On September 12, 1920, James Madison Smith, president of The Woodsboro Bank and former owner of Smith's Hotel in Woodsboro, died in Baltimore. He was born January 4, 1844. On September 12, 1964, The Provincial House, home of The Southeast Province of The Daughters of Charity, which contains more than 500 rooms, was dedicated in Emmitsburg. On September 12, 1967, Loyola Federal Savings and Loan Company bought The Francis Scott Key Hotel for $260,000 at a public auction. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On September 11, 1832, Judge Jacob Steiner, of the Orphans Court of Frederick County, died of cholera. His death sparked measures to deal with the epidemic. He was 70. On September 11, 1846, the Sisters of The Visitation arrived in Frederick to continue the work begun by the Sisters of Charity at what became known as the Academy of The Visitation. On September 11, 1854, construction began on the railroad station at East All Saints Street and South Market Street. Today this building houses the Frederick Community Action Agency and the Soup Kitchen. On September 11, 1867, Allen G. Quynn sold The City Hotel in the first block of West Patrick Street in Frederick for $19,000. On September 11, 1874, Sgt. Josiah Pennsyl, who entered the Army in Frederick claiming to be a native of the county, performed heroically with Company M, 6th United States Calvary at the Battle of Lyman's Wagon Train, also called the Battle of Upper Washita in Texas. He was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor on April 23, 1875. He was born September 22, 1852, near Rainsburg, PA. On September 11, 1880, County Commissioner George H. Ambrose committed suicide near Sabillasville about a week after the death of his eldest son. He was 52. On September 11, 1893, The Women's College of Frederick, now Hood College, opened on East Church Street in Frederick with a faculty of eight and 83 students, 33 boarding and 50 day students. On September 11, 1969, Samuel W. Barrick, attorney for Frederick County, was named to the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court bench, replacing Patrick M. Schnauffer, who retired September 1. On September 11, 2001, the Board of Trustees of The Trinity School, founded by All Saints Episcopal Church and The Evangelical Lutheran Church, was formed. The first day of classes at the new school was held on September 3, 2002, in the old Seventh Day Adventist School on Stadium Drive (now New Design Road) in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Did the Richard Watts who died in Frederick Co. in 1774 hav more children than those listed in his will? He was married to Susannah Northcraft in 1731, yet only lists three children.

On September 10, 1862, 91-year-old Barbara Fritchie rose from her sick bed, stuck her head out her second story window on West Patrick Street in Frederick and waved the Union flag at passing Confederate troops. Her actions were immortalized in a Whittier poem and in local folklore. (Of course, there are those who claim others performed this heroic act, but Barbara's name remains in the forefront of literature.) On September 10, 1876, the Evangelical Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick, thoroughly renovated and with a new organ, was re-opened. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-2 729-744 - SLAGLE, EASTERDAY, KNOTT, CUNNINGHAM, KEMP, DUVALL, MAUGHT - May 1854 Joseph EASTERDAY and wife, Sarah A. N. vs Francis A. KNOTT & Others Frederick SLAGLE d/ 5 May 1854 intestate d/ Sarah A. N. w/o Joseph EASTERDAY d/ Ruth W. w/o Francis A. Knott d/ Elizabeth D. dec'd w/o Edward C. CUNNINGHAM - St Charles City, Missouri .....Frederick CUNNINGHAM, a minor - Missouri .....Edward L. CUNNINGHAM, a minor - Missouri .....John M. D. CUNNINGHAM, a minor - Missouri Land - Home Farm, 105 acres, on west side of Catoctin Creek and onFrederick & Harpers Ferry Ridge Road in Middletown Valley, half waybetween Frederick and Harpers Ferry and adjoining lands of RebeccaHILLEARY, Heirs of Solomon BLESSING and Heirs of Henry SLAGLE;has 2-story brick house with back building, a barn granary and a wellwithin 3-4 yards of the house; also has fields with running water. - 2nd Farm, 80 acres, then occupied by Francis A. KNOTT; lies twomiles from the Home Farm and adjoins lands of Henry C. DUVALL,Joseph CARTZENDAFFNER and is on county road leading from PetersVille to Point of Rocks; has log house, barn, corn house with five fieldswith running water. - Wood lot, 15 acres, one mile from Home Farm, adjoining land of ThomasCLAGETT, David CARTZENDAFNER and Rebecca HILLEARY. The above farms lie 3-5 miles from Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road andChesapeake & Ohio Canal and are in the vicinity of several large merchantmills. Testimony was heard from Henry BOTELER and Andrew KESSLER;trustees were Francis A. KNOTT and Joseph EASTERDAY.On 2 Feb 1855, sale was held, high bidders were: - William A. KEMP for the home farm at $6,752 - Henry C. DUVALL for the second farm at $3,971.55 - Samuel MAUGHT for the lot at $684.75 Distribution of $4,408.30; court costs $535.97; - Sarah A. N. EASTERDAY, 1/3 or $3,624.11 - Ruth W. KNOTT, 1/3 or $3,624.11 - Children of Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM, $1,208.03 each. Closed 6 Apr 1855. ====================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On September 9, 1863, WilliamBradley Tyler, a former clerk of the Frederick County Circuit Court, and aformer state senator, died at age 76. He was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.   On September 9, 1914, amonument was erected over the grave of Barbara Fritchie in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.   Ifanyone can add information to these History Moments, orwould like to suggest an item for another calendar day, pleasecontact me privately.   JohnW. Ashbury [email protected]  

On September 7, 1831, Catherine Contee Tyler, wife of Dr. John Tyler, died at age 61. She was buried in the All Saints Parish Cemetery on East All Saints Street. Her husband had performed the first cataract operation in the region at his offices at 108 West Church Street in Frederick, used as the rectory of All Saints Episcopal Church from 1914 until 2010. On September 7, 1876, a permanent home for The Great Frederick Fair was established by The Frederick County Agricultural Society on East Patrick Street in Frederick. On September 7, 1962, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke at a Republican rally at the farm of Representative Charles McC. Mathias (later U.S. Senator) near Frederick. On September 7, 1977, Nancy Parker Suddith, of Lynchburg, VA, upon hearing the jury's verdict in her traffic accident damage suit against John W. Frank, of Frederick County, at the Frederick County Courthouse on Courthouse Square, pulled a .22 caliber pistol from her purse and shot herself in the face. She died at University Hospital in Baltimore on September 13. The jury had reduced her award from the sought-after $75,000 to $2,000. On September 7, 2008, The Most Reverend Edwin F. O'Brien, archbishop of Baltimore, and Cardinal William H. Keller dedicated a new and expanded St. Peter The Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Libertytown. The church was destroyed by an accidental fire on June 3, 2004. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Does anyone have any information on Martin Watts and Thomas Watts who are listed on the 1790 census in Frederick Co.? ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 9.0.0.2308, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.20580) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

On September 6, 1746, the Rev. Michael Schlatter, who would have profound influence on the religious life in all of Western Maryland and in southern Pennsylvania, arrived in Philadelphia from Europe. On September 6, 1776, Montgomery and Washington counties were separated from Frederick County. Garrett and Alleghany counties, which were part of Frederick County since 1748, thus became part of Washington County. On September 6, 1854, Dr. John Baltzell, who built the house which is now the home of The Historical Society of Frederick County, died. He was born February 11, 1775. On September 6, 1862, 30,000 Confederate troops occupied Frederick. Col. Bradley T. Johnson, a native of Frederick and a former county state's attorney, was made Confederate Provost Marshall. On September 6, 1876, a new organ at Evangelical Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick was played in public for the first time. On September 6, 1886, Dr. William Miller Kemp, who was born in Frederick February 21, 1814, and who became a prominent physician in Baltimore, died there. On September 6, 1913, John Groff, son of Capt. Joseph and Susan C. Smith Groff, while serving as a traffic officer in Washington, D.C., saved President Woodrow Wilson from serious injury when he stopped a runaway automobile. On September 6, 1972, Prospect Hall opened as an independent, interdenominational private day school after 150 years of association with St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick Historic Transportation Forum Saturday, November 10, 2012 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 4:00–5:15 p.m. Walking Tour 5:15 p.m. Reception Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center 40 S. Carroll St. Frederick, MD 21701 Forum Attendance $15 Optional Light Lunch $8 Register Now! A Transportation Celebration Frederick, From Crossroads to Hub Through the Frederick region pass some of the most historic transportation routes in the nation. They began with major Native American trails, one of which became the Colonial era Carolina Road. New roads followed, including the National Pike that became an essential part of the country’s first well-built trans-Appalachian road to our western lands. A product of the great canal era, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal carried supplies to the Frederick region and its products down to the wharfs in the federal district into the early 20th Century. And the mainline of the B&O Railroad—a company that virtually invented American railroading as our first common carrier railroad—reached Frederick by 1831. In this unique forum, four experts in the dramatic history of the region’s transportation routes focus on the challenges to travel in Frederick County during periods of both war and peace. Program 9:00–9:30 am Registration 9:30–9:40 am Welcome Mayor Randy McClement 9:40–10:00 am Current Transportation Planning issues Tim Davis, Transportation Planner 10:00–10:45 am Difficulties Made Easy: History of Travel Routes Between Frederick and Baltimore Lorna Hainesworth, National Road Ambassador 10:50–11:35 am Uncertain and Precarious: C&O Canal Navigation at the Beginning of the Civil War Tim Snyder, Civil War Historian 11:35 am–1:00 pm Lunch 1:05–1:50 pm Certificates of Freedom to Jim Crow Laws: African Americans & Restrictions on Transportation Dean Herrin, National Park Service Historian 1:55–2:40 pm Baltimore & Ohio Railroad during the Civil War Dave Shackelford, Chief Curator, B&O Railroad Museum 2:45–3:15 pm Coffee Break 3:20–4:00 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A Jay Driskell, Hood College 4:00–5:15 pm Walking Tour of Historic District 5:15–6:15 pm Reception at Frederick Visitor Center For more information, or to register, please go to http://www.candocanal.org/2012forum.html. -- Mary K. Mannix Maryland Room Manager C. Burr Artz Public Library Frederick County Public Libraries Frederick, MD

Civil War Lectures Jessica Cannon University of Central Missouri "North or South? Defining a Border Identity for Maryland" C. Burr Artz Public Library, Frederick County Public Libraries 110 E. Patrick Street Frederick, MD 13 September 2012 4:00 pm (Talk and questions to about 4:45 pm) Community Room Maryland was considered a southern state by most individuals inside and outside the state in 1860. However, most would have described Maryland as a northern state in 1865. How did this transition occur? What contributing economic and political factors may have existed in the late antebellum period, and how much was this shifting geography the result of wartime experiences? Come find out how Maryland redefined the sectional maps during the Civil War. "The key that would unlock the floodgates': Preserving Maryland for the Union" Urbana Regional Library, Frederick County Public Libraries 9020 Amelung Street Urbana, MD 18 September 2012 6:30 pm (Talk and questions to 7:15/7:30) Community Room Although Maryland remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War, not everyone willingly submitted to 'Yankee' rule. Learn how President Abraham Lincoln and other Union officials tried to quiet the most outspoken southern sympathizers, and how some Marylanders found ways to support the Confederacy under various pretexts and guises. Jessica Cannon, a native of Frederick County, holds a B.A. degree from Wake Forest University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Rice University. While at Rice she also served as a history intern with the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. She currently is an assistant professor of Civil War and nineteenth-century history at the University of Central Missouri. Her current research is a social history of Maryland during the long Civil War era (1820-1880) that places the state's wartime experiences within the context of shifting border state cultural and political identities. -- Mary K. Mannix Maryland Room Manager C. Burr Artz Public Library Frederick County Public Libraries Frederick, MD

On September 5, 1822, Dr. Joseph Sim Smith, whose father and grandfather were physicians, and who settled in Taneytown (then part of Frederick County) after The Revolutionary War, died. On September 5, 1860, Democratic Presidential Candidate Stephen A. Douglas addressed a large gathering on Courthouse Square in Frederick as the national election approached. He spoke on the issue of slavery. On September 5, 1860, just after crossing the Potomac River into Maryland, Gen. Stonewall Jackson was presented with a large gray horse. The next day, as he tried to ride the animal, it bolted and fell backward, landing on the general, who was severely injured. On September 5, 1862, Confederate forces occupied Frederick, sending Union troops scurrying. On September 5, 1898, the consistory of the Reformed Church gave the name of Grace Reformed Church to a second church of that denomination in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On September 4, 1876, the cornerstone was laid for Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church on East Third Street in Frederick. On September 4, 1970, Hood College honored local philanthropists Samuel and Henrietta Rosenstock at the new Rosenstock Hall, which was named in their honor. On September 4, 1972, fire damaged the Francis Scott Key Hotel at North Court and West Patrick Streets in downtown Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On September 3, 1821, the Lutheran Synod met in Frederick. On September 3, 1894, The Boys High School opened with Professor Amon Burgee as principal. On September 3, 1881, the cornerstone of the Zion Church of the Utica Charge of the Reformed Church was laid. On September 3, 1931, the Central Trust Bank, at the northeast corner of East Church and North Market Streets, and all of its branches, closed trapping $14 million in deposits. On September 3, 1978, the Brunswick Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints became an independent organization, separating from the Frederick congregation. On September 3, 2002, The Trinity School, founded by All Saints Episcopal Church and The Evangelical Lutheran Church held its first day of classes in the old Seventh Day Adventist School on Stadium Drive (now New Design Road) in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

Frederick County, Maryland - Equity Court Abstracts - ES-2 713-729 - RONEY, CLAGETT, PRESTON, SUTER, TABLER, LYNCH - Apr 1853 Samuel CLAGETT vs Margaret RONEY & Others John D. RONEY d/ Jan-Feb 1852 intestate widow - Margaret s/ John RONEY (age 11 in Jan 1854) s/ Joseph RONEY (age 9 in Jan 1854) d/ Alice RONEY (age 7 in Jan 1854) d/ Catharine RONEY (age 3-4 in Jan 1854) Land - Lot #31 and brick house in Knoxville, between lot of John P. GARROTT and lot of Mrs. S. GARROTT, dec'd, on which Job MILLER then resided. Lot lies on road leading to Hickory Landing from Frederick/Harper's Ferry Road; allowance was made for a ten-foot alley. Lot deeded from Thomas BOTELER in 1848. The back part of the lot was owned by Samuel B. PRESTON. John D. RONEY's father had a farm nearby. Administrator was Samuel B. PRESTON; guardian was Henry SUTER, but transferred to William B. TABLER. Testimony was heard from Milton M. CLAGETT and Samuel B. PRESTON. Trustee was Z. S. CLAGETT with Samuel CLAGETT and Milton M. CLAGETT as sureties, all of Washington County. After a failed public sale, private sale was later made to Mrs. Ellen LYNCH at $300, subject to the dower of Margaret RONEY, the widow. Distribution of $300; court costs $103.33 Balance to creditors. Closed 22 Feb 1855. =================== www.MidMdRoots.com

On September 2, 1868, The Maryland Asylum for The Deaf and Dumb opened at the Hessian Barracks with 36 students. William D. Cook was the superintendent. It is now called the Maryland School for The Deaf. On September 2, 1923, Beth Sholom Synagogue was dedicated in the renovated Elks Lodge on the south side of the unit block of West Second Street in Frederick. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

On September 1, 1862, the new courthouse for Frederick County was due for completion. Although it wasn't finished by that date, it was shortly thereafter. The building now serves as City Hall for The City of Frederick. On September 1,1903, John H. Cutshall ended his term as secretary of The Mutual Insurance Company of Frederick County. He became secretary on November 11, 1893. On September 1, 1885, Elmer F. Munshower, who would command the Maryland State Police and would become a Frederick City alderman and mayor, was born. He died July 6, 1976, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. On September 1, 1901, ground was broken for Thurmont's Trinity Reformed Church on East Main Street. The cornerstone was laid on October 26, 1901. On September 1, 1925, the fifth annual convention of The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks began in Frederick. On September 1, 1937, Josephine P. Etchison began work as the librarian at the C. Burr Artz Library, having been appointed on August 6, 1937. She remained in the position until June 1, 1967. On September 1, 1958, Judge Edward Schley Delaplaine, a Frederick native, lawyer and historian, retired as an associate judge of The Maryland Court of Appeals. On September 1, 1976, Samuel H. Rosenstock, Frederick philanthropist and retired businessman, became the first man to be awarded an honorary doctorate degree by Hood College. On September 1, 1978, Drs. William F. Harper and Steven A. Pickert moved their offices into the Catoctin Medical Center in Thurmont. They had been recruited by town leaders Calvin E. Sayler, Ralph Stottlemyer, Raymond E. Creager and H. Lloyd Hoke to come to Thurmont after the town only physician, Dr. Thomas A. Love, was killed in a traffic accident in 1968. The doctors moved from a modular home in Thurmont. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

>From the Maryland State Archives: By resolution of 18 July 1775, the Continental Congress recommended that each colony appoint a committee of safety "to superintend and direct all matters necessary for the security and defence of their respective colonies in the recess of their assemblies and conventions." A week later, the Convention of Maryland chose by ballot the Council of Safety of Maryland. Acting as an executive body, the council enforced its dictates and those of the Continental Congress through a system of county committees of observation. The council administered all matters and measures connected with the policy of resistance. Its variety of responsibilities included licensing privateers, instituting boycotts, and summoning militia. The council also was charged with taking the Maryland Census of 1776. The state constitution adopted by the convention in November 1776, provided for the election of a new General Assembly. The new Assembly chose Thomas Johnson as the state's first governor. In March 1777, two days after Johnson took office, the General Assembly dissolved the Council of Safety. http://guide.mdsa.net/history.cfm?ID=SH24 On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Peggy McClanahan < [email protected]> wrote: > What was the Maryland Council for Safety, referred to in your 8-29-12 > History Moment? My ancestor was paid by them for several things but I do > not know what they were. >

On August 31, 1712, John Thomas Schley, who built the first house in Frederick Towne, was born in Mortzheim, Germany. He was a school teacher and church leader in Frederick. On August 31, 1784, John Frederick Amelung and 68 workmen and their families arrived in Baltimore aboard the brig "Fame," after a four month voyage from Bremen, Germany. These people built and operated Amelung's New Bremen Glassworks near Park Mills in Frederick County. They produced some of the finest glassware in the new United States following the Revolutionary War. On August 31, 2007, John E. "Jack" Molesworth, the former executive director of the Maryland Secondary Schools Athletic Association, former head football coach and athletic director at Frederick High and Governor Thomas Johnson High and Western Maryland College, died in Frederick following a fall in which he broke his neck. He was born April 3, 1927, in Baltimore. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]

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