St. Thomas' Church is an Episcopal church in a rural setting, located at Croom, Prince George's County, Maryland. It is one of four congregations that have constituted the parish of St. Thomas in the
St. Thomas' Church - Front View, December 2008
Benedict Swingate Calvert, one of the founders of St Thomas' Church, painted by John Wollaston c1754.
St. Thomas' Church - Side View, December 2008
St. Thomas' Church - Claggett Memorial, December 2008
Elizabeth Calvert
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Elizabeth Calvert was the daughter of Maryland Governor Captain Charles Calvert and wife Rebecca Gerard, and a wealthy heiress in colonial Maryland. Her parents died when she was young, leaving her th
St. Thomas' Church (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
…his political power, though not his land and wealth, during the American Revolution. He is buried beneath the chancel of the church along with his wife Elizabeth Calvert (1731 – 1788) and daughter Eleanor Calvert (1757/1758 – September 28, 1811). The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000…
Portrait by John Wollaston, 1754
Elizabeth's probable grandfather, Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore.
Elizabeth's father, Governor Charles Calvert
Elizabeth's husband, Benedict Swingate Calvert, painted by John Wollaston c. 1754.