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> United States > Maryland > MD Counties > Cecil
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| Website | http://www.ccgov.org/ |
| Established | June 06, 1674 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RP February 02, 2023 12:47pm |
| Description | Cecil County was erected in 1674 from Baltimore and Kent counties by proclamation of the Governor. The County was named for Cecilius Calvert (1605-1675), Second Lord Baltimore, and founder of the Maryland colony. Although he never lived in Maryland, Cecilius Calvert was Proprietor of the colony from 1632 until his death in Middlesex, England in 1675. |
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May 01, 1707 -
CECIL lost to KENT.
(Archives of Md., 26:621)
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June 19, 1674 -
May 01, 1707
CECIL lost to KENT; boundary is estimated.
(Archives of Md., 15:41)
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June 06, 1674 -
June 19, 1674
By 6 June 1674, CECIL was created from BALTIMORE and KENT.
(Archives of Md., 15:38-39)
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