From the January 6, 2016, Cecil (Cecil County, Maryland) Whig "Calvert cemetery digs up War of 1812 history" by Carl Hamilton.
George Brown was buried at Rose Bank Cemetery in Calvert in April 1850.
The engraving on his weathered tombstone says he was born in 1790 and died April 3, 1850 at age 60.
Three weeks ago, an authorized War of 1812 grave marker was found and unearthed during a repair project. Until that time, it was thought that Civil War veterans were the oldest buried at the cemetery.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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