Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key

Interment LocationVisited 
Frederick, MDOctober 22, 2023 

Photographed October 22, 2023.
Photographed October 22, 2023.
Photographed October 22, 2023.
Photographed October 22, 2023.
Photographed October 22, 2023.
Photographed October 22, 2023.

Fast Facts

Born: August 1, 1779 in Frederick County, Maryland

Spouse: Mary Tayloe Lloyd Key (m. 1802-1843)

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: 1833-1841

Died: January 11, 1843 in Baltimore, Maryland

Cause of Death: Pleurisy

Age: 63

Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland

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