Germantown, Colony of Virginia, British America
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Germantown, in the Colony of Virginia in British America, was a small 18th-century Virginian settlement notable as the birthplace of future U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former populated place
ⓘ
historic settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Marshall family ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice |
Chief Justice of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Justice of the United States (through John Marshall)
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| demography | small population ⓘ |
| foundInDocuments |
biographies of John Marshall
ⓘ
histories of colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | colonial government of Virginia ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | birthplace of a future Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalEra | colonial America ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
ⓘ
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Virginia
|
| namedAfter | German settlers (probable etymology) ⓘ |
| notableFor | birthplace of John Marshall ⓘ |
| notableResident | John Marshall ⓘ |
| partOf |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial America
|
| politicalStatus | British colony settlement ⓘ |
| presentIn | early United States biographical history ⓘ |
| regionType | rural settlement ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| status | defunct settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.