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.

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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

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John Marshall placeOfBirth Germantown, Colony of Virginia, British America