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Construction begins on a substantial brick mansion for William Stephenson, a doctor from Lancaster, England. |
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| 1742/00/00 |
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After Dr Stevenson's death in 1739, his widow, Francina, supervises the completion of the brick residence and then lives here with her children. |
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| 1746/00/00 |
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Widow Francina Stephenson marries Daniel Cheston (1712-1754) and the property becomes his possession. |
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| 1747/00/00 |
Samuel Ogle |
Home |
Daniel Cheston leases the Stephenson Residence to Samuel Ogle who will keep the property until his death in 1752. |
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| 1753/00/00 |
Benjamin Tasker Jr |
Owner |
Samuel Ogle's brother-in-law, Benjamin Tasker Jr, buys Ogle Hall from Daniel Cheston for 70-tons of pig iron. While living at Belair, Tasker's widowed sister and her children live at Ogle Hall. |
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| 1760/00/00 |
Ann Tasker Ogle |
Home |
Ann Tasker Ogle buys the Ogle Hall. In 1761, she will purchased a plot next door and separate the two lots with an 8-foot brick wall. |
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| 1773/00/00 |
George Washington |
Guest |
Henrietta and Benjamin Ogle give a dinner at Ogle Hall for his friend, George Washington. |
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| 1773/06/00 |
Benjamin Ogle |
Home |
Ann Ogle gives her Annapolis property - consisting of the main house, gardens, kitchens and other dependencies - to her son, Benjamin Ogle, who together with his second wife, Henrietta Hill, will divide their time between the Hall and Belair. |
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| 1775/00/00 |
Benjamin Ogle |
Home |
On the eve of the Revolutionary War, Samuel's son, Benjamin Ogle starts construction of a large semi-octagonal addition to the rear of the house. |
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| 1794/12/04 |
Henrietta Hill Tayloe Key |
Born |
Anne Ogle Tayloe, wife of John Tayloe, gives birth to a daughter, Henrietta Hill Tayloe, at Ogle Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. |
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| 1796/05/21 |
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe |
Born |
Anne Ogle Tayloe, wife of John Tayloe, gives birth to a son, Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, at Ogle Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. |
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| 1809/08/00 |
Henrietta Margaret Ogle |
Estate |
Benjamin Ogle leaves Ogle Hall to his widow Henrietta Margaret Hill who in turn gives it to their son, Benjamin Ogle II, with instructions that on her death he is to sell the residence. |
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| 1815/08/00 |
James Steele |
Home |
On the death of his mother, Benjamin Ogle II sells Ogle Hall for $6,760 to James Steele, one of the wealthiest men in Dorchester County. |
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| 1824/12/18 |
Mary Nevitt Steele |
Hostess |
After departing the St John's College Green, Lafayette takes a rest at Mrs Mary Steele's, before moving to the Governor's House. |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| 1824/12/20 |
Marquis de Lafayette |
National Guest |
In the evening, Lafayette attends a party hosted by Mrs Mary Nevitt Steele in Annapolis, Maryland. |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| 1836/09/16 |
Mary Nevitt Steele |
Died |
Mary Nevitt Steele, relic of James Steele, dies in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland. |
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| 1839/00/00 |
Sarah Lloyd Lowndes |
Home |
Mrs Mary Steele's children sell Ogle Hall, furnishings, livestock, and six slaves for $4,754 to their aunt Sarah Lowndes, the wife of Commodore Charles Lowndes. |
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| 1847/00/00 |
Sen Thomas George Pratt |
Home |
Governor Thomas George Pratt and his wife Adeline MacKubin Kent buy Ogle Hall for $4,250. |
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| 1865/00/00 |
John Thomson Mason Jr |
Home |
Mr and Mrs Pratt leases their residence to Congressman John Thomson Mason Jr and his wife, Margaret Augusta Cowan. |
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| 1867/00/00 |
John Thomson Mason Jr |
Home |
John T Mason and his wife, Margaret Augusta Cowan purchase Ogle Hall from the Pratts for $5,000. |
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