Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Violetta Lansdale Sprigg (1787-1865)
MSA SC 3520-2247
First Lady of Maryland, 1819-1822

Born: February 2, 17871
Mother: Cornelia Lansdale2
Father: Major Thomas Lancaster Lansdale3
Siblings: William Moylan, Cornelia, Elizabeth, Phillip4
Lansdale Family Home: "Hazelwood", Prince George's County5
Marriage: January 1, 1811 to Governor Samuel Sprigg 6
Sprigg Family Home: "Northhampton", Prince George's County7
Children: Sallie and Osborn 8
Died: April 13, 1865 9
Buried: Carroll family vault, Oakhill cemetary in Georgetown10

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