Archives of Maryland
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Sally Ann Dorsey Ligon (1817-1847)
MSA SC 3520-2264
Wife of Thomas Watkins Ligon, Governor of Maryland 1854-1858


Born: July 18, 18171
Father: Charles Worthington Dorsey2
Paternal Grandparents: Caleb and Elizabeth Dorsey3
Siblings: Mary Tolly, Elizabeth I, Thomas Beale, Elizabeth II, Caleb, Comfort Augusta, Priscilla4
Dorsey Family Home: Baltimore County (Now Howard County)5
Marriage: September 29, 1840 to Governor Thomas Watkins Ligon6
Children: Mary Worthington Ligon, Caleb Dorsey Ligon, and Martha Watkins Ligon7
Died: August 28, 18478

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