About Marquis Calmes
Lived 1755 – 1834 (aged 79). Marquis Calmes was a military leader and general Assembly of Kentucky.
Marquis Calmes IV (26 February 1755 – 27 February 1834) was an American military officer and landowner.
Biography Calmes was of Huguenot ancestry. His father was William Waller Calmes, 1727–1773. Calmes' mother was Lucy Neville. He died on February 27, 1834. He is buried in a plain stone mausoleum on the property of Caneland. It was restored in 1990.
Calmes and his wife and children were painted by Jacob Frymire in 1806.
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Who was Marquis Calmes?
American general (1755-1834)
When was Marquis Calmes born?
Marquis Calmes was born on 26 February 1755 in Shenandoah.
When did Marquis Calmes die?
Marquis Calmes died on 27 February 1834 in Versailles.
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Marquis Calmes was a military leader and general Assembly of Kentucky.
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