Eleanor Darnall Carroll
Eleanor Darnall | |
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Eleanor Darnall as a child, c. 1710, painted by Justus Engelhardt Kühn | |
| Born | 1703 The Woodyard, Prince George’s County, Maryland |
| Died | 1796 (aged 92–93) |
| Occupation | heiress |
| Spouse | Daniel Carroll |
| Children | 6, including Daniel Carroll |
| Father | Henry Darnall II |
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Eleanor Darnall Carroll (1703–1796) was a prominent heiress in colonial Maryland. She married Daniel Carroll, a wealthy planter, and together they became the parents of two notable figures in American history: Daniel Carroll, a Founding Father of the United States, and John Carroll, the first Archbishop of Baltimore and the founder of Georgetown University.