Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Fast Facts
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|
Name |
State Rep. |
Date of Birth |
Birthplace |
Age in 1776 |
Occupation |
Number of Marriages |
Number of Children |
Date |
Age |
|
Adams, John |
MA |
10/30/1735 |
Quincy, MA |
40 |
Lawyer |
1 |
5 |
7/4/1826 |
90 |
|
Adams, Samuel |
MA |
9/27/1722 |
Boston, MA |
53 |
Merchant |
2 |
2 |
10/2/1803 |
81 |
|
Bartlett, Josiah |
NH |
11/21/1729 |
Amesbury,MA |
46 |
Physician |
1 |
12 |
5/19/1795 |
65 |
|
Braxton, Carter |
VA |
9/10/1736 |
Newington, VA |
39 |
Plantation Owner |
2 |
18 |
10/10/1797 |
61 |
|
Carroll, Charles |
MD |
9/19/1737 |
Annapolis, MD |
38 |
Merchant, Plantation Owner |
1 |
7 |
11/14/1832 |
95 |
|
Chase, Samuel |
MD |
4/17/1741 |
Somerset Co., MD |
35 |
Lawyer |
2 |
4 |
6/19/1811 |
70 |
|
Clark, Abraham |
NJ |
2/15/1726 |
Elizabethtown, NJ |
50 |
Lawyer, Surveyer |
1 |
10 |
9/15/1794 |
68 |
|
Clymer, George |
PA |
3/16/1739 |
Philadelphia, PA |
37 |
Merchant |
1 |
8 |
1/24/1813 |
73 |
|
Ellery, William |
RI |
12/22/1727 |
Newport, RI |
48 |
Lawyer, Merchant |
2 |
16 |
2/15/1820 |
92 |
|
Floyd, William |
NJ |
12/17/1734 |
Brookhaven, NY |
41 |
Land Speculator |
2 |
3 |
8/4/1821 |
86 |
|
Franklin, Benjamin |
PA |
1/17/1706 |
Boston, MA |
70 |
Scientist, Printer |
1 |
3 |
4/17/1790 |
84 |
|
Gerry, Elbridge |
MA |
7/17/1744 |
Marblehead, MA |
32 |
Merchant |
1 |
7 |
11/23/1814 |
70 |
|
Gwinnett, Button |
GA |
c. 1735 |
Gloucester, England |
41 |
Merchant, Plantation Owner |
1 |
3 |
5/15/1777 |
42 |
|
Hall, Lyman |
GA |
4/12/1724 |
Wallingford, CT |
52 |
Physician, Minister |
2 |
1 |
10/19/1790 |
66 |
|
Hancock, John |
MA |
1/12/1737 |
Quincy, MA |
40 |
Merchant |
1 |
2 |
10/8/1793 |
56 |
|
Harrison, Benjamin |
VA |
4/7/1726 |
Charles City Co., VA |
50 |
Plantation Owner, Farmer |
1 |
7 |
4/24/1791 |
65 |
|
Hart, John |
NJ |
c. 1711 |
Hunterdon Co., NJ |
65 |
Land owner |
1 |
13 |
5/11/1779 |
68 |
|
Hewes, Joseph |
NC |
1/23/1730 |
Kingston, NJ |
46 |
Merchant |
- |
- |
10/10/1779 |
49 |
|
Heyward Jr., Thomas |
SC |
7/28/1746 |
St. Helena Parish, SC |
30 |
Lawyer, Plantation Owner |
2 |
8 |
3/6/1809 |
62 |
|
Hooper, William |
NC |
6/17/1742 |
Boston, MA |
34 |
Lawyer |
1 |
3 |
10/14/1790 |
48 |
|
Hopkins, Stephen |
RI |
3/7/1707 |
Providence, RI |
69 |
Merchant |
2 |
7 |
4/13/1785 |
78 |
|
Hopkinson, Francis |
NJ |
10/2/1737 |
Philadelphia, PA |
38 |
Lawyer, Musician |
1 |
5 |
5/9/1791 |
53 |
|
Huntington, Samuel |
CT |
7/3/1731 |
Windham, CT |
45 |
Lawyer |
1 |
2 |
1/5/1796 |
64 |
|
Jefferson, Thomas |
VA |
4/13/1743 |
Albemarle Co., VA |
33 |
Lawyer, Plantation Owner, Scientist |
1 |
6 |
7/4/1826 |
83 |
|
Lee, Francis Lightfoot |
VA |
10/14/1734 |
Mt. Pleasant, VA |
41 |
Plantation Owner |
1 |
0 |
1/11/1797 |
62 |
|
Lee, Richard Henry |
VA |
1/20/1732 |
Stratford, VA |
44 |
Plantation Owner, Merchant |
2 |
6 |
6/19/1794 |
62 |
|
Lewis, Francis |
NY |
3/21/1713 |
Llandaff, Wales |
63 |
Merchant |
1 |
7 |
12/30/1802 |
89 |
|
Livingston, Philip |
NY |
1/15/1716 |
Albany, NY |
60 |
Merchant |
1 |
9 |
6/12/1778 |
62 |
|
Lynch Jr., Thomas |
SC |
8/5/1749 |
Prince George's Parrish, SC |
26 |
Lawyer |
1 |
0 |
c. 1779 |
30 |
|
McKean, Thomas |
DE |
3/19/1735 |
Chester Co., PA |
42 |
Lawyer |
2 |
11 |
6/24/1817 |
83 |
|
SC |
6/26/1742 |
Charleston, SC |
34 |
Plantation Owner |
1 |
9 |
1/1/1787 |
44 |
|
|
Morris, Lewis |
NY |
4/8/1726 |
West Chester Co.,NY |
50 |
Plantation Owner |
1 |
10 |
1/22/1798 |
71 |
|
Morris, Robert |
PA |
1/31/1734 |
Liverpool, England |
42 |
Merchant, Land Speculator |
1 |
7 |
5/8/1806 |
72 |
|
Morton, John |
PA |
c. 1724 |
Ridley Township, PA |
52 |
Farmer |
1 |
8 |
c. 1777 |
53 |
|
Nelson Jr., Thomas |
VA |
12/26/1738 |
Yorktown, VA |
37 |
Merchant, Plantation Owner |
1 |
13 |
1/4/1789 |
50 |
|
Paca, William |
MD |
10/31/1740 |
Abington, MD |
35 |
Lawyer, Plantation Owner |
2 |
5 |
10/13/1799 |
58 |
|
Paine, Robert Treat |
MA |
3/11/1731 |
Boston, MA |
45 |
Lawyer, Scientist |
1 |
8 |
5/12/1814 |
83 |
|
Penn, John |
NC |
5/6/1740 |
Carolina Co., VA |
36 |
Lawyer |
1 |
3 |
9/14/1788 |
48 |
|
Read, George |
DE |
9/18/1733 |
Northeast MD |
42 |
Lawyer |
1 |
5 |
9/21/1798 |
65 |
|
Rodney, Caesar |
DE |
10/7/1728 |
Dover, DE |
47 |
Plantation Owner, Military Officer |
0 |
0 |
6/29/1784 |
55 |
|
Ross, George |
PA |
5/10/1730 |
New Castle, DE |
46 |
Lawyer |
1 |
3 |
7/14/1779 |
49 |
|
Rush, Benjamin Dr. |
PA |
1/4/1746 |
Philadelphia, PA |
30 |
Physician |
1 |
13 |
4/19/1813 |
67 |
|
SC |
11/23/1749 |
Christ Church Parish, SC |
26 |
Lawyer, Plantation Owner |
2 |
3 |
1/23/1800 |
50 |
|
|
Sherman, Roger |
CT |
4/19/1721 |
Newton, MA |
55 |
Lawyer |
2 |
15 |
7/23/1793 |
72 |
|
Smith, James |
PA |
c. 1719 |
Northern Ireland |
57 |
Lawyer |
1 |
5 |
7/11/1806 |
87 |
|
Stockton, Richard |
NJ |
10/1/1730 |
Princeton, NJ |
45 |
Lawyer |
1 |
6 |
2/28/1781 |
50 |
|
Stone, Thomas |
MD |
c. 1743 |
Charles Co., MD |
33 |
Lawyer |
1 |
3 |
10/5/1787 |
44 |
|
Taylor, George |
PA |
c. 1716 |
Ireland |
60 |
Merchant |
1 |
2 |
2/23/1781 |
65 |
|
Thornton, Matthew |
NH |
c. 1714 |
Ireland |
62 |
Physician |
1 |
5 |
6/24/1803 |
89 |
|
Walton, George |
GA |
c. 1741 |
Cumberland Co., VA |
35 |
Lawyer |
1 |
2 |
2/2/1804 |
63 |
|
Whipple, William |
NH |
1/14/1730 |
Kittery, ME |
46 |
Merchant |
1 |
0 |
11/28/1785 |
55 |
|
Williams, William |
CT |
4/18/1731 |
Lebannon, CT |
45 |
Merchant |
1 |
3 |
8/2/1811 |
80 |
|
Wilson, James |
PA |
9/14/1742 |
Carskerdo, Scotland |
33 |
Lawyer |
2 |
7 |
8/21/1798 |
55 |
|
Witherspoon, John |
NJ |
2/5/1723 |
Gifford, Scotland |
53 |
Minister |
2 |
12 |
11/15/1794 |
71 |
|
Wolcott, Oliver |
CT |
11/20/1726 |
Windsor, CT |
49 |
Lawyer |
1 |
4 |
12/1/1797 |
71 |
|
Wythe, George |
VA |
c. 1726 |
Elizabeth City Co., VA |
50 |
Lawyer |
2 |
1 |
6/8/1806 |
80 |
Source: www.archives.gov
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