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Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Name
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State Rep.
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Date of Birth
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Birthplace
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Age in 1776
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Occupation
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Number of Marriages
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Number of Children
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Date of Death
|
Age at Death
|
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Adams, John
|
MA
|
10/30/1735
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Quincy, MA
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40
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Lawyer
|
1
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5
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7/4/1826
|
90
|
|
Adams, Samuel
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MA
|
9/27/1722
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Boston, MA
|
53
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Merchant
|
2
|
2
|
10/2/1803
|
81
|
|
Bartlett, Josiah
|
NH
|
11/21/1729
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Amesbury,MA
|
46
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Physician
|
1
|
12
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5/19/1795
|
65
|
|
Braxton, Carter
|
VA
|
9/10/1736
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Newington, VA
|
39
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Plantation
Owner
|
2
|
18
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10/10/1797
|
61
|
|
Carroll, Charles of Carrollton
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MD
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9/19/1737
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Annapolis, MD
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38
|
Merchant, Plantation
Owner
|
1
|
7
|
11/14/1832
|
95
|
|
Chase, Samuel
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MD
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4/17/1741
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Somerset Co., MD
|
35
|
Lawyer
|
2
|
4
|
6/19/1811
|
70
|
|
Clark, Abraham
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NJ
|
2/15/1726
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Elizabethtown, NJ
|
50
|
Lawyer, Surveyer
|
1
|
10
|
9/15/1794
|
68
|
|
Clymer, George
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PA
|
3/16/1739
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Philadelphia, PA
|
37
|
Merchant
|
1
|
8
|
1/24/1813
|
73
|
|
Ellery, William
|
RI
|
12/22/1727
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Newport, RI
|
48
|
Lawyer, Merchant
|
2
|
16
|
2/15/1820
|
92
|
|
Floyd, William
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NJ
|
12/17/1734
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Brookhaven, NY
|
41
|
Land Speculator
|
2
|
3
|
8/4/1821
|
86
|
|
Franklin, Benjamin
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PA
|
1/17/1706
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Boston, MA
|
70
|
Scientist, Printer
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1
|
3
|
4/17/1790
|
84
|
|
Gerry, Elbridge
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MA
|
7/17/1744
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Marblehead, MA
|
32
|
Merchant
|
1
|
7
|
11/23/1814
|
70
|
|
Gwinnett, Button
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GA
|
c. 1735
|
Gloucester, England
|
41
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Merchant, Plantation
Owner
|
1
|
3
|
5/15/1777
|
42
|
|
Hall, Lyman
|
GA
|
4/12/1724
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Wallingford, CT
|
52
|
Physician, Minister
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2
|
1
|
10/19/1790
|
66
|
|
Hancock, John
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MA
|
1/12/1737
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Quincy, MA
|
40
|
Merchant
|
1
|
2
|
10/8/1793
|
56
|
|
Harrison, Benjamin
|
VA
|
4/7/1726
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Charles City Co., VA
|
50
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Plantation
Owner, Farmer
|
1
|
7
|
4/24/1791
|
65
|
|
Hart, John
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NJ
|
c. 1711
|
Hunterdon Co., NJ
|
65
|
Land owner
|
1
|
13
|
5/11/1779
|
68
|
|
Hewes, Joseph
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NC
|
1/23/1730
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Kingston, NJ
|
46
|
Merchant
|
-
|
-
|
10/10/1779
|
49
|
|
Heyward Jr., Thomas
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SC
|
7/28/1746
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St. Helena Parish, SC
|
30
|
Lawyer, Plantation
Owner
|
2
|
8
|
3/6/1809
|
62
|
|
Hooper, William
|
NC
|
6/17/1742
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Boston, MA
|
34
|
Lawyer
|
1
|
3
|
10/14/1790
|
48
|
|
Hopkins, Stephen
|
RI
|
3/7/1707
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Providence, RI
|
69
|
Merchant
|
2
|
7
|
4/13/1785
|
78
|
|
Hopkinson, Francis
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NJ
|
10/2/1737
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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
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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
|
|
Middleton, Arthur
|
SC
|
6/26/1742
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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
|
|
Rutledge, Edward
|
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
|
|