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Name | State Rep. | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Age in 1776 | Occupation | Number of Marriages | Number of Children | Date of Death | Age at Death |
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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 of Carrollton | 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 | NY | 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 |
Hanco*ck, 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 | 7/9/1730 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Information obtained from:
American Council of Learned Societies. American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume 1607-1896. Chicago: The A.N. Marquis Company, 1963.
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