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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
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
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
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
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
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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