Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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1706 Born at Boston, January 17.1723 Removed to Philadelphia.1729 Editor of Pennsylvania Gazette.1730 Appointed Public Printer.1731 Founded the Philadelphia Library.1736 Organized the first Philadelphia Fire Company.1737 Appointed Postmaster of Philadelphia…
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Founded, 1695. Erection of present building begun in 1727. Bells were brought from England in 1754. Among the noted persons buried here are James Wilson and Robert Morris, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and Bishop White.
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The very existence of Christ Church and the elegant majesty of this building is a testament to the success of William Penn's "Holy Experiment." His Charter of Privileges allowed all denominations freedom of worship, even the Church of England from which Qua…
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In the Burial Ground of this Churchrest the remains of Seven Signers of the
Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin ? ? ? ? ? ? Benjamin Rush MDObit 1796? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Obit 1813Robert Morris ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? James WilsonObi…
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Whereas the honorable Continental Congress have resolved to declare the American Colonies to be free and independent states ... it will be proper to omit those petitions from the liturgy wherein the King of Great Britain is prayed for ...Christ Church vestr…
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Dedicated July 4, 1848, in honor of the signers of the Declaration of Independence for Georgia: George Walton, Lyman Hall and Button Gwinnett. The first two lie buried in crypts beneath this shaft. The burial place of Gwinnett, whose body was to have been r…
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Eight miles north George Wythe, Revolutionary Leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born, 1726.
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This monument honors the three North Carolina delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776. Although Hooper and Penn were reburied here in 1894, they had no direct ties to the battle.
The relation is mo…
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Site of first St. Paul's Episcopal Church, built in 1702. The grave of John Morton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is located just south of here.
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Top PlaqueJohn MortonSigner of theDeclaration of Independence1724 - 1777
Center PlaqueJohn MortonSigner of the Declarationof Independenceplaced byDescendants of the Signers of theDeclaration of Independence, Inc.
Bottom PlaqueJohn Morton1724-1777Signe…