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The Signers of the Declaration Of Independence

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

1. The Signers of the Declaration of Independence Marker

Inscription.

The Signers of the Declaration Of Independence. . , Name, Born-Died, Colony, Profession , John Adams, 1735-1826, Mass., Lawyer . Samuel Adams, 1722-1803, Mass., Businessman . Josiah Bartlett, 1729-1795, N.H., Physician . Carter Braxton, 1736-1797, Va., Planter . Charles Carroll, 1737-1832, Md., Lawyer . Samuel Chase, 1741-1811, Md., Lawyer . Abraham Clark, 1726-1794, N.J., Politician . George Clymer, 1739-1813, Pa., Banker . William Ellery, 1727-1820, R.I., Lawyer . William Floyd, 1734-1821, N.Y., Farmer . Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, Pa., Publisher . Elbridge Gerry, 1744-1814, Mass., Merchant . Button Gwinnett, 1735(?)-1777, Ga., Merchant . Lyman Hall, 1724-1790, Ga., Physician . John Hancock, 1737-1793, Mass., Merchant . Benjamin Harrison, 1726-1791, Va., Planter . John Hart, 1711(?)-1779, N.J., Farmer . Joseph Hewes, 1730-1779, N.C., Merchant . Thomas Heyward, Jr., 1746-1809, S.C., Lawyer . William Hooper, 1742-1790, N.C., Lawyer . Stephen Hopkins, 1707-1785, R.I., Merchant . Francis Hopkinson, 1737-1791, N.J., Lawyer . Samuel Huntington, 1731-1796, Conn., Lawyer . Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, Va., Planter . Francis Lightfoot Lee, 1734-1797, Va., Planter . Richard Henry Lee, 1734-1797, Va., Planter . Francis Lewis, 1713-1802, N.Y., Merchant . Philip Livingston, 1716-1778, N.Y., Merchant . Thomas Lynch, Jr., 1749-1779, S.C., Planter . Thomas McKean, 1734-1817, Dela., Lawyer . Arthur Middleton, 1742-1787, S.C., Lawyer . Lewis Morris, 1726-1798, N.Y., Landowner . Robert Morris, 1734-1806, Pa., Financier . John Morton, 1724-1777, Pa., Farmer . Thomas Nelson, 1738-1789, Va., Planter . William Paca, 1740-1799, Md., Lawyer . Robert Treat Paine, 1731-1814, Mass., Lawyer . John Penn, 1740-1788, N.C., Lawyer . George Read, 1733-1798, Dela., Lawyer . Caesar Rodney, 1728-1784, Dela., Lawyer . George Ross, 1730-1779, Pa., Lawyer . Benjamin Rush, 1745-1813, Pa., Physician . Edward Rutledge, 1749-1800, S.C., Planter . Roger Sherman, 1721-1793, Conn., Merchant . James Smith, 1719(?)-1806, Pa., Lawyer . Richard Stockton, 1730-1781, N.J., Lawyer . Thomas Stone, 1743-1787, Md., Lawyer . George Taylor, 1716-1781, Pa., Iron-maker . Matthew Thornton, 1714(?)-1803, N.H., Physician . George Walton, 1741-1804, Ga., Lawyer . William Whipple, 1731-1811, N.H., Merchant . William Williams, 1731-1811, Conn., Merchant . James Wilson, 1742-1798, Pa., Lawyer . John Witherspoon, 1723-1794, N.J., Clergyman . Oliver Wolcott, 1726-1797, Conn., Politician-Soldier . George Wythe, 1726-1806, Va., Lawyer

Name, Born-Died, Colony, Profession
John Adams, 1735-1826, Mass., Lawyer • Samuel Adams, 1722-1803, Mass., Businessman • Josiah Bartlett, 1729-1795, N.H., Physician • Carter Braxton, 1736-1797, Va., Planter • Charles Carroll, 1737-1832, Md., Lawyer • Samuel Chase, 1741-1811, Md., Lawyer • Abraham Clark, 1726-1794, N.J., Politician • George Clymer, 1739-1813, Pa., Banker • William Ellery, 1727-1820, R.I., Lawyer • William Floyd, 1734-1821, N.Y., Farmer • Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, Pa., Publisher • Elbridge Gerry, 1744-1814, Mass., Merchant • Button Gwinnett, 1735(?)-1777, Ga., Merchant • Lyman Hall, 1724-1790, Ga., Physician • John Hancock, 1737-1793, Mass., Merchant • Benjamin Harrison, 1726-1791, Va., Planter • John Hart, 1711(?)-1779, N.J., Farmer • Joseph Hewes, 1730-1779, N.C., Merchant • Thomas Heyward, Jr., 1746-1809, S.C., Lawyer • William Hooper, 1742-1790, N.C., Lawyer • Stephen Hopkins, 1707-1785, R.I., Merchant • Francis Hopkinson, 1737-1791, N.J., Lawyer • Samuel Huntington, 1731-1796, Conn., Lawyer • Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, Va., Planter • Francis Lightfoot Lee, 1734-1797, Va., Planter • Richard Henry Lee, 1734-1797, Va., Planter • Francis Lewis, 1713-1802, N.Y., Merchant • Philip Livingston, 1716-1778, N.Y., Merchant • Thomas Lynch, Jr., 1749-1779,

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S.C., Planter • Thomas McKean, 1734-1817, Dela., Lawyer • Arthur Middleton, 1742-1787, S.C., Lawyer • Lewis Morris, 1726-1798, N.Y., Landowner • Robert Morris, 1734-1806, Pa., Financier • John Morton, 1724-1777, Pa., Farmer • Thomas Nelson, 1738-1789, Va., Planter • William Paca, 1740-1799, Md., Lawyer • Robert Treat Paine, 1731-1814, Mass., Lawyer • John Penn, 1740-1788, N.C., Lawyer • George Read, 1733-1798, Dela., Lawyer • Caesar Rodney, 1728-1784, Dela., Lawyer • George Ross, 1730-1779, Pa., Lawyer • Benjamin Rush, 1745-1813, Pa., Physician • Edward Rutledge, 1749-1800, S.C., Planter • Roger Sherman, 1721-1793, Conn., Merchant • James Smith, 1719(?)-1806, Pa., Lawyer • Richard Stockton, 1730-1781, N.J., Lawyer • Thomas Stone, 1743-1787, Md., Lawyer • George Taylor, 1716-1781, Pa., Iron-maker • Matthew Thornton, 1714(?)-1803, N.H., Physician • George Walton, 1741-1804, Ga., Lawyer • William Whipple, 1731-1811, N.H., Merchant • William Williams, 1731-1811, Conn., Merchant • James Wilson, 1742-1798, Pa., Lawyer • John Witherspoon, 1723-1794, N.J., Clergyman • Oliver Wolcott, 1726-1797, Conn., Politician-Soldier • George Wythe, 1726-1806, Va., Lawyer

Erected by The Citizens Banking Co, presented to the Freedom Shrine.

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Declaration Of Independence plaque nearby image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

2. Declaration Of Independence plaque nearby

lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series list.

Location. 41° 27.317′ N, 82° 42.616′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. Marker is on East Washington Row east of Columbus Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 E Washington Row, Sandusky OH 44870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Ninteenth Amendment (here, next to this marker); Mayflower Compact (a few steps from this marker); Benjamin Franklin Epitaph (a few steps from this marker); The Monroe Doctrine (a few steps from this marker); I Have A Dream (a few steps from this marker); Statue Of Liberty (a few steps from this marker); Bill Of Rights (a few steps from this marker); Emancipation Proclamation (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 78 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.