Interesting Facts about the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

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1.   Who was the oldest Signer in 1776? Benjamin Franklin. He was 70.

2.   How many signers were born in Europe? Eight.

3.   Which Signer had the most children? Carter Braxton with 18 children from 2 marriages.

4.   Which Signer was also a musician? Francis Hopkinson was a lawyer and a musician.

5.   What happened on July 4, 1826? John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died.

6.   Which Signer lived the longest? Charles Carroll of Carrollton who lived until ninety-five years old.

7.   How many Signers were also clergymen? Two- Lyman Hall and John Witherspoon.

8.   Which colony had the largest number of representatives? Pennsylvania with nine representatives.

9.   Who was the youngest Signer? Edward Rutledge was born November 23, 1749 making him twenty-six years old when he became a Signer. (Thomas Lynch, Jr. was also 26, but he was born August 5, 1749).

10. How many Signers were physicians? Lawyers? Printers? Four were physicians. Twenty-four were lawyers. One was a printer.