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Lesser-Known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: George Taylor of Pennsylvania

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Through doing this series, I have learned so much! I had no idea that one of the signers actually made cannon balls! Here are two different descriptions of Taylor's life and accomplishments. George Taylor was born in 1716 in Ireland. He immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1736, where he worked as an iron worker for Samuel …

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Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Nelson, Jr., of Virginia. Two views.

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Nelson was a member of what was known as the"First Families" of Virginia. Here are two different views of his story. Founding Father Thomas Nelson Jr. was born in 1738 in Yorktown to one of Virginia’s First Families. He grew up in all the trappings of wealth and prepared for taking his eventual place as …

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