Next Installment, Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Lyman Hall of Georgia, via Connecticut

Dr. Hall was one of the few physicians who sighed the Declaration, and he had a consequential life. Lyman Hall was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, on April 12, 1724, as the fourth of eight children. He pursued his studies at Yale College, where he graduated in 1747. He became an ordained Congregational minister, but soon …

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Continued: Next installment of the lesser-known signers of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Lynch, Jr. of South Carolina

Thomas Lynch Jr. was a scholar, legislator, farmer, soldier, and patriot who gave his life and family to the cause of American independence. He was the second-youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence and did not live to see the end of the Revolution. Born on August 5, 1749, in Prince George’s Parish, South Carolina, …

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Again By Request: Third Installment of Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: John Hart of New Jersey

This is for a descendant of Mr. John Hart. I envy people with ancestors from the early days of America. John Hart was born in Stonington, Connecticut, in 1713. His father, Edward Hart, was a farmer, justice of the peace, and public assessor. Soon after John’s birth, the family moved to Hopewell, New Jersey, where …

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