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Signers of The Declaration of Independence and Their Religious Affiliation
Signers of The Declaration of Independence and Their Religious Affiliation
Because I found the information difficult to find on the Internet, I compiled the demographics for the Signers of the Declaration of Independ
Name
State
Place of Birth
Birth Date
Adams, John
Adams, Samuel
Bartlett, Josiah
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Quincy, MA
Boston, MA
Amesbury, MA
10/30/35
09/27/22
11/21/29
Braxton, Carter
Carroll of
Carrollton,
Charles
Chase, Samuel
Virginia
Newington, VA
09/10/36
Maryland
Maryland
Annapolis, MD
Somerset Co., MD
09/19/37
04/17/41
Clark, Abraham
Clymer, George
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
02/15/41
03/16/39
Ellery, William
Rhode Island
Newport, RI
12/22/27
Floyd, William
Franklin,
Benjamin
New York
Brookhaven, NY
12/17/34
Pennsylvania
Boston, MA
01/17/06
Gerry, Elbridge
Massachusetts
Marblehead, MA
Down Hatherley,
England
07/17/44
1735
Hall, Lyman
Hancock, John
Harrison,
Benjamin
Hart, John
Georgia
Massachusetts
Wallingford, CT
Quincy, MA
04/12/24
01/12/37
Virginia
New Jersey
04/07/26
1711
Hewes, Joseph
Heyward Jr.,
Thomas
Hooper, William
North Carolina
Kingston, NJ
St. Helena Parrish,
SC
Boston, MA
01/23/30
Providence, RI
03/07/07
Philadelphia, PA
10/02/37
Windham, CT
07/03/31
Albermarle Co., VA
04/13/43
South Carolina
North Carolina
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07/28/46
06/17/42
Death Date
Occupation
07/04/26 Lawyer
10/02/03 Merchant
05/19/95 Physician
Plantation
10/10/97 Owner
Merchant/Plant
11/14/32 ation Owner
06/19/11 Lawyer
Lawyer/Survey
09/15/94 or
01/24/13 Merchant
Lawyer/Merch
02/15/20 ant
Land
08/04/21 Speculator
Scientist/Printe
04/17/90 r
11/23/14 Merchant
Merchant/Plant
05/15/77 ation Owner
Physician/Mini
10/19/90 ster
10/08/93 Merchant
Plantation
04/24/91 Owner/Farmer
05/11/79 Land Owner
10/10/79 Merchant
Lawyer/Plantat
03/06/09 ion Owner
10/14/90 Lawyer
04/13/85 Merchant
Lawyer/Musici
05/09/91 an
01/05/96 Lawyer
Lawyer/Plantat
07/04/26 ion Owner
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Lee, Francis
Lightfoot
Virginia
Plantation
01/11/97 Owner
Plantation
Owner/Mercha
06/19/94 nt
12/30/02 Merchant
06/12/78 Merchant
Mt. Pleasant, VA
10/14/34
01/20/32
03/21/13
01/15/16
Stratford, VA
Llandaff, Wales
Albany, NY
Prince George's
Parrish, SC
Chester Co., PA
03/19/35
Charleston, SC
06/26/42
Morris, Lewis
New York
04/08/26
Morris, Robert
Pennsylvania
Liverpool, England
01/31/34
Morton, John
Nelson Jr.,
Thomas
Pennsylvania
Ridley Township, PA
Virginia
Yorktown, VA
12/26/38
Paca, William
Paine, Robert
Treat
Penn, John
Read, George
Maryland
Abington, MD
10/31/40
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Delaware
Boston, MA
Carolina Co., VA
Northeast MD
03/11/31
05/06/40
09/18/33
Rodney, Caesar
Ross, George
Rush, Benjamin
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Dover, DE
New Castle, DE
Philadelphia, PA
Christ Church
Parrish, SC
Newton, MA
Northern Ireland
10/07/28
05/10/30
01/04/46
11/23/49
04/19/21
1719
1777 Farmer
Merchant/Plant
01/04/89 ation Owner
Lawyer/Plantat
10/13/99 ion Owner
Lawyer/Scienti
05/12/14 st
09/14/88 Lawyer
09/21/98 Lawyer
Plantation
06/29/84 Owner/Soldier
07/14/79 Lawyer
04/19/13 Physician
Lawyer/Plantat
01/23/00 ion Owner
07/23/93 Lawyer
07/11/06 Lawyer
Lee, Richard
Henry
Virginia
Lewis, Francis
New York
Livingston, Philip New York
08/05/49
1724
1779 Lawyer
06/24/17 Lawyer
Plantation
01/01/87 Owner
Plantation
01/22/98 Owner
Merchant/Land
05/08/06 Speculator
Stockton, Richard
Stone, Thomas
Taylor, George
Thornton,
Matthew
Walton, George
Whipple, William
Williams, William
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Princeton, NJ
Charles Co., MD
Ireland
10/01/30
1743
1716
02/28/81 Lawyer
10/05/87 Lawyer
02/23/81 Merchant
New Hampshire
Georgia
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Ireland
Cumberland Co., VA
Kittery, ME
Lebanon, CT
1714
1741
01/14/30
04/18/31
06/24/03 Physician
02/02/04 Lawyer
11/28/85 Merchant
08/02/11 Merchant
Wilson, James
Pennsylvania
Carskerdo, Scotland
09/14/42
08/21/98 Lawyer
Gifford, Scotland
Windsor, CT
Elizabeth City Co.,
VA
02/05/23
11/20/26
11/15/94 Minister
12/01/97 Lawyer
Virginia
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1726
06/08/06 Lawyer
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Sources:
Birth places, birth and death dates, and occupations: Declaration Signer's Factsheet from NARA (National Archives and Records
Administration) . Religion: A Note on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and God & Country.
Note on religion: Pinning down the religion of some people on this list is notoriously difficult. The "Deist" label, in particular, is a difficult
one to assign. The best attempt has been made to assign labels accurately - the assignment can be debated, and this fact is readily
acknowledged.
Added by MAS on 12/28/15 - The signers of the Declaration of Independence were a profoundly intelligent, religious and ethi
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the Signers of the Declaration of Independence for this page. It mirrors the data found on a similar page which has demographics for the attendees of the C
Religion (NOT
NARA) Only if
Religion (NARA)
different
Congregationalist;
Unitarian
Unitarian
Congregationalist
Congregationalist
Episcopal
Episcopalian
Roman Catholic
Episcopal
Presbyterian
Quaker/Episcopal
Congregationalist
Presbyterian
Deist
Episcopalian (Deist)
Episcopal
Episcopal
Episcopalian;
Congregationalist
Congregationalist
Congregationalist
?
Presbyterian
Episcopal
Episcopalian
Quaker,
Episcopalian
?
Episcopal
Episcopalian
Episcopalian
Episcopal
Congregationalist
Deist
Episcopalian (Deist)
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?
Episcopalian
?
?
Presbyterian
Episcopalian
Episcopalian
Episcopalian
Presbyterian
?
Episcopalian
Episcopalian
Episcopal
?
Episcopalian
Episcopalian
Episcopal
Congregationalist
?
Episcopal
Episcopal
?
Presbyterian
Anglican
Congregationalist
Presbyterian
Congregationalist;
Unitarian
Episcopalian
Episcopalian
Episcopalian
Presbyterian
Episcopal
Presbyterian
Presbyterian
Anglican
Congregationalist
Congregationalist
Episcopal/ Deist
Episcopalian
Episcopalian;
Presbyterian
Presbyterian
Congregationalist
Episcopal
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ofoundly intelligent, religious and ethically-minded group. Four of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were current or former full
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