They had no children together, but when Samuel's brother, Joseph, died they adopted their nephew and niece, raising them as their own. Married Martha Devotion (1738-1784) in 1761, daughter of Ebenezer Devotion, the representative of Windham, Connecticut. Here are the stories of the woman who supported them through it all. 56 men in all left their homes, businesses and families to make the case for the country. OVERVIEW READ THE DECLARATION Drafting the Declaration ABOUT THE SIGNERS Women Behind the Signers FASCINATING FACTS DATES TO REMEMBER Sons of Liberty The Case for Revolution The Five Riders Two Great Thinkers Famous Loyalists The Shot Heard Round the World THE FOURTH OF JULY Treaty of Paris True Copy of Declaration DECLARATION QUIZįrom left: Deborah Read, Abigail Adams, Sarah Armitage Mckean.ĭelegates from all of the colonies were present in Philadelphia for the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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