What Happened to The 56 Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence ?

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Happy Birthday, America.

Via Defense Tech.

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Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
Declaration of Independence?

Five were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they
died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons
captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the
Revolutionary War.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were
farmers and large plantation owners: men of means, well educated. But they
signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty
would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader saw his ships
swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to
pay his debts and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his
family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his
family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty
was his reward.

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More:
http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003581.html

- - ferg

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