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Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence to die?
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∙ 13y ago
It is believed Thomas McKean of Delaware was the last person to sign. When Congress authorized the printing of an official copy with the names attached in January 1777, McKean's name was not included. He signed after that date, or the printer made a mistake by omitting him.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoThomas Lynch, Jr. of South Carolina apparently signed the Declaration on August 2, 1776, 3 days before his 27th birthday. The youngest signer at 26, he and his wife were lost at sea in a storm in late 1779, when he was 30 years old.
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∙ 13y ago"Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence to die?"
The answer is Button Gwinnett he died in 1777.
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Button Gwinnett
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Who was the third signer die?
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What day did John Morton die?
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What did the signers pledge to do at the end of the declaration of independence?
Die for what they believe in.
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edward rutledge
