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Traitor Tuesday: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Thomas Jefferson, the Signer Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Thomas Jefferson was a plantation owner, but also a lawyer and a scientist. He was only 33 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was the father of 6 and lived to age 83, not leaving … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Lyman Hall, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Founder of the University of Georgia

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

52 years old Lyman Hall was both a physician and a minister. Married twice, he fathered only one child. He was 66 years old when he passed in 1790. Lyman Hall was one of three Georgians to sign the Declaration … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 of the United States as a Separate Nation: Samuel Chase, The Only U. S. Supreme Court Judge to Face Impeachment Charges and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Samuel Chase was a 35 years old lawyer when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He married twice and was the father of four children. He died in June 1811 at the age of 70. Samuel Chase was born in … Continue reading →

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In History, “False Teeth” Were Not So False

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

  What we refer to as “false” teeth are not false, for most dentures in history contained real teeth, either from another human or from an animal. Some of the oldest finding regarding false teeth come to us from Mexico. … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Thomas McKean, The “Last” Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Thomas McKean was 42 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. A lawyer by trade, McKean had married twice and had 11 children. He died in June of 1817, meaning he also saw the War of 1812, … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Stephen Hopkins, Surveyor, Astronomer, and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Stephen Hopkins was 69 years of age when signed the Declaration of Independence. He had been married twice and had fathered seven children. He died in 1785 at the age of 78. Stephen Hopkins was born on 7 March 1707 in … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: George Clymer, Captain of the “Silk Stockings” and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

George Clymer was 37 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a merchant by trade and the father of 8 children. He saw part of the War of 1812, also against Great Britain, for he died … Continue reading →

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“Bonus” Traitor Thursday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Richard Stockton, A Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Who Was Reviled for Recanting His Allegiance

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Richard Stockton was a 45 years old lawyer when he signed the Declaration of Independence. A father of six children, he died in February 1781 at the age of 50. Richard Stockton was born near Princeton, New Jersey to John … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Matthew Thornton, President of New Hampshire and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Matthew Thorton was a 62 years old physician when he signed the Declaration of Independence. The father of 5 children, Thorton was one of two signers who had been born in Ireland. Thornton died at the age of 89 in … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: John Hart, a Man Who Sacrificed Everything as a Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

May 11, 2026, will mark nearly 250 years since John Hart’s death at the age of 68 in 1779. Hart was one of the older signers at 65 years of age when he signed the declaration. He was a land … Continue reading →

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