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  1. Died1 April 1777 (aged 51–52)
    Children5 daughters and 3 sons
    Early life

    Morton was born in Ridley, in Chester County, present-day Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in 1725, the exact month is unknown. Morton's great-grandfather Martti Marttinen (Swedish: Mårten Mårtensson, or Morten Mor… See more

    Political career

    Morton was elected to the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly in 1756. The following year he was also appointed justice of the peace, an office he held until 1764. He served as a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress in … See more

    Legacy

    Morton was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence to die and was buried in Old St. Paul's Church Burial Ground (also known as the Old Swedish Burial Ground) in Chester, Pennsylvania. Morton's gr… See more

    Personal life

    Morton married Ann Justis of Chester County, and together they had three sons and five daughters; Aaron, Sketchley, John, Mary, Sarah, Lydia, Ann and Elizabeth. Morton's second son, Sketchley, was a major in the … See more

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