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| Name |
William Whipple |
| Prefix |
General |
| Suffix |
Jr |
| Birth |
14 Jan 1730 |
Kittery, York, Maine, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
28 Nov 1785 |
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
15 May 1930 |
ARIZO |
| FamilySearch ID |
LC1D-SKS |
| Burial |
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States |
| Person ID |
I77888 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Captain William Whipple, b. 28 Jan 1695, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 17 Aug 1751, Kittery, York, Maine, United States (Age 56 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Cutts, b. 26 Dec 1698, Kittery, York, Maine, United States d. 28 Feb 1783, Kittery, York, Maine, United States (Age 84 years) |
| Marriage |
14 May 1722 |
Kittery, York, Maine, United States |
| Family ID |
F26915 |
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| Histories |
 | Whipple, William b1730 - History
William Whipple was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire. |
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| Notes |
- Was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence a s a r e p resentative of New Hampshire.
William Whipple was born at Kittery Maine, in 1730. He was educa t e d a t a common school until his early teens, when he went off to se a t o f in d his fortune. He was an able seaman, earning the position o f Ship 's M ast er by the age of 21. He worked hard and amassed a great d eal o f money. I n 1759 he landed in Portsmouth and, in partnership wit h his br other, esta blished himself as a merchant. Calls to public dut y began alm ost i mmediat ely. He was elected to several local offices an d was involv ed i n the Patr iot movement.
In 1775 he was elected to represent his town at the provincial congre s s . The following year New Hampshire dissolved the Royal government an d r e o rganized with a House of Representatives and an Executive Council . Wh i ppl e was made a Council member, a member of the Committee of Safe ty, a n d wa s promptly elected to the Continental Congress. He served th ere th ro ugh 1 779, though he took much leave for military affairs. In 1 777 h e wa s mad e Brigadier General of the New Hampshire Militia. Genera l Whip ple l ed me n in the successful expedition against General Burgoyn e at th e batt les o f Stillwater and Saratoga.
After the war Whipple was appointed an associate justice of the Supe r i o r Court of New Hampshire. He suffered from a heart ailment for seve r a l ye ars and he died, fainting from atop his horse while traveling h i s co urt c ircuit, in November of 1785.
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