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5 de abr. de 2023 · William Williams (1731-1811), a Connecticut politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, educated at Harvard and studied theology under his father, Reverend Solomon Williams.
- Lebanon, Connecticut
- Mary Trumbull
- Connecticut
- March 29, 1731
American politician. Born William WILLIAMS. American merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Born on April 8, 1731 in Lebanon, Connecticut , United States. Died on August 2, 1811 in Lebanon, Connecticut , United States.
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William Williams, son of Rev. Solomon Williams and Mary Porter, was born April 8, 1731, according to the inscription on his tombstone and his DAR record. The "3" in 1731, is not legible in the photos of his gravestone, and in the 1930's when the stone was read, it was misread or mistyped as 1781, which of course is wrong, since he died at 80 in 181...
William Williams attended and graduated, 1751, from Harvard. It was his intention, at the time, to become a minister like his father, Rev. Solomon Williams.Although he never became a minister, he was a deacon of the church, from an early age. He joined the Continental Army during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). He was on the staff of his unc...
William Williams Esq., son of Rev. Solomon Williams married Mary Trumbull, Feb 14, 1771, in Lebanon. The ceremony was performed by his father.Mary was the daughter of Governor Jonathan Trumbull. Census data indicates that the William and Mary spent their lives in Lebanon in a William Williams house that still exists.Household size indicates that th...
The Hon. William Williams, Esq. died Aug. 2, 1811 at the age of 80,and was buried at the Old Cemetery in Lebanon, Connecticut. A shorter obituary reads: "----At Lebanon, Conn. the hon. William Williams; a gentleman eminently virtuous and useful in society, aged 80 years. He was one of the patriots of ’76, and the only surviving Member of Congress f...
A man eminent for his Virtues and Piety. For more than fifty years he was constantly employed in publick life and served in many of the most important offices in the gift of his fellow citizens. During the whole period of the revolutionary war he was a firm, steady, and ardent friend of his Country and in the darkest times he risked his life and we...
Solomon Williams b. the night following Jan 5, 1772;bpt. 12 Jan 1772.Faith Williams b. Sept 28, 1774;bpt Oct 2, 1774William Trumbull Williams b. Mar 2, 1777- Male
- August 2, 1811
- Mary (Trumbull) Williams
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William Williams, signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut, was born 8 April 1731, son of Rev. Solomon Williams and Mary Porter Williams, at Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut. He married Mary Trumbull (1745-1831), daughter of Gov. Jonathan Trumbull and Faith Robinson Trumbull.
When William Williams was born about 1769, in Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Roper Williams Sr, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Watson, was 27. He married Mary Jordan on 11 July 1788, in Amelia, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died after 1815. More.
