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Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Richard Stockton


Richard Stockton

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Birthplace

 

Birthplace: Morven, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NY

Visited: 6/2/2012

Log Excerpt: "The sights we saw on our hour and a half stroll were: ... Morven - Richard Stockton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born on the estate. In the 1750s he built the house, which served as New Jersey's first Governor’s Mansion from 1954 until 1981."



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Home: Morven, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NY

Visited: 6/2/2012

Log Excerpt: "The sights we saw on our hour and a half stroll were: ... Morven - Richard Stockton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born on the estate. In the 1750s he built the house, which served as New Jersey's first Governor’s Mansion from 1954 until 1981."



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Gravesite

 

Gravesite: Stony Brook Church/Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Quaker Road, Princeton, NJ

Visited: 10/15/2022

Log Excerpt: "Richard Stockton grave (Princeton, NJ). At Stony Brook Church/Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, we checked out the grave marker in a small cemetery, right before some sort of service that was going to be held. A gentleman informed us that the marker was just notional, as the exact grave location is not known, Stockton having been buried in secret to avoid desecration by the British."