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   2 days ago · Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was the son of William McKean from Co Antrim who came to Pennsylvania via the city of Derry as a child and later married Letitia Finney whose...

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › Declaration-of-IndependenceDeclaration of Independence | Summary, Definition, Date ...

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   1 day ago · Declaration of Independence, in U.S. history, document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.

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   1 day ago · But in 1796, signer Thomas McKean disputed that, because some signers were not then present, including several who were not even elected to Congress until after that date. Historians have generally accepted McKean's version of events.

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   6 days ago · Thomas McKean, a delegate from Delaware, was reportedly the last person to sign. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? The Declaration of Independence was drafted in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson ...

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   2 days ago · In the heart of America’s founding story lies a tale of courage, unity, and the pursuit of freedom. The signing of the Declaration of Independence by 56 men marked a pivotal moment in history, one that paved the way for the birth of a nation.

8. en.as.com › latest_news › who-signed-the-declarationWho signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776?

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   3 days ago · Who wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence? The Declaration was officially written by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. The...

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   Who was Thomas McKean?

   • Thomas McKean led the movement in Delaware for American independence and served as commander of a patriot militia group known as the Pennsylvania “Associators.” Charles Caroll by Michael Laty, circa 1846. (Public Domain)

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   • Thomas McKean, painted by Charles Willson Peale after 1787. (Public Domain) Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was the son of William McKean from County Antrim (Aontroim) who came to Pennsylvania via the city of Derry (Doire) as a child and later married Letitia Finney whose family had also emigrated from Ireland.

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   Why did 'McKean' converge in the declaration of Independence?

   • The eight Irish signatories of the Declaration of Independence, including "McKean," gave me the story I needed to feel at home here like a native. My love of country, the United States, and of my heritage, Irish, converge in that document because I acknowledge the Irish who risked their lives to sign it.

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   • Matthew Thornton. (Public Domain) Matthew Thornton was born in Ireland in 1714 and went out to America as a four-year-old child in the passage of five ships carrying 120 Irish families from the Bann Valley (Coleraine-Ballymoney-Aghadowey-Macosquin).

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    5 days ago · Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.