Signer's House and Matthew Thornton Cemetery
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Signer's House and Matthew Thornton Cemetery is a historic site in Merrimack, New Hampshire
that was home to Matthew Thornton
, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
.
The house was built in 1770 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Merrimack, New Hampshire
Merrimack is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 25,494 at the 2010 census, making it the eighth-largest municipality in New Hampshire....
that was home to Matthew Thornton
Matthew Thornton
Matthew Thornton , was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire.- Background and Early Life :He was born in Ireland, the son of James Thornton and Elizabeth Malone...
, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
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The house was built in 1770 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.