Sherman, Roger
Roger Sherman was born in Newton, Massachusetts on April 19, 1721. In
1744 Roger Sherman and his family moved to New Milford, Connecticut
where he worked as a shoemaker. He was elected as a delegate from
Connecticut to attend the Continental Congress in 1774. Sherman was a
member of the committee that prepared a draft of the Declaration of
Independence. He later signed this document after it was adopted by
congress. Roger Sherman was the only person to sign all four founding
articles (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Articles of
Confederation, and Articles of Association). Roger Sherman died at age
seventy three on July 23, 1793.
Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution http://www.connecticutsar.org/patriots/sherman_roger_2.htm\
US History.org http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/sherman.htm
Teaching American History.org http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/delegates/sherman.html
Historical Marker Database http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=20922