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Here is a comprehensive list of all 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence with the requested details:
John Adams
Age: 40
Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts
Religious Affiliation: Unitarian
Represented: Massachusetts
Trade/Profession: Lawyer
War Involvement: Diplomatic efforts in Europe
Age at Death: 90
Date of Death: July 4, 1826
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Samuel Adams
Age: 53
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: Massachusetts
Trade/Profession: Brewer, Politician
War Involvement: Political leadership
Age at Death: 81
Date of Death: October 2, 1803
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Josiah Bartlett
Age: 46
Birthplace: Amesbury, Massachusetts
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: New Hampshire
Trade/Profession: Physician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 65
Date of Death: May 19, 1795
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Carter Braxton
Age: 40
Birthplace: Newington, Virginia
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Virginia
Trade/Profession: Planter, Merchant
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 61
Date of Death: October 10, 1797
Cause of Death: Stroke
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Age: 38
Birthplace: Annapolis, Maryland
Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Represented: Maryland
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Planter
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 95
Date of Death: November 14, 1832
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Samuel Chase
Age: 35
Birthplace: Princess Anne, Maryland
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Maryland
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Judge
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 70
Date of Death: June 19, 1811
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Abraham Clark
Age: 50
Birthplace: Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian
Represented: New Jersey
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Surveyor
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 68
Date of Death: September 15, 1794
Cause of Death: Sunstroke
George Clymer
Age: 37
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Religious Affiliation: Quaker
Represented: Pennsylvania
Trade/Profession: Merchant
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 73
Date of Death: January 23, 1813
Cause of Death: Natural causes
William Ellery
Age: 48
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: Rhode Island
Trade/Profession: Lawyer
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 92
Date of Death: February 15, 1820
Cause of Death: Natural causes
William Floyd
Age: 41
Birthplace: Brookhaven, New York
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: New York
Trade/Profession: Farmer
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 86
Date of Death: August 4, 1821
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Benjamin Franklin
Age: 70
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Religious Affiliation: Deist
Represented: Pennsylvania
Trade/Profession: Printer, Inventor, Diplomat
War Involvement: Diplomatic efforts in Europe
Age at Death: 84
Date of Death: April 17, 1790
Cause of Death: Pleurisy
Elbridge Gerry
Age: 31
Birthplace: Marblehead, Massachusetts
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Massachusetts
Trade/Profession: Merchant
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 70
Date of Death: November 23, 1814
Cause of Death: Hemorrhage
Button Gwinnett
Age: 41
Birthplace: Down Hatherley, England
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Georgia
Trade/Profession: Merchant, Planter
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 42
Date of Death: May 19, 1777
Cause of Death: Duel
Lyman Hall
Age: 52
Birthplace: Wallingford, Connecticut
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: Georgia
Trade/Profession: Physician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 66
Date of Death: October 19, 1790
Cause of Death: Natural causes
John Hancock
Age: 39
Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: Massachusetts
Trade/Profession: Merchant
War Involvement: Military leadership
Age at Death: 56
Date of Death: October 8, 1793
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Benjamin Harrison
Age: 50
Birthplace: Charles City County, Virginia
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Virginia
Trade/Profession: Planter
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 65
Date of Death: April 24, 1791
Cause of Death: Natural causes
John Hart
Age: 65
Birthplace: Stonington, Connecticut
Religious Affiliation: Baptist
Represented: New Jersey
Trade/Profession: Farmer, Politician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 69
Date of Death: May 11, 1779
Cause of Death: Illness
Joseph Hewes
Age: 46
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey
Religious Affiliation: Quaker
Represented: North Carolina
Trade/Profession: Merchant
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 49
Date of Death: November 10, 1779
Cause of Death: Illness
Thomas Heyward Jr.
Age: 29
Birthplace: St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: South Carolina
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Planter
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 63
Date of Death: March 6, 1809
Cause of Death: Natural causes
William Hooper
Age: 34
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: North Carolina
Trade/Profession: Lawyer
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 48
Date of Death: October 14, 1790
Cause of Death: Malaria
Stephen Hopkins
Age: 69
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Religious Affiliation: Quaker
Represented: Rhode Island
Trade/Profession: Farmer, Politician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 78
Date of Death: July 13, 1785
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Francis Hopkinson
Age: 38
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: New Jersey
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Judge
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 53
Date of Death: May 9, 1791
Cause of Death: Stroke
Samuel Huntington
Age: 44
Birthplace: Windham, Connecticut
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: Connecticut
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Politician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 64
Date of Death: January 5, 1796
Cause of Death: Illness
Thomas Jefferson
Age: 33
Birthplace: Shadwell, Virginia
Religious Affiliation: Deist
Represented: Virginia
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Planter
War Involvement: Political involvement, Governor of Virginia
Age at Death: 83
Date of Death: July 4, 1826
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Age: 41
Birthplace: Stratford, Virginia
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Virginia
Trade/Profession: Planter, Politician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 62
Date of Death: January 11, 1797
Cause of Death: Pleurisy
Richard Henry Lee
Age: 44
Birthplace: Stratford, Virginia
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Virginia
Trade/Profession: Planter, Politician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 62
Date of Death: June 19, 1794
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Francis Lewis
Age: 63
Birthplace: Llandaff, Wales
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: New York
Trade/Profession: Merchant
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 89
Date of Death: December 31, 1802
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Philip Livingston
Age: 60
Birthplace: Albany, New York
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian
Represented: New York
Trade/Profession: Merchant
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 62
Date of Death: June 12, 1778
Cause of Death: Dropsy
Thomas Lynch Jr.
Age: 26
Birthplace: Hopsewee Plantation, South Carolina
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: South Carolina
Trade/Profession: Planter
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 30
Date of Death: 1779
Cause of Death: Lost at sea
Thomas McKean
Age: 42
Birthplace: New London, Pennsylvania
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian
Represented: Delaware
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Politician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 83
Date of Death: June 24, 1817
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Arthur Middleton
Age: 34
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: South Carolina
Trade/Profession: Planter
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 44
Date of Death: January 1, 1787
Cause of Death: Fever
Lewis Morris
Age: 50
Birthplace: Morrisania, New York
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: New York
Trade/Profession: Landowner, Politician
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 71
Date of Death: January 22, 1798
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Robert Morris
Age: 42
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Pennsylvania
Trade/Profession: Merchant, Financier
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 73
Date of Death: May 8, 1806
Cause of Death: Natural causes
John Morton
Age: 51
Birthplace: Ridley Township, Pennsylvania
Religious Affiliation: Lutheran
Represented: Pennsylvania
Trade/Profession: Farmer, Surveyor
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 53
Date of Death: April 1, 1777
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Thomas Nelson Jr.
Age: 37
Birthplace: Yorktown, Virginia
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Virginia
Trade/Profession: Planter, Politician
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 50
Date of Death: January 4, 1789
Cause of Death: Asthma
William Paca
Age: 35
Birthplace: Abingdon, Maryland
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Maryland
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Judge
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 60
Date of Death: October 23, 1799
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Robert Treat Paine
Age: 45
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Religious Affiliation: Unitarian
Represented: Massachusetts
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Judge
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 83
Date of Death: May 11, 1814
Cause of Death: Natural causes
John Penn
Age: 35
Birthplace: Caroline County, Virginia
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: North Carolina
Trade/Profession: Lawyer
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 48
Date of Death: September 14, 1788
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
George Read
Age: 42
Birthplace: Cecil County, Maryland
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Delaware
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Judge
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 65
Date of Death: September 21, 1798
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Caesar Rodney
Age: 47
Birthplace: Dover, Delaware
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Delaware
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Politician
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 55
Date of Death: June 26, 1784
Cause of Death: Cancer
George Ross
Age: 46
Birthplace: New Castle, Delaware
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Pennsylvania
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Judge
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 49
Date of Death: July 14, 1779
Cause of Death: Gout
Benjamin Rush
Age: 30
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian
Represented: Pennsylvania
Trade/Profession: Physician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 68
Date of Death: April 19, 1813
Cause of Death: Typhus
Edward Rutledge
Age: 26
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: South Carolina
Trade/Profession: Lawyer
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 50
Date of Death: January 23, 1800
Cause of Death: Illness
Roger Sherman
Age: 55
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: Connecticut
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Politician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 72
Date of Death: July 23, 1793
Cause of Death: Typhoid fever
James Smith
Age: ~57
Birthplace: Northern Ireland
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian
Represented: Pennsylvania
Trade/Profession: Lawyer
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: ~93
Date of Death: July 11, 1806
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Richard Stockton
Age: 45
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian
Represented: New Jersey
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Judge
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 50
Date of Death: February 28, 1781
Cause of Death: Cancer
Thomas Stone
Age: 33
Birthplace: Charles County, Maryland
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Maryland
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Politician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 44
Date of Death: October 5, 1787
Cause of Death: Broken heart
George Taylor
Age: 60
Birthplace: Ireland
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Pennsylvania
Trade/Profession: Ironmaster
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 65
Date of Death: February 23, 1781
Cause of Death: Fever
Matthew Thornton
Age: 62
Birthplace: Ireland
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian
Represented: New Hampshire
Trade/Profession: Physician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 89
Date of Death: June 24, 1803
Cause of Death: Natural causes
George Walton
Age: 26
Birthplace: Cumberland County, Virginia
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Georgia
Trade/Profession: Lawyer
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 64
Date of Death: February 2, 1804
Cause of Death: Natural causes
William Whipple
Age: 46
Birthplace: Kittery, Maine
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: New Hampshire
Trade/Profession: Merchant, Sea Captain
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 55
Date of Death: November 28, 1785
Cause of Death: Heart disease
William Williams
Age: 45
Birthplace: Lebanon, Connecticut
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: Connecticut
Trade/Profession: Merchant, Politician
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 80
Date of Death: August 2, 1811
Cause of Death: Natural causes
James Wilson
Age: 34
Birthplace: Fife, Scotland
Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian
Represented: Pennsylvania
Trade/Profession: Lawyer
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 55
Date of Death: August 21, 1798
Cause of Death: Stroke
John Witherspoon
Age: 53
Birthplace: Gifford, Scotland
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian
Represented: New Jersey
Trade/Profession: Minister
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 71
Date of Death: November 15, 1794
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Oliver Wolcott
Age: 49
Birthplace: Windsor, Connecticut
Religious Affiliation: Congregationalist
Represented: Connecticut
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Politician
War Involvement: Military service
Age at Death: 71
Date of Death: December 1, 1797
Cause of Death: Natural causes
George Wythe
Age: 50
Birthplace: Elizabeth City County, Virginia
Religious Affiliation: Deist
Represented: Virginia
Trade/Profession: Lawyer, Judge
War Involvement: Political involvement
Age at Death: 80
Date of Death: June 8, 1806
Cause of Death: Poisoning
List all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, including their ages on July 4, 1776, their birthplaces, their religious affiliations, what location did they represent at the signing, their trade or profession, if they fought in the war of independence, how old they were when they died, date of death, and cause of death.
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