Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

male, deceased (1790)
Benjamin Franklin (April 17 1790) was one of the most critical Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist,...
Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams

male, deceased (1803)
Samuel Adams was an American statesman, politician, writer and political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Adams...
Cotton Mather

Cotton Mather

male, deceased (1728)
Cotton Mather (February 12, 1663 - February 13, 1728). A.B. 1678 (Harvard College), A.M. 1681; honorary doctorate 1710 (University of Glasgow), was...
John Hancock

John Hancock

male, deceased (1793)
John Hancock (January 12, 1737 <small>(O.S.)</small&gt; - October 8, 1793 <small>(N.S.)</small&gt;) was President of the Second Continental Congress and...
John Winthrop

John Winthrop

male, deceased (1649)
John Winthrop (12 January 1587/8-26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World, joined the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629 and...
Thomas Hutchinson

Thomas Hutchinson

male, deceased (1780)
Thomas Hutchinson (September 9 1711 - June 3 1780) was the American colonial governor of Massachusetts from 1771 to 1774 and a prominent Loyalist...
Roger Williams

Roger Williams

male, deceased (1684)
Roger Williams (December 21, 1603-April 1, 1684) was an English theologian, a notable proponent of the separation of Church and State, an advocate...
Thomas Dudley

Thomas Dudley

male, deceased (1653)
Thomas Dudley (October 12, 1576-July 31, 1653) was a colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He...
John Oldham

John Oldham

male, deceased (1636)
John Oldham was an early Puritan settler in Massachusetts. He was a Captain, merchant, and Indian trader. His death at the hands of the Indians was...
Increase Mather

Increase Mather

male, deceased (1723)
The Reverend Increase Mather was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay (now the...