Matthew
THORNTON
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Born: 3 March 1714 in Ireland
Matthew THORNTON died 24 June 1803 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA.
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Recorded occupation: founding father of U.S., Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
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Birth — 17143 March 1714
Ireland
Visit Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 180324 June 1803
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 89.
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