By Källa:Nordisk familjebok (1914), band 20, sida 153-154 [1]. In the public domain. 13 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org Featured Article Today, we think of the founding of our country as something that was always certain. The contrary is true. It took a small number of brave and principled people that put their own lives (and the lives of their families) on the line for liberty and justice. from the loss of friends. One of his children, his namesake, had become a surgeon and died as a prisoner of war on the British prison ship, the Falmouth. Morton continued his efforts to help create the new country as part of a committee writing the Articles of Confederation. Unfortunately, before these Articles were ratified, he died of tuberculosis at age 51 in 1777—the first of the fifty-six signers to die. Later that year, many of the family’s possessions were destroyed by the British and his wife, Ann, barely escaped with her life. Today, we think of the founding of our country as something that was always certain. The contrary is true. It took a small number of brave and principled people that put their own lives (and the lives of their families) on the line for liberty and justice. Emily Pierce is business development manager for Berntsen International, a major manufacturer and supplier of survey markers, survey monuments, utility markers, and related accessories. This article originally appeared on the Berntsen International blog and is reprinted with permission. View the original here: https://www.berntseninternational.com/home/blog-builder/ john-morton-surveyor-and-activist. References • Colonial Hall - Biography of John Morton: www.colonialhall.com/morton/ morton.php • Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence: www.dsdi1776.com/john-morton • Revolutionary War: www.revolutionary-war.net/john-morton • Wikipedia: US Declaration of Independence; wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_ Declaration_of_Independence • Wikipedia: New Sweden; wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sweden
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