Dr. John Witherspoon and Ann [Unk]

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Husband Dr. John Witherspoon ¹

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           Born: 5 Feb 1723 - Gifford, Scotland
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           Died: 15 Nov 1794 - near Princeton, Mercer Co, NJ
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       Marriage: 30 Jun 1791

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Wife Ann [Unk] ^{2 3}

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   Other Spouse: Dr. Armstrong Dill (Abt 1761-1788) 1 2 3

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. John Witherspoon

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He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

The following paragraph is copied from the United States Gazette, published in Philadelphia, and appeared June, 1791:
WITHERSPOON\emdash DILL.\emdash Married, at Philadelphia, Penn., on Monday evening, the 30th ult., by Rev. Dr. Nesbit, President of Dickinson College, the REV. DR. JOHN WITHERSPOON, President of Princeton College, to MRS. ANN DILL, widow of Dr. Armstrong Dill, of York County, Penn., a lady of great beauty and merit.
On Wednesday after the President's return to Princeton with his amiable wife, a deputation of the students waited upon him to congratulate him upon the joyful occasion, and he politely gave them two days' holiday. In the evening, in regard to their worthy President, and to testify their joy on this happy marriage, the students illuminated the college, which afforded a grand and beautiful sight to the numerous spectators, who had assembled upon the occasion. There were 600 candles in the front of the college, which were lighted almost instantly on a signal given by the discharge of a cannon, and on a like signal they were all immediately extinguished. During the illumination, which lasted about an hour, a number of students in the belfry entertained the great concourse of people who attended, with a most agreeable and delightful concert of music from different kinds of instruments. The whole was conducted with elegance and taste.

1 John Gibson, History of York County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886), Pg 660.

2 —, History of Adams County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 456.

3 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 690.