Joseph hewes continental congress

Joseph Hewes, a newcomer to Edenton signed the Declaration of Independence and as detailed in NCPedia:

“Joseph Hewes, merchant, colonial leader, delegate to the Continental Congress, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was raised at Mayberry Hill, the family’s 400-acre plantation near Kingston, West Jersey.

He was the oldest son of Aaron (1700–53) and Providence Worth Hewes.

Hewes was born on July 9, 1730. The Chesterfield Monthly Meeting (Burlington, New Jersey) minutes list a “Joseph Hughs” born to “Aaron & Providence” as being born on the “28th day of the 4th mo., 1730.” In 1750, the British government reformed the Julian calendar to the modern Gregorian calendar.

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Under the Julian calendar, the fourth month of the year was June. Hewes was born under the Julian Calendar date of June 28, 1730. Under the reformed and modern Gregorian Calendar, Hewes’s birthdate translates to July 9, 1730.

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