Richard Stockton
Richard Stockton (1730-1781) was born 1 Oct. 1730 in Princeton, Somerset Co., New Jersey, British Colonial America. He was the son of John Stockton. He married Annis Boudinot. He died 28 Feb. 1781 in Princeton. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the eminent men for whom Wilford Woodruff initiated proxy temple ordinance work in Aug. 1877.
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