Reasoning for chosing Josiah Bartlett

     The reasoning for chossing Josiah Bartlett was he was a main signer on the decloration of independence their for haveing a big impact on history. Josiahs life was definetly not the best because of him getting throat distemper and seriousliy high tempetures. He was not the average man, He married his cousin, practiced all his medical procedures and medication on him self. I found that many people hated him so he seemed more like an outcast because of many of his life decesions. Josiah truck me as an interesting person and not the average man and highly interisting to research about. One of the main reasons for choosing Josiah was because he was a signer of The Decloration Of Independence and the subject about The Decloration Of Independence strikes my intrest because it is a main part in history and how are states became a free state and the whole long, strenuious process just so that are states can be free. Josiah tied in to a big part in the signing of The Decloration Of Independence because he was a main signer to making New Hampshire a free state, he was the first person to sign it after John Hancock, who was the signer of Massachusetts.

The importance of Josiah Bartlett

     Josiah has a big impact on history as we know history today, if Josiah did not sighn off on the Decloration Of Independence New Hampshire would not be a free state.

Who is Josiah Bartlett?

     Josiah Bartlett was a signer of the Decloration of Independence, he was a signer for New Hampshire. Josiah was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts November 21, 1729 - May 19, 1795. Josiah studed the science of medicine, and physician in Kingston, New Hampshire. Josiah was elected as a member of the Colonial Legislature. In 1774-87 he signed the Decloration Of Independence for New Hampshire, he was the first to sign after John Hancock. He was the fourth son of Stephen Bartlett, whos ansestors came from england some time during the 17th century. In 1754 he married Mary Bartlett of Newton, New Hampshire, Josiah and Mary remainded a devoted couple intill her death July 14,1789.Josiah almost died in 1758 when he was attacked by a high fever, he saved his own life by drinking cider for many days which lowerd his fever dramaticly. Josiah then in the spring of 1735 contracted the disease throat distemper. He claimed he contracted the disease from a hog, which he had skinned and oppened and he dicovered the hog had died from TD ( throat distemper ).