Colonel Joseph Whipple
1737-1816

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Colonel Joseph Whipple

1737-1816

Founder of Jefferson, New Hampshire
Brother of William, who signed the Declaration of Independence

Joseph Whipple III, Deputy Governor of Rhode Island,
	  1749-54

The youngest brother of William Whipple (who signed the Declaration of Independence), Joseph was a founder of the town of Jefferson, in northern New Hampshire. A nearby mountain is named after him. (Submitted by Charlie Bond.)

Visit Joseph's page in the Whipple Genweb.