Shippen, Edward, 1639-1712

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Birth 1639
Death 1712

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Edward Shippen (b. Boston, Massachusetts, July 9, 1703; d. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1781) was a wealthy merchant and government official in colonial Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In early life he laid out and founded the town of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1746 to 1748, he was one of the founders of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), of which he was a member of the first board of trustees, from which he resigned in 1767. He was also a subscriber to the Philadelphia Academy (now the University of Pennsylvania) and a founder of the Pennsylvania Hospital and the American Philosophical Society.

From the guide to the Order for shoes, 1767 September 7, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

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  • Shoemakers
  • Shoemakers
  • Shoes

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  • England--London (as recorded)

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