Bordentown - Hopkinson House (Francis)
N 40° 08.913 W 074° 42.816
18T E 524393 N 4444284
1751 -- Francis Hopkinson House built on the southeast corner of Farnsworth Avenue and Park Street.
Waymark Code: WM8FP
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2006
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1773 – Francis Hopkinson, married to Ann Borden, daughter of Col. Joseph Borden, began practicing law in Bordentown.
1775-1782 – Revolutionary War. Bordentown was a hotbed of revolutionary fervor with men such as Francis Hopkinson (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), Colonel Kirkbride, Colonel Hoagland, and Thomas Paine.