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History of Honey Brook, (Chester County) Pennsylvania

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Biographies:

A Biography of Joseph Gardner

Joseph Gardner, delegate, was born in Honeybrook. Chester county, Pa., in 1752. He was a physician; raised a company of volunteers in 1776; commanded the 4th battalion militia from Chester county; was a member of the committee of safety, 1776-77; member of the board of commissioners to the Pennsylvania constitutional convention of 1777, and commissioner to collect clothing for the army the same year. He was a member of the assembly, 1776-78; member of the supreme executive council, 1779; delegate to the Continental congress, 1784-85, and a lawyer in Philadelphia, 1785-92, and at Elkton, Md., 1792-94. He died in Elkton, Md., in 1794.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Pennsylvania Facts:
Tree: hemlock
Bird: ruffed grouse
Flower: mountain laurel
Nickname: Keystone State
Motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
Area (sq. mi.): 45,333
Capitol: Harrisburg
Admitted: 12 Dec 1787

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