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==Early Life==

==Early Life==

William Whipple was born at Kittery, Maine, the eldest son of father William Whipple. Young William was educated a public schools. At age twenty-one he took a fondness for the sea and commanded a ship of his own. He would make a small fortune in the merchant marine business. In 1759, he left sea life and entered into business with his brother Joseph in Portsmouth, as a merchant. <ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/whipple.htm Willaim Whipple, USHistory.org]</ref>  Whipple would marry Catherine Moffatt and they had one child. From the very start, Whipple sided with the colonies over [[Britain]].

William Whipple was born at Kittery, Maine, the eldest son of father William Whipple. Young William was educated a public schools. At age twenty-one he took a fondness for the sea and commanded a ship of his own. He would make a small fortune in the merchant marine business importing slaves from the West Indies and Africa. During the American Revolution, it was recorded that Whipple freed his slaves. In 1759, he left sea life and entered into business with his brother Joseph in Portsmouth, as a merchant. <ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/whipple.htm Willaim Whipple, USHistory.org]</ref>  Whipple would marry Catherine Moffatt and they had one child. From the very start, Whipple sided with the colonies over [[Britain]].

==American Revolution==

==American Revolution==