 He represented New Hampshire as a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 through 1779. He worked as both a ship's captain and a merchant. Then he studied college. He became a judge. He died of heart complications in 1785 at the age of 55. He was born... I didn't even know there was... Are you ready for this? I thought it was just Kittery, Maine. He was born in Kittery, Massachusetts.