 To form and help form this country. To sign the Declaration of Independence. One of the early founding fathers of the United States of America. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Born in Kittery. William Whipple. Moffat Ladd House. Sitting downtown. People are more interested in getting some chicken wings and a cold beer than going through the home, which is open to the public. And knowing about the tree that stands next to it. And I get that.