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Of the signers.......

7 never lived to see what they signed
17 lost everything
4 lost their wives
4 lost their children
5 were POWs

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“Wives of the Signers (Paperback)” ~ Mary W. Green (Author) http://www.amazon.com/Wives-Signers-Mary-W-Green/dp/0925279609/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270768623&sr=1-1

“Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence” (Paperback)~ Benson J. Lossing (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Signers-Declaration-Independence-Benson-Lossing/dp/0925279455/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270768623&sr=1-2