Editing George E. Clymer (section)

==Early life and family==
Clymer was born and  raised on his father's large farm  in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]],{{sfn|Timperley|1842|p=934}} on the northern border of Philadelphia.{{sfn|Mitman|1943|pp=235–236}}{{sfn|Saxe|1992|p=9}} His family was from [[Switzerland]], and they arrived in the [[British North America|British-American colonies]] in the early 1700s.{{sfn|Mitman|1943|pp=235–236}} He received his basic education from the local schools, during which time he also bust helping his father with the daily chores of farm life where he proved to be skillful at repairing, improving and modifying farm equipment.{{sfn|Mitman|1943|pp=235–236}} In one instance Clymer demonstrated his mechanical skill when he created a unique plough, greatly superior to conventional ploughs, that was more suitable for tilling the difficult soils in that part of the state, attracting the attention of various inventors of that time.{{sfn|Timperley|1842|p=934}} At age sixteen he learned the trade of  carpentry and continued in this capacity for twenty-five years in his home neighborhood, applying his skills and industry in many ways. Printing historian [[Charles Henry Timperley]] reports that Clymer was a rather tall individual who bore a "manly and dignified countenance".{{sfn|Timperley|1842|p=934}} He married Margaret Backhouse, the daughter of Judge Richard Backhouse of the [[Durham Mill and Furnace|Durham Iron Works]] in Pennsylvania. Clymer's marriage produced several children. By 1797, Clymer continued to put his mechanical skill to use and began making improvements on conventional wooden printing presses.{{sfn|Timperley|1842|p=934}}{{sfn|Mitman|1943|pp=235–236}}{{sfn|Moore|1886|p=40}}