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3.3: Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) Born in Boston, Benjamin Franklin was the youngest son of the youngest son five generations back. His father, Josiah Franklin, left Northamptonshire, England for America in reaction against the Church of England. Though he tried to have his son educated formally by enrolling him in the Boston Grammar School ...
Benjamin Franklin ( Boston, 17 de enero de 1706 Nota 1 - Filadelfia, 17 de abril de 1790) fue un político, polímata, científico e inventor estadounidense. Es considerado uno de los padres fundadores de los Estados Unidos. 1 . Franklin ganó el título de «El Primer Estadounidense» (« The First American ») por su temprana e infatigable ...
Abstract. Chapter 1 chronicles the family background of Benjamin Franklin, whose English Protestant father, Josiah, emigrated from Northampton in England to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1683. The chapter describes Franklin’s childhood, including the Boston background of his maternal grandfather, Peter Folger, also an English emigré, and the ...
Josiah Franklin was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and his wife, Jane White. Benjamin's father and all four of his grandparents were born in England. Josiah Franklin had a total of seventeen children with his two wives.
Artist and date unknown) Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. He was the tenth son of soap maker, Josiah Franklin. Benjamin's mother was Abiah Folger, the second wife of Josiah. In all, Josiah would father 17 children. Josiah intended for Benjamin to enter into the clergy. However, Josiah could only afford to send his son ...
Benjamin’s father, Josiah Franklin was born in England in 1657 but emigrated to Boston in 1683. He fathered seventeen children with two wives, and held occupations as a tallow chandler, soaper, and candlemaker. Benjamin was the eighth child from Josiah's second marriage and his fifteenth child overall. A young Benjamin remembered growing up ...
Joseph Franklin II (June 30-July 15, 1689). His mother died July 9, 1689. By Abiah Folger (born Nantucket, August 15, 1667; died Boston, May 8, 1752) Married Josiah Franklin on November 25, 1689. John Franklin (1690-1756). Soap-maker; deputy postmaster of Boston. One son (lost at sea) and 7 stepchildren named Hubbard.
