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Jane Franklin Mecom (March 27, 1712 – May 7, 1794) was the youngest sister of Benjamin Franklin and was considered one of his closest confidants. Mecom and Franklin corresponded for sixty-three years, throughout the course of Ben Franklin's life, and some of their letters survive.
My Library. Rev War | Biography. Jane Franklin Mecom. Title Milliner. War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / Patriot. Date of Birth - Death 1712-1794. Born on March 27, 1712, Jane Franklin was the youngest sister of Benjamin Franklin, who referred to her as his favorite sibling.
21 de sept. de 2012 · Just for starters: In the space of 21 years, during a life of poverty and domestic struggle, Jane Franklin Mecom (pronounced May-come) gave birth to 12 children; she buried 11. Their divergent lives Jane and Benjamin, born six years apart, were the youngest children of English-born Josiah Franklin, a struggling Boston soap boiler.
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19 de dic. de 2013 · Jane Franklin spent very little of her life with her now-famous last name. She became Jane Mecom at fifteen, married to an unremarkable and increasingly troublesome saddler of twenty-two, Edward Mecom, who simply moved himself into the Franklin home and began attempting, unsuccessfully, to find himself a job.
26 de sept. de 2013 · Carl Van Doren published “Jane Mecom, or, The Favorite Sister of Benjamin Franklin” in 1950. Still, Ms. Lepore grew so discouraged at the lack of material, she says, that she debated...
1 de jul. de 2013 · Edward Mecom Marryed to Jane Franklin the 27th of July 1727. The Book of Ages: her age. Born, March 27, 1712; married, July 27, 1727. Fifteen years four months. She was a child.
18 de abr. de 2016 · Making use of an amazing cache of little- studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world—a world usually lost to history.
