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Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790

✓ Public Tree Person

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Birth Date: January 6, 1706

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: April 17, 1790

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Abiah Folger

Mother:

The story of Benjamin Franklin began in 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. Benjamin Franklin married Deborah Read, and had children including Sarah Sally Franklin. Benjamin Franklin passed away in 1790 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 3 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 3 trees
Death year and location consistent across 3 trees

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouse(s)

Children

Biography

Early Life

The story of Benjamin Franklin began in 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

Family

Benjamin Franklin married Deborah Read, and had children including Sarah Sally Franklin.

Later Years

Benjamin Franklin passed away in 1790 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Sources

  1. 1
    Record Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
  2. 2
    Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
  3. 3
    Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
  4. 4
    Record U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
  5. 5
    Record North America, Family Histories
  6. 6
    Newspaper/Obituary U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
  7. 7
    Record Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography
  8. 8
    Record U.S., Craftperson Files
  9. 9
    Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees

Life Timeline

1706
Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1790
Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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