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Sign up freeJosiah Franklin 1657–1745
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Birth Date: December 23, 1657
Birth Location: Ecton, Northamptonshire, , England
Death Date: January 16, 1745
Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Thomas FRANKLIN
Mother:
Spouse(s): Abiah Folger
Children: Benjamin FRANKLIN, Thomas FRANKLIN, Ebenezer Franklin, Sarah Franklin, James Franklin, Peter Franklin, John Franklin, Elizabeth Franklin, Samuel Franklin, Hannah Franklin
The story of Josiah Franklin began in 1657 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, , England. Josiah Franklin married Abiah Lee Folger, Ann Clark, and had children including Anne Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Ebenezer Franklin, Elizabeth Franklin, Hannah Franklin, James Franklin, Jane Franklin, John Franklin, Josiah Jr Franklin, Lydia Franklin, Mary Franklin, Peter Franklin, Samuel Franklin, Sarah Franklin, Thomas Franklin. Josiah Franklin passed away in 1745 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Why This Is a Public Tree Person
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Reliability Score
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Immediate Family
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Biography
Early Life
The story of Josiah Franklin began in 1657 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, , England.
Family
Josiah Franklin married Abiah Lee Folger, Ann Clark, and had children including Anne Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Ebenezer Franklin, Elizabeth Franklin, Hannah Franklin, James Franklin, Jane Franklin, John Franklin, Josiah Jr Franklin, Lydia Franklin, Mary Franklin, Peter Franklin, Samuel Franklin, Sarah Franklin, Thomas Franklin.
Later Years
Josiah Franklin passed away in 1745 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
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Record Millennium File
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Marriage Records U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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Marriage Records U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
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Burial Records Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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Vital Records Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
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Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
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Birth Records Boston Births And Baptisms, 1630-1699 - Findmypast
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