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Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Statesman, Inventor, Ambassador to France 1706–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1706

Birth Location: Milk Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Death Date: 17 Apr 1790

Death Location: Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Josiah Printer

Mother: Abiah Folger

Spouse(s): Deborah Rogers

Children(s):

In 1706, Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Statesman, Inventor, Ambassador to France entered the world in Milk Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, born to Josiah Franklin Candle Maker And Printer And Abiah Folger. Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Statesman, Inventor, Ambassador to France married Deborah Read Rogers. Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Statesman, Inventor, Ambassador to France passed away in 1790 in Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1706, Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Statesman, Inventor, Ambassador to France entered the world in Milk Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, born to Josiah Franklin Candle Maker And Printer And Abiah Folger.
  • Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Statesman, Inventor, Ambassador to France married Deborah Read Rogers.
  • Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Statesman, Inventor, Ambassador to France passed away in 1790 in Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Benjamin France's Ancestors

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Benjamin France
1706–1790
Birth Place: Milk Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Parents
Josiah Franklin Candle Maker and Printer
1656–1745
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Abiah Folger
1667–1752
Nantucket Co., Massachusetts
Grandparents
Thomas (Benjamin) Franklin
1598–1682
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Jane (White or) Wight
1617–1662
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry I
1573–1631
Agnes Joanes
1575–1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1542–1598
Margaret Meadows
1543–1598
John Joanes
1540–1609
Mary Manning
1540–1612

Benjamin France's Timeline

2 Records

1706
6 Jan 1706
Birth of Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Statesman, Inventor, Ambassador to France in Milk Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Milk Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
1790
17 Apr 1790
Age 84
Death of Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Statesman, Inventor, Ambassador to France in Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1706
    Event Place: Milk Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1790
    Event Place: Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania

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