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Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Boston, Mass

Death Date: 1790

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

Father: Josiah Franklin

Mother: Abiah Folger

Spouse(s): Deborah Read

Children(s): Sarah Franklin, Francis Franklin

The story of Benjamin Franklin began in 1706 in Boston, Mass. Benjamin Franklin married Deborah Read, and had children including Francis Folger Franklin, Sarah Franklin. Benjamin Franklin passed away in 1790 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin began in 1706 in Boston, Mass.
  • Benjamin Franklin married Deborah Read, and had children including Francis Folger Franklin, Sarah Franklin.
  • Benjamin Franklin passed away in 1790 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Franklin's Ancestors

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Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790
Birth Place: Boston, Mass
Parents
Josiah Franklin
1655–1744
Ecton, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Abiah Folger
1667–1752
Nantucket, USA
Grandparents
Peter Folger
1617–1690
Norfolk, England
Mary Folger
1620–1704
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Franklin's Descendants

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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) m. Deborah Read (1708–19 Dec 1774)
  1. 1. Sarah Franklin 1745–1808 m. Richard Bache 1737–
    1. 1. Louis Bache 1779–1818
  2. 2. Francis (Folger) Franklin 1732–1736

Benjamin Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1706
1706
Birth of Benjamin Franklin in Boston, Mass
Boston, Mass
1790
1790
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia
Philadelphia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Boston, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Philadelphia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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