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Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1706
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Death Date: 17 April 1790
Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Father: Josiah Franklin
Mother: Abiah Folger
Spouse(s): Deborah Read
Children(s): Francis Franklin, Sarah Bache
The story of Benjamin Franklin began in 1706 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America. In 1757, Benjamin Franklin resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1761, Benjamin Franklin resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin married Deborah Read, and had children including Francis Folger Franklin, Sarah Bache. 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, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
- In 1757, Benjamin Franklin resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- In 1761, Benjamin Franklin resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Benjamin Franklin married Deborah Read, and had children including Francis Folger Franklin, Sarah Bache.
- Benjamin Franklin passed away in 1790 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Immediate Family
Parents
Josiah Franklin
1657–1744
Birth Location: –
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Abiah Folger
1667–1752
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)
Deborah Read
1708–1774
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)
Francis Franklin
1732–1736
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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Sarah Bache
1743–1808
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Benjamin Franklin's Ancestors
Self
Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Josiah Franklin
1657–1744
Abiah Folger
1667–1752
Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Franklin
1637–1702
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Jane White
1615–1662
Peter Folger
1617–1690
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Mary (Katherine) Morell
1620–1704
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Franklin
1598–1682
Jane White
1615–1662
Abraham Morrill
1599–1660
Abigail Powell
1600–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Franklin's Descendants
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Benjamin Franklin
(6 Jan 1706–17 April 1790)
m. Deborah Read (1708–19 December 1774)
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1. Francis (Folger) Franklin 1732–1736
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2. Sarah Bache 1743–1808
Benjamin Franklin's Timeline
12 Records
1706
6 Jan 1706
Birth of Benjamin Franklin in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1757
29 Mar 1757
Age 51
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1761
1761
Age 55
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1764
15 Nov 1764
Age 58
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1767
24 Apr 1767
Age 61
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1769
1769
Age 63
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1772
30 Oct 1772
Age 66
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1781
1781
Age 75
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1787
1787
Age 81
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1789
1789
Age 83
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Middle Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Middle Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1790
17 April 1790
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1792
27 Jan 1792
Age 86
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1706
6 Jan 1706
Birth of Benjamin Franklin in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1757
29 Mar 1757
Age 51
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1761
1761
Age 55
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1764
15 Nov 1764
Age 58
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1767
24 Apr 1767
Age 61
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1769
1769
Age 63
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1772
30 Oct 1772
Age 66
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1781
1781
Age 75
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1787
1787
Age 81
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1789
1789
Age 83
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Middle Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Middle Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1790
17 April 1790
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1792
27 Jan 1792
Age 86
Benjamin Franklin resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 6 Jan 1706
Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[2] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
[3] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
[4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
[5] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
[6] Boston, Massachusetts, Birth Index
[7] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
[8] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
[9] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1543731
[10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 27.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF
[11] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts
[12] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
[13] Family Data Collection - Births
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 29 Mar 1757
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1755-1760; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: B4.13
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1761
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1761-1765; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: B4.11
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 15 Nov 1764
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1755-1775; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: B3.1
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 24 Apr 1767
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1771-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 384
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1769
Event Place: Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 332
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 30 Oct 1772
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1771-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes
[2] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1771-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 384
[3] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1771-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 384
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1781
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Burial Records, 1832-1854; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:377
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1787
Event Place: Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source:
[1] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 338
[2] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 338
[3] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 338
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1789
Event Place: Middle Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 339
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 27 Jan 1792
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1754-1798; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 April 1790
Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[2] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
[3] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
[4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
[5] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
[6] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
[7] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
[8] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1543731
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 6 Jan 1706
Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[2] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
[3] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
[4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
[5] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
[6] Boston, Massachusetts, Birth Index
[7] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
[8] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
[9] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1543731
[10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 27.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF
[11] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts
[12] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
[13] Family Data Collection - Births
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 29 Mar 1757
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1755-1760; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: B4.13
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1761
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1761-1765; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: B4.11
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 15 Nov 1764
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1755-1775; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: B3.1
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 24 Apr 1767
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1771-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 384
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1769
Event Place: Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 332
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 30 Oct 1772
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1771-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes
[2] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1771-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 384
[3] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1771-1777; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 384
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1781
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Burial Records, 1832-1854; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:377
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1787
Event Place: Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source:
[1] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 338
[2] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 338
[3] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 338
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1789
Event Place: Middle Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 339
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 27 Jan 1792
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1754-1798; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 April 1790
Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[2] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
[3] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
[4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
[5] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
[6] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
[7] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
[8] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1543731
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current