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Deborah Read 1705–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1774

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Rogers

Mother: Deborah Hatch

Spouse(s): Benjamin Franklin

Children(s): Francis Franklin, Sarah Franklin

In 1705, Deborah Read entered the world in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, born to John Rogers And Deborah Hatch. Deborah Read married Benjamin Franklin, and had children including Francis Folger Franklin, Sarah Sally Franklin. Deborah Read passed away in 1774 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1705, Deborah Read entered the world in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, born to John Rogers And Deborah Hatch.
  • Deborah Read married Benjamin Franklin, and had children including Francis Folger Franklin, Sarah Sally Franklin.
  • Deborah Read passed away in 1774 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Deborah Read's Ancestors

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Deborah Read
1705–1774
Birth Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Parents
John Rogers
1683–
Deborah Hatch
1679–1752
Grandparents
John Rogers
1657–
Hannah BROWNE
1659–1659
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Brown
1628–1691
Mary Johnson
1638–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas BrowN
1601–1694
Mary Endoe
1595–1674
John JOHNSON
1609–1719
Susannah Johnson
1611–1678

Deborah Read's Descendants

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Deborah Read (1705–1774) m. Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
  1. 1. Francis (Folger) Franklin 1732–1736
  2. 2. Sarah ("Sally") Franklin 1743–1808

Deborah Read's Timeline

2 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Deborah Read in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1774
1774
Age 69
Death of Deborah Read in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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