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Gordon Benjamin Franklin 1898–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1898

Birth Location: Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1973

Death Location: Orange City, Volusia, Florida, USA

Father: Gordon I

Mother: Amy Meany

Spouse(s): Doris Taplin

Children(s): Marilyn Franklin, Beverly Franklin, Gordon Franklin, Doris Franklin, Robert Franklin, Beverly Franklin

The story of Gordon Benjamin Franklin began in 1898 in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Gordon Benjamin Franklin married Doris Taplin, and had children including Beverly E Ben Franklin, Beverly E M Franklin, Doris Winifred Franklin, Gordon Benjamin Franklin, Marilyn Louise Franklin, Robert E Franklin. Gordon Benjamin Franklin passed away in 1973 in Orange City, Volusia, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gordon Benjamin Franklin began in 1898 in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Gordon Benjamin Franklin married Doris Taplin, and had children including Beverly E Ben Franklin, Beverly E M Franklin, Doris Winifred Franklin, Gordon Benjamin Franklin, Marilyn Louise Franklin, Robert E Franklin.
  • Gordon Benjamin Franklin passed away in 1973 in Orange City, Volusia, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gordon I
1868–1942
Birth Location: Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
GI
Amy Meany
1871–1959
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
AM

Spouses(s)

Doris Taplin
1903–1981
Birth Location: Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
DT

Children(s)

Marilyn Franklin
1937–2018
Birth Location: Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MF
Beverly Franklin
1925–1999
Birth Location: Massachusetts
BF
Gordon Franklin
1920–1995
Birth Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
GF
Doris Franklin
1926–1998
Birth Location: Methuen Esse, Massachusetts
DF
Robert Franklin
1923–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
RF
Beverly Franklin
1925–1999
Birth Location: Methuen Esse, Massachusetts, USA
BF

Gordon Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Gordon Franklin
1898–1973
Birth Place: Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Gordon Franklin I
1868–1942
Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
Amy (Estella) Meany
1871–1959
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Franklin
1813–1892
St. Leonard's Parish, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Mary (Ann) Gordon
1824–1906
Ireland
John Meaney
1836–1912
Maine
Mary (Ann) Kidney
1844–
Boston, MA
Great-Grandparents
John Franklin
1793–
Elizabeth Reading
1789–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gordon Franklin's Descendants

1.
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Gordon (Benjamin) Franklin (4 Sep 1898–6 Jan 1973) m. Doris Taplin (12 Feb 1903–21 March 1981)
  1. 1. Marilyn (Louise) Franklin 1937–2018 m. Malcolm (Eugene Toms) LCdr 1928–1999 m. Dorsey (Allan) Spencer 1926–2020
  2. 2. Beverly (E M) Franklin 1925–1999
  3. 3. Gordon (Benjamin) Franklin 1920–1995
  4. 4. Doris (Winifred) Franklin 1926–1998
  5. 5. Robert (E) Franklin 1923–
  6. 6. Beverly (E (Ben)) Franklin 1925–1999

Gordon Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1898
4 Sep 1898
Birth of Gordon Benjamin Franklin in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1973
6 Jan 1973
Age 75
Death of Gordon Benjamin Franklin in Orange City, Volusia, Florida, USA
Orange City, Volusia, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1973
    Event Place: Orange City, Volusia, Florida, USA
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