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Josiah E. (Father of Benjamin Franklin) Franklin 1657–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1657

Birth Location: Ecton, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 16 January 1744

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Franklin

Mother: Jane White

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The story of Josiah E. (Father of Benjamin Franklin) Franklin began in 1657 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England. Josiah E. (Father of Benjamin Franklin) Franklin passed away in 1744 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah E. (Father of Benjamin Franklin) Franklin began in 1657 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Josiah E. (Father of Benjamin Franklin) Franklin passed away in 1744 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Josiah Franklin's Ancestors

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Josiah Franklin
1657–1744
Birth Place: Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John Thomas Franklin
1598–1682
Ecton, Northants, England
Jane (Loopupon) White
1615–1662
Nassington Parish, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Henrye\Henry (Franckline\Franklin\Frankline\Francklyn) 1573
1573–1631
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Agnes\Annis ((Annie Sophie) Joanes (James)) 1573
1573–1646
Ecton, Northamptonshire, , England
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Josiah Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1657
23 Dec 1657
Birth of Josiah E. (Father of Benjamin Franklin) Franklin in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
1744
16 January 1744
Age 87
Death of Josiah E. (Father of Benjamin Franklin) Franklin in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1657
    Event Place: Ecton, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1744
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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