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Josiah E FRANKLIN 1657–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1657

Birth Location: Nassington Parish, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1744

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Grace Currant

Spouse(s): Abiah Folger

Children(s): Jane Franklin, Mary Franklin*, Benjamin Franklin, James Franklin, Josiah Jr, Ebenezer Franklin, Joseph Franklin, Peter Franklin, Lydia Franklin, Thomas Franklin, John Franklin

Josiah E FRANKLIN was born in 1657 in Nassington Parish, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Thomas Franklin Iii And Grace Currant. Josiah E FRANKLIN married Abiah Folger, and had children including Benjamin Josiah Franklin, Ebenezer Franklin, James Franklin, Jane Franklin, John Franklin, Joseph Franklin, Josiah Franklin Jr, Lydia Franklin, Mary Franklin, Peter Franklin, Thomas Wingfield Franklin. Josiah E FRANKLIN passed away in 1744 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah E FRANKLIN was born in 1657 in Nassington Parish, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Thomas Franklin Iii And Grace Currant.
  • Josiah E FRANKLIN married Abiah Folger, and had children including Benjamin Josiah Franklin, Ebenezer Franklin, James Franklin, Jane Franklin, John Franklin, Joseph Franklin, Josiah Franklin Jr, Lydia Franklin, Mary Franklin, Peter Franklin, Thomas Wingfield Franklin.
  • Josiah E FRANKLIN passed away in 1744 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas III
1684–1760
Birth Location: Great Walsingham, Norfolk, England
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Grace Currant
1684–1754
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abiah Folger
1667–1752
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
AF

Children(s)

Jane Franklin
1712–1795
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Franklin*
1694–1731
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790
Birth Location: Milk Street, Boston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
BF
James Franklin
1697–1735
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JF
Josiah Jr
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JJ
Ebenezer Franklin
1700–1700
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
EF
Joseph Franklin
1689–1689
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JF
Peter Franklin
1692–1766
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
PF
Lydia Franklin
1708–1758
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
LF
Thomas Franklin
1703–1706
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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John Franklin
1690–1756
Birth Location: Boston Suffolk Mass
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Josiah FRANKLIN's Ancestors

Self
Josiah FRANKLIN
1657–1744
Birth Place: Nassington Parish, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Thomas FRANKLIN III
1684–1760
Great Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Grace Currant
1684–1754
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Franklin
1659–1702
Ecton, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Mary (Boddie) Harris
1640–1704
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Franklin
1615–1678
Mary Neale
1612–1677
John Harris
1624–1675
Mary Allen
1620–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Grandfather)
1590–1647
Lady Browne
1590–1637
William ALLEN
1600–1621
Edith Haine
1600–1621

Josiah FRANKLIN's Descendants

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Josiah (E) FRANKLIN (23 Dec 1657–16 Jan 1744) m. Abiah Folger (15 Aug 1667–18 May 1752)
  1. 1. Jane Franklin 1712–1795
  2. 2. Mary Franklin* 1694–1731
  3. 3. Benjamin (Josiah) Franklin 1706–1790 m. Deborah Read 1708–1774
    1. 1. Francis (Folger) Franklin 1732–1736
    2. 2. Sarah Bache 1743–1808
  4. 4. James Franklin 1697–1735
  5. 5. Josiah (Franklin) Jr
  6. 6. Ebenezer Franklin 1700–1700
  7. 7. Joseph Franklin 1689–1689
  8. 8. Peter Franklin 1692–1766
  9. 9. Lydia Franklin 1708–1758
  10. 10. Thomas (Wingfield) Franklin 1703–1706
  11. 11. John Franklin 1690–1756

Josiah FRANKLIN's Timeline

2 Records

1657
23 Dec 1657
Birth of Josiah E FRANKLIN in Nassington Parish, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Nassington Parish, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
1744
16 Jan 1744
Age 87
Death of Josiah E FRANKLIN in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1744
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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