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Josiah E Franklin 1657–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 December 1657

Birth Location: Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 January 1745

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Franklin

Mother: Jane White

Spouse(s): Ablah Folger, Anne Child

Children(s): Deborah Scull, John Franklin, Anne Franklin, Ebenezer Franklin, Elizabeth Franklin, Hannah Franklin, James Franklin, Jane Franklin, Joseph Franklin, Joseph Franklin, Josiah Franklin, Lydia Franklin, Mary Franklin, Peter Franklin, Samuel Franklin, Sarah Franklin, Thomas Franklin

In 1657, Josiah E Franklin entered the world in Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Franklin And Jane White. Josiah E Franklin married Ablah Lee Folger, Anne Child, and had children including Anne Franklin, Deborah Franklin Scull, Ebenezer Franklin, Elizabeth Franklin, Hannah Franklin, James Franklin, Jane Franklin, John Franklin, Joseph Franklin, Josiah Franklin, Lydia Franklin, Mary Franklin, Peter Franklin, Samuel Franklin, Sarah Franklin, Thomas Franklin. Josiah E Franklin passed away in 1745 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1657, Josiah E Franklin entered the world in Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Franklin And Jane White.
  • Josiah E Franklin married Ablah Lee Folger, Anne Child, and had children including Anne Franklin, Deborah Franklin Scull, Ebenezer Franklin, Elizabeth Franklin, Hannah Franklin, James Franklin, Jane Franklin, John Franklin, Joseph Franklin, Josiah Franklin, Lydia Franklin, Mary Franklin, Peter Franklin, Samuel Franklin, Sarah Franklin, Thomas Franklin.
  • Josiah E Franklin passed away in 1745 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Franklin
1598–1681
Birth Location: Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Jane White
1620–1662
Birth Location: Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Ablah Folger
1667–1752
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Anne Child
1655–1689
Birth Location: Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Deborah Scull
1705–1748
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Franklin
1690–1756
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Anne Franklin
1686–1729
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Ebenezer Franklin
1701–1703
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Franklin
1677–1759
Birth Location: Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Hannah Franklin
1683–1723
Birth Location: Banbury, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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James Franklin
1697–1735
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Jane Franklin
1712–1794
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Franklin
1687–1687
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Franklin
1689–1689
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Josiah Franklin
1685–1715
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Franklin
1708–1758
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Franklin
1694–1731
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Peter Franklin
1692–1766
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Franklin
1681–1720
Birth Location: Banbury, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sarah Franklin
1699–1731
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Franklin
1703–1706
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Josiah Franklin's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Franklin
1657–1745
Birth Place: Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Franklin
1598–1681
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane White
1620–1662
Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Franklin
1573–1631
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (James) Jones
1575–1596
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Banbury) White
1579–1679
Newtimber, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Jane Davis
1590–1662
Ecton, Northampshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jones
1540–1588
Marie Berry
1542–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Franklin's Descendants

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Josiah (E) Franklin (23 December 1657–16 January 1745) m. Ablah (Lee) Folger (15 August 1667–1752) m. Anne Child (1655–9 July 1689)
  1. 1. Deborah (Franklin) Scull 1705–1748 m. Joseph Scull 1690–1757
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Scull 1744–1828 m. Elizabeth Berry 1750–1792
      1. 1. Benjamin Scull 1788–1852
        1. 1. Hannah (L Lusk) Scull 1818–1887 m. James (Madison) McCulloch 1816–1896
        2. 2. Mark Scull 1813–1848
        3. 3. Phoebe (Scull) Allen 1830–1879
        4. 4. Lovicey McCarty 1810–1890
        5. 5. Ebenezer Scull 1826–1911
        6. 6. Elizabeth Scovil 1815–1893
        7. 7. Benjamin Scull 1824–1908
      2. 2. Hewes (W.) Scull 1783–1833
      3. 3. Elizabeth Scull 1787–1852
      4. 4. Deborah (Abigail) Scull 1785–1885
      5. 5. Eleanor Scull 1779–
      6. 6. Herbert Scull 1782–1846
      7. 7. James Scull 1778–1846
      8. 8. Joseph Scull 1780–1838
      9. 9. Margaret Scull 1780–
      10. 10. Nicholas Scull 1774–1844
  2. 2. John Franklin 1690–1756
  3. 3. Anne Franklin 1686–1729 m. William Harris 1690–1729
    1. 1. Anne (Harris () Fuller) 1714–1773
  4. 4. Ebenezer Franklin 1701–1703
  5. 5. Elizabeth Franklin 1677–1759
  6. 6. Hannah Franklin 1683–1723
  7. 7. James Franklin 1697–1735
  8. 8. Jane Franklin 1712–1794
  9. 9. Joseph Franklin 1687–1687
  10. 10. Joseph Franklin 1689–1689
  11. 11. Josiah Franklin 1685–1715
  12. 12. Lydia Franklin 1708–1758
  13. 13. Mary Franklin 1694–1731
  14. 14. Peter Franklin 1692–1766
  15. 15. Samuel Franklin 1681–1720
  16. 16. Sarah Franklin 1699–1731
  17. 17. Thomas Franklin 1703–1706

Josiah Franklin's Timeline

2 Records

1657
23 December 1657
Birth of Josiah E Franklin in Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1745
16 January 1745
Age 88
Death of Josiah E Franklin in Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 December 1657
    Event Place: Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1745
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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