Benjamin Franklin^[1]

1706 - 1790  (84 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin
  Born	17 Jan 1706
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Apr 1790
  Person ID	I54376	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Josiah Franklin,   b. 1 Jan 1657, , England ,   d. 16 Jan 1744  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Abiah Folger,   b. 15 Aug 1667,   d. 18 May 1752  (Age 84 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1689
  Family ID	F19427	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Deborah Read,   b. 1708,   d. 1774  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1730
  Children	1. William Franklin,   b. 1731,   d. 1813  (Age 82 years)   2. Francis Folger Franklin,   b. 20 Oct 1732,   d. 21 Nov 1736  (Age 4 years)   3. Sarah "Sally" Franklin,   b. 22 Sep 1743,   d. 5 Oct 1808  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F76210	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Portrait of Franklin by Jean-Baptiste Greuze

  
  

• Notes

  Apprentice of older brother James, became writer, inventor and statesman. ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204.

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, David D. Trentham [chris_the_game_master@netzero.com]], 14 Sep 2006.