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  1. Jun 12, 2024 · Francis Folger Franklin was born in 1732, but tragically contracted smallpox and died when he was only four years old. In 1743, Deborah Franklin gave birth to Sally, a daughter. That made...

  2. 19 hours ago · Memorial portrait of Franklin’s younger son Francis Folger Franklin, lovingly called Franky. Painted c.1736. In the collection of Peter Molin. Franklin, the abolitionist .

  3. imwritersforum.substack.com › p › 20-the-sage-of-the-convention-2#20 The Sage of the Convention (2)

    Jun 10, 2024 · The couple had two additional children, one of whom, Francis Folger Franklin, died of smallpox at the age of four. With Franklin’s assistance, William later was appointed royal governor of New Jersey, where his continued loyalty to the British crown would put him at odds with his father.

  4. Jun 27, 2024 · In September of 1730 Franklin entered into a common-law marriage with Deborah Reed, and together the couple raised 3 children: Francis, Sarah, and Franklin’s illegitimate son, William Franklin, who went on to become the state of New Jersey’s Royal Governor in 1763.

  5. Jun 29, 2024 · Deborah Read Franklin ( c. 1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law spouse of inventor, printer, thinker, revolutionary and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin.

  6. Jun 24, 2024 · The New-England Courant; a Selection of certain issues containing Writings of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust or published by him during his brother's imprisonment.

  7. Jun 12, 2024 · Transcriptions of the authoritative edited published papers of seven major founders of the United States (Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams [and family], Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton), from the National Archives.