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Josiah Franklin Sr. (December 23, 1657 – January 16, 1745) was an English businessman and the father of Benjamin Franklin. Born in the village of Ecton in Northamptonshire, England, he emigrated to Massachusetts Bay in British America. He was the ninth child of blacksmith Thomas Franklin (1598–1682), and his first wife, Jane White (1617 ...
His uncle, Benjamin Franklin, youngest son of Josiah Franklin, was then ten years old. He apprenticed circa 1729 with Rufus Greene in his shop on Newberry Street, and then circa 1737–1739 worked from him as a journeyman.
Benjamin Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler, soaper, and candlemaker. Josiah Franklin was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and his wife, Jane White. Benjamin's father and all four of his grandparents were born in England.
Deborah Read Franklin (c. 1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States until her death in 1774. Early years [ edit ]
Jennifer Adamson was the half-sister of the Culkin siblings, born in 1970 to Kit Culkin and Adeena VanWagoner. She died of a drug overdose in May 2000 at age 29.
Jane Franklin Mecom (March 27, 1712 – May 7, 1794) was the youngest sister of Benjamin Franklin and was considered one of his closest confidants. [2] Mecom and Franklin corresponded for sixty-three years, [3] throughout the course of Ben Franklin's life, and some of their letters survive.
Ratray, now 47, spoke in 2021 about how grateful he is to have appeared in such a well-loved movie (which actually had five sequels, though Culkin only appeared in the first two installments).
Josiah Swan, the fourth of five North East siblings who have thrived in the sport, defeated Shippenville’s Devon Lauer 3 and 1 on Wednesday at The Ridge Golf Club.