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In 1762, the elder William Franklin married Elizabeth Downes, daughter of a planter from Barbados, in London. In 1763, he was appointed as the last royal governor of New Jersey. A Loyalist to the king, William Franklin saw his relations with father Benjamin eventually break down over their differences about the American Revolutionary War , as ...
LaTanya Richardson Jackson (born October 21, 1949) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway productions, before playing supporting roles on television and film. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway productions, before playing supporting roles on television and film.
He was the ninth child of blacksmith Thomas Franklin (1598–1682), and his first wife, Jane White (1617–1662). Thomas was the son of Henry Franckline (1573–1631) and Agnes Joanes (1574–1646). Thomas Franklin remarried and had more children. Josiah Franklin worked as a fabric dyer in Ecton. Franklin immigrated to the American colonies in ...
Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley shocked the world with the news of their brief romance in the mid-1990s. The King of Pop and the daughter of Elvis Presley briefly met in the 1970s at a ...
Michael Jackson’s daughter confirmed on Friday, December 6, that In a sweet selfie shared via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, December 10, Jackson, 26, locked lips with Long under the Eiffel Tower.
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.
Michael Jackson’s only daughter disclosed her big news early on Friday morning as she posted a birthday tribute to her boyfriend — and now fiancé — music producer and engineer Justin Long ...
Historian Nick Bunker [5] has described Abiah's influence on her son Benjamin. Bunker reports that "it was his mother who educated his feelings. By the time [Benjamin] was born, Abiah Franklin had raised so many children that she knew what she was doing when she had another... we cannot give a full account of the way she raised the boy, but we can at least be confident of this.