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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.
Benjamin Franklin thought that slavery was "an atrocious debasement of human nature" and "a source of serious evils." In 1787, Franklin and Benjamin Rush helped write a new constitution for the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, [264] and that same year Franklin became president of the organization. [265]
Benjamin Franklin Randolph (1808–1871) Meriwether Lewis Randolph (1810–1837) Septimia Anne Randolph (1814–1887) George Wythe Randolph (1818–1867) Jane Randolph Jefferson April 3, 1774 – September 1775 [5] no spouse: died of unknown causes unnamed son [6] May 28 – June 14, 1777 died in infancy Mary Jefferson Nickname: Polly or Maria
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 .
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 ]
William Franklin FRSE (22 February [citation needed] 1730 – 17 November 1813) was an American-born attorney, soldier, politician, and colonial administrator.He was the acknowledged extra-marital son of Benjamin Franklin.
Born: 1791 Charming and affable, Colin is the youngest of the three eldest Bridgerton boys. He ends Season One in heartbreak. After falling for Marina Thompson (Ruby Barker), Colin concludes their ...
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