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Personal data Benjamin Franklin 

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Household of Benjamin Franklin

He is married to Deborah Read.

They got married on September 1, 1730 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. William Franklin  1729-1813
  3. Sarah 'Sally' Franklin  1743-1808 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Franklin

Abiah Folger
1667-1752

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790

1730

Deborah Read
1708-1774

William Franklin
1729-1813
Francis Folger Franklin
1732-1736
Sarah 'Sally' Franklin
1743-1808

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Historical events

Birthday January 17, 1706

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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1706: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 3 » During the Battle of Fraustadt Swedish forces defeat a superior Saxon-Polish-Russian force by deploying a double envelopment.
    • May 23 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies.
    • July 22 » The Acts of Union 1707 are agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed by each countries' Parliaments, led to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
    • September 7 » War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.

Day of marriage September 1, 1730

  • The temperature on September 1, 1730 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1730: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 8 » Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.
    • July 8 » An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000km (620mi) of Chile's coastline.
    • October 1 » Ahmed III is forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.
    • October 22 » Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed.
    • November 18 » The future Frederick II (known as Frederick the Great), King of Prussia, is granted a royal pardon and released from confinement.

Day of death April 17, 1790

  • The temperature on April 17, 1790 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1790: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 29 » Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.
    • May 31 » The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
    • July 31 » The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
    • November 1 » Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France, in which he predicts that the French Revolution will end in a disaster.
    • December 17 » The Aztec calendar stone is discovered at El Zócalo, Mexico City.
    • December 26 » Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution.


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