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Benjamin Franklin

(1706-1790)
Founding Father of the United States
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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.

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Born
17 January 1706
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died
17 April 1790 (aged 84)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Zodiac Capricorn
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  • William Franklin
    William Franklin info 1st child with Deborah Read Male b. 1731 d. 17 Nov 1814 · Age: 83 (at death) · 1731-1814 · American colonial administrator
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  • Francis Folger Franklin
    Francis Folger Franklin info 2nd child with Deborah Read Male b. 20 Oct 1732 d. 21 Nov 1736 · Age: 4 (at death) · 1732-1736 · Son of Mark Feider
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  • Sarah Franklin Bache
    Sarah Franklin Bache info 3rd child with Deborah Read Female b. 11 Sep 1743 d. 5 Oct 1808 · Age: 65 (at death) · 1743-1808 · Daughter of Benjamin Franklin
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  • Josiah Franklin
    Josiah Franklin · Father · 1657-1745 · English businessman and father of Benjamin Franklin edit info
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    Abiah Folger · Mother · 1667-1752 · Mother of Benjamin Franklin edit info
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  • James Franklin (printer)
    James Franklin (printer) · Brother · 1697-1735 · American colonial author, printer, newspaper publisher, and almanac publisher edit info
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  • Jane Mecom
    Jane Mecom · Sister · 1712-1794 · 18th-century American and sister of Benjamin Franklin edit info
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