1657 - 1745
Josiah Franklin American Socialite
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First Name |
Josiah
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Last Name |
Franklin
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Birthday |
23rd December, 1657
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Birthplace |
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
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Died |
1745
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Place of Death |
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Buried |
Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street
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Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Businessman, Tallow Chandler, Soap Boiler
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Occupation |
Socialite
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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, Northamptonshire, England, Josiah was the ninth child of blacksmith Thomas Franklin (b. 1598), and his first wife, Jane White. Thomas was the son of Henry Franckline (b. 1573) and Agnes Joanes. Thomas Franklin remarried and had more children. Josiah Franklin worked as a fabric dyer in Ecton. Franklin immigrated to the American colonies in 1682. He married twice and had 17 children: ten boys and seven girls. In Boston, he was a member of the Congregational Old South Church where he served as a tithingman.
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