Josiah Franklin

Josiah Franklin
1657 - 1745
Josiah Franklin  American Socialite
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First Name Josiah
Last Name Franklin
Birthday 23rd December, 1657
Birthplace Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Died 1745
Place of Death Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Buried Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Nationality American
Occupation Text Businessman, Tallow Chandler, Soap Boiler
Occupation Socialite

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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