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Branch: Descendants of James Taylor I (died VA 1698)  |
Grand
Parents
Parents
Thomas Franklin + Jane White
Peter Folger + Mary Morrill
Spouses
| Marriage | 1730 |  | common law marriage (her 1st husband deserted her & she couldn't legally marry) |
Names
Events
Events
Benjamin Franklin
| Birth | 17 JAN 1706 | |||
| Occup | 1737 | PA, Philadelphia Co, Philadelphia Postmaster |  | |
| Org. | 1749-1754 | Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania, President |  | |
| Occup | 1775-1776 | USA Postmaster General |  | |
| History | 4 JUL 1776 | Declaration of Independence Signer |  | |
| Occup | 1778-1785 | USA Ambassador to France |  | |
| Occup | 1782-1783 | USA Ambassador to Sweden | | |
| History | May-Sep 1787 | Constitutional Convention, 1787 Signer | | |
| Other | Masonic member of Tun Tavern Lodge | |||
| Occup | |
Inventor lightening rod, bifocals |  | |
| Death | 17 APR 1790 | |||
| Grave |
Deborah Read
| Birth | 14 FEB 1708 | ||
| Death | 19 DEC 1774 | | |
| Grave |
| Children | First Name | Birth Dt | Death Dt | Birth Place | Spouses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1+ | Sarah "Sally" | 11 SEP 1743 | 5 OCT 1808 | PA, Philadelphia Co, Philadelphia | Richard Bache | |
Pics & Attach-
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Asso-
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| Name | Relation | ||
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| Aaron Cleveland IV | friend | ||
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| Gurdon Saltonstall Mumford | private secretary | ||
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Namesake Places (28) 
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Sources
- Website:Worldconnect--George Larson; The core of this database was compiled between 1992-97 using sources at the Genealogy Annex of the Sonoma County (Calif.) Library (i.e. HeritageQuest).;
- Website:Postmaster Finder; Source from: Ray Gurganus
- Deborah Read Franklin
- Website:Worldconnect--George Larson; The core of this database was compiled between 1992-97 using sources at the Genealogy Annex of the Sonoma County (Calif.) Library (i.e. HeritageQuest).;
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