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Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts to an American mother, Abiah Folger and a British father, Josiah in 1706. Considered the father of electricity, through his inventions, writings, and extensive activities as a printer, philosopher and more, Franklin helped advance the Age of Enlightenment.
16 de abr. de 2024 · His father, Josiah Franklin, was a true Puritan and immigrated to America from England in 1682. Soon afterward, he married Miss Abiah Folger, a native of Boston. In all, seventeen children were born to Josiah.
29 de mar. de 2024 · Ben Franklin’s mother [Abiah Folger Franklin (1667-1752)] and grandmother [Mary] were residents of the island, and I suspect a good share of his mother[’s] wit and sound sense were due to Nantucket sea-breezes and nitrogenous food. Here is the record of his mother’s birth: “Abiah, daughter of Peter [and Mary] Folger, born August 15 ...
Hace 17 horas · The undisputed fact, of course, is that Ben Franklin really was a genius with a dark history. Born in Boston in 1706, the tenth son of soapmaker Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger, Franklin was many things: a printer, inventor, writer, publisher, adventurer and lover, as well as a man of secrets and mystery.
18 de abr. de 2024 · Josiah Franklin, an English-born soap and candlemaker, was Franklin’s father. He had seven children with his first wife, Anne Child, and 10 more children with his second wife, Abiah Folger. Franklin was the seventh of those children.
Hace 2 días · Liberty's Kids (stylized on-screen as Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776) is an American animated historical fiction television series produced by DIC Entertainment, and originally aired on PBS Kids from September 2, 2002, to April 4, 2003, with reruns airing on most PBS stations until October 10, 2004.. The series was based on an idea by Kevin O'Donnell and developed for television by Kevin O'Donnell ...
Hace 6 días · Ben Franklin's father Josiah Franklin (1657-1745) was a tallow chandler and he became the father of seventeen children, Benjamin was the fifteenth. A tallow chandler is someone who makes wax-based products.
