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Sarah Franklin Bache (September 11, 1743 – October 5, 1808), sometimes known as Sally Bache, was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read. She was a leader in relief work during the American Revolutionary War and frequently served as her father's political hostess, like her mother before her death in 1774.
Sarah, the only daughter of Benjamin Franklin, was born at Philadelphia on the eleventh of September, 1744. Of her early years no particulars can now be obtained; but from her father’s appreciation of the importance of education, and the intelligence and information that she displayed through life, we may presume that her studies were as ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Sarah Franklin Bache, the daughter of the renowned statesman and inventor. Discover how she overcame social and religious barriers, supported the American Revolution, preserved her father's legacy, and patronized the arts.
Sarah Bache was the only daughter of Benjamin Franklin and his common-law wife Deborah Read. She helped raise funds and sew uniforms for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and was praised by the Marquis de Chastellux.
Sarah (Sally) Franklin Bache - The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary. 1743 - 1808. Franklin's only daughter. She was raised almost exclusively by her mother during Franklin's prolonged absences while he served as a diplomat in England and France.
Sarah Franklin Bach was well known for her own patriotism and public spirit. She was useful to both her family and her country in a time of personal and national turmoil. Sarah developed cancer in 1807 and passed away in October, 1808 at the age of sixty-four.
will Franklin provided generously for both Richard and Sarah Bache, who spent part of their inheritance on a trip to England in 1792-93.6 A year after their return, the couple retired to a property they called Settle Farm, located in the Delaware River valley near Bristol, Pennsylvania. ? The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2003
