... became a tallow-chandler instead. Josiah being married once before married Abiah Folger (McMaster 3). Abiah Folger bore Josiah Franklin 10 more children. The fifteenth of the seventeen children was Benjamin Franklin (McMaster 3). Franklin was born on the seventeen of January 1706. Like every Boston boy he could read and write, knew something about history, and had knew a few Orthodox Catechism scriptures by heart (McMaster 3). ... make a profit with doing so (Meltzer 66-69) Franklin felt it was time to seek a bride. He needed to find a bride to satisfy his "Sexual appetite" (Meltzer 74)....

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... Boston, observing the craftsmen at work and looking for a congenial trade. One of his cousins was a cutler, and that occupation was seriously considered. Franklin's fondness for books, he decided to sign indentures with his elder brother James, who in 1717 had returned to Boston from London with a printing ... Philadelphia. He roamed Philadelphia for a while, and that's how he met his soon to be wife, Deborah Read. After looking for a while he was finally employed at Samuel Keimer's printing shop and rooming Deborah's home. After some time at that, the provincial governor, Sir William Ke...

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... Boston, observing the craftsmen at work and looking for a congenial trade. One of his cousins was a cutler, and that occupation was seriously considered. Franklin's fondness for books, he decided to sign indentures with his elder brother James, who in 1717 had returned to Boston from London with a printing ... Philadelphia. He roamed Philadelphia for a while, and that's how he met his soon to be wife, Deborah Read. After looking for a while he was finally employed at Samuel Keimer's printing shop and rooming Deborah's home. After some time at that, the provincial governor, Sir William Ke...

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... father, Josiah Franklin and mother Abiah Folger. Josiah had seven children with his first wife, Anne child, and ten with his second wife, Abiah Folger. Benjamin was his 15th child and youngest son. Ben formally went to school at Boston Latin School and learned how to read, till 10 ... newspapers in the colonies. He married Deborah Read in 1730. They took in a son "William" out of wedlock. Deborah gave birth to a son named Francis in 1732, but then died four years later of smallpox. They had a daughter named Sarah born in 1743. Franklin's prominence as a citizen grew in ... . "His self-...

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... later became enemies with. Shortly after returning to America in 1726, Franklin formed a debating club called the Junto. Two years later, he took over The Pennsylvania Gazette from Samuel Keimer and turned it into a successful publication with tools from London. Now, in 1730, Benjamin Franklin got married to his old sweetheart, Deborah Read, with whom he had two children. The first, William ... Franklin who was born approximately one year later after his wedding. Throughout the 1730s, Benjamin Franklin held some small positions doing printing work for the government. In that time, he be...

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... 't work. So he went to London and worked at a printing house and saved up enough money to come to America. Franklin went to Philadelphia in 1726 and finished his trade. By 1730, Franklin had his own business. That same year, he married Deborah Read, a woman he met before his trip to England. Together they had a son, who died at four years of age; and ... a daughter. In 1731, Franklin started the first public library. During the next several years, Franklin also helped start the first fire department, a police force ... , and the Academy of Philadelphia, which became the University of Pen...

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... governor didn't keep his promise and Franklin was stranded in England. Franklin spent a year and a half in England and worked in a few different printing houses. He returned to Philadelphia and soon was back in the printing business. In 1728, Franklin and a partner, Hugh Meredith, opened their own print shop. They printed a newspaper called The Pennsylvania Gazette. He married Deborah Read in 1730. They had three ... children, two boys and one girt. One of Franklin's sons later became governor of New Jersey. He worked as a printer from 1730-1748 and was successful. He became the officia...

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... the Junto. Two years later, he took over The Pennsylvania Gazette from Keimer and turned it into a successful publication with tools from London. In 1730, Franklin wed his old sweetheart, Deborah Read, with whom he had two children. The first, William Franklin, was born approximately one year later; he is the man to whom the Autobiography is addressed in Part One. Throughout the 1730s ... a falling out. Keimer, however, tries to make amends when he realizes that Ben can supply him with important printing tools. John Read - A resident of Philadelphia, he houses Franklin shortly after Fra...

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... for two years. At ten years old, Ben began to help out at his fathers shop. Benjamin Franklin believed however, that "the doors of wisdom are never shut". He read every book he could get his hands on and taught himself algebra, geometry, navigation, grammar, logic, ... Franklin ran away to Philadelphia at seventeen. Once in Philadelphia, he worked for many different partners. At 22, he became part owner of a print shop and only two years later he became sole owner. He wrote much of the material for his newspaper The Pennsylvania Gazette. In 1730, he married Deborah Read ... dead mail of...

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