... ,000 people crowded around the Christ Church Burial Ground where he was buried beside his wife Deborah Read Rogers Franklin who had died sixteen years before him. The tombstone on their grave said "Benjamin and Deborah Franklin: 1790." When Ben was 22 years old he wrote an epitaph for himself, but, ... later in life, he changed his mind and left instructions in his Last Will and Testament that only the simple inscription above be used. With his death, America lost one of its most loyal citizens. Benjamin Franklin ... philosopher, Inventor, and a beloved father to his children. He invente...

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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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... 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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