... 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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... '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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... 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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