... born in Boston Massachusetts on January 17, 1706 to Josiah and Abiah Franklin. He came from a family of 17 children in which he was the 15th child. His dad was a candle maker and a soap maker. When ... Pennsylvania Gazette" which became the biggest newspaper in the colonies. He soon began to write "Poor Richard's Almanac", which made him very wealthy. In 1730, Ben married Deborah Read, the daughter of his first landlady. They had 3 children, two boys and one girl. One of the boys, William, would later go on to become the ... which sat in the fireplace and projected out which made the he...

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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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... Boston, Massachusetts, Franklin had an aspiring personality by the time he was 17 years old, when he ran away from his home to Philadelphia. He eventually opened his own printing office in Philadelphia, and became the owner and publisher of the Philadelphia Gazette. He married Deborah Read Rogers in 1730. ... A few years later, from 1732 to 1758, Franklin published Poor Richard: An Almanack annually. He used this to express his sense of humor. He was a ... news and opinions out to the people. He also printed cartoons, so that uneducated people could still see his point. By 1736, Ben Fran...

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