Next to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin was perhaps the most successful and most famous man of the 18th century. ... His parents Josiah and Abiah Franklin were hard working and feared God. ... Along with his partner, he also had a big hand in promoting the paper currency. 1730 - Married Deborah Read; began publication of Pennsylvania Gazette 5. Deborah Read had been married before but her husband left her and disappeared. ... Franklin married Deborah on September 1, 1730; their marriage lasted until her death in 1774. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Benjamin obviously respected his father, who probably taught him to read, so early that he could not remember learning it. ... (Franklin's Memoirs, ed. ... 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. ... He married Deborah on Sep. 1st 1730, that lasted until her death in in 1774. ...

• Word Count: 952
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Benjamin obviously respected his father, who probably taught him to read, so early that he could not remember learning it. ... (Franklin's Memoirs, ed. ... 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. ... He married Deborah on Sep. 1st 1730, that lasted until her death in in 1774. ...

• Word Count: 951
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He would stay up late and read the books then he would wake up and return the books early in the morning so James would not miss it (Kent 11). ... He now showed his attention to Deborah Read. He married Deborah on the September 1, 1730. ... Deborah was nothing like her husband Franklin. Deborah was poorly educated, but she was affectionate and delightful (Meltzer 74-75). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

--Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin is an extremely influential figure in American history, especially since he played such a diverse character in building his reputation. ... He married Deborah Read Rogers in 1730. ... After and while dealing with science, Franklin's political career also took off. ... Finally, in 1776, Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence. ... In 1790, when Benjamin Franklin is 84 years old, he dies in Philadelphia. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston to father, Josiah Franklin and mother Abiah Folger. ... Ben formally went to school at Boston Latin School and learned how to read, till 10 years old his father took him out to work fully in his candle and soap shop. ... He married Deborah Read in 1730. ... Deborah gave birth to a son named Francis in 1732, but then died four years later of smallpox. ... Franklin's years in Paris were spent well. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. ... Benjamin Franklin learned to read at an early age, but he only went to grammar school for two years. ... Franklin read books and worked on his writing style. ... That same year, he married Deborah Read, a woman he met before his trip to England. ... Franklin became a hero to the French. ...

• Word Count: 473
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• Grade Level: High School

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. ... Ben quickly learned to read and write but he did not do well in Arithmetic. ... After the death of his wife Deborah, the elderly Ben lived with his daughter Sarah's family. ... An estimated 20,000 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." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Benjamin Franklin was a man of many hats. ... He married a young Deborah Read at the age of 24 in 1730. ... During this time, Deborah also had given up on young Benjamin and had married John Rogers. ... Through the beginning of his marriage Benjamin did not really bring Deborah to any of his social gatherings or groupings because she supposedly embarrassed him. ... Woods goes on to tell us that, In 1732 Deborah had given birth to a baby boy, Francis, called Franky, who died of smallpox at the age of four, a loss that Franklin never got over (52). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous and respected men in United States history. ... His father Josiah Franklin owned a shop where he made soap and candles. ... He read every book he could get his hands on and taught himself algebra, geometry, navigation, grammar, logic, natural and physical science. ... In 1730, he married Deborah Read. ... Franklin set up the city delivery system and first dead mail office. ...

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I have even toured the Ben Franklin House. ... After reading this selection, I would describe him as one of the most interesting and admirable men I have ever read about. ... Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston. ... In my opinion, Franklin was a genius. ... In 1774, Franklin's wife Deborah died. ...

• Word Count: 1760
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• Grade Level: High School