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Benjamin Franklin’s son William Franklin was born to an unknown mother in 1730. He was raised by Benjamin Franklin and his common-law wife, Deborah Read. Even though Benjamin was extremely secretive about who William’s biological mother was, William considered Deborah to be his mother.
Jul 3, 2017 · One of Franklin’s most vocal critics was the royal governor of New Jersey—his own son. William Franklin had learned to be “a thorough government man” from his father, who was himself a government...
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In the early days of the American Revolution, Franklin wanted even greater things for his son, then a leading political figure in America. His father urged William Franklin to resign as governor and join the patriot cause. William refused, outlasting all other colonial governors well into 1775, because of his and his father’s good name. In August, ...
In June of 1776, rebels in New Jersey exiled Gov. William Franklin to Connecticut, where Gov. Jonathan Trumbull sided with the patriots. The patriots placed him under guard at Wallingfordand then Middletown. However, the stubborn governor-in-exile refused to submit to his captors. He continued gathering intelligence for loyalists and helping protec...
Finally, in December of 1777, the governor removed him from the Litchfieldjail and allowed him to be imprisoned in a house at East Windsor. By now, the conditions of the jail had taken their toll. William Franklin had lost his teeth and hair and was desperately ill. In 1778 he was exchanged for other prisoners and allowed to go to New York. He woul...
Josiah Franklin was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and his wife, Jane White. Benjamin's father and all four of his grandparents were born in England.
Feb 3, 2022 · Josiah Franklin was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and his wife, Jane White. Benjamin's father and all four of his grandparents were born in England.
William Franklin (1730-1813) was the acknowledged illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin, born before Benjamin’s common-law marriage with Deborah Read. His mother’s identity is unknown even until now because Benjamin was secretive about his birth.
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Benjamin Franklin dedicated his autobiography (written before the war) to his son, though the only mention of William within the manuscript is the inclusion of a newspaper article in which Franklin noted that his son was authorized to make contracts to purchase carts for the British army.
