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Benjamin Franklin's mother, Abiah, was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, on August 15, 1667, to Peter Folger, a miller and schoolteacher, and his wife, Mary Morrell Folger, a former indentured servant.
Did Benjamin Franklin have any siblings? Benjamin Franklin had 16 siblings. His father, Josiah, had seven children with his first wife, Anne Child, and 10 more with Abiah Folger.
Apr 18, 2016 · By weaving together the tales of Benjamin Franklin and his beloved little sister, Jill Lepore creates a richly textured tapestry of life in early America. deeply researched and passionately written, it brings us inside a poignant relationship between two lovable people who seemed so different but were also so connected. i devoured this book and ...
Sep 21, 2012 · Corydon Ireland. Harvard Staff Writer. September 21, 2012 7 min read. Lepore’s research sheds light on Franklin’s overlooked sister. Jane Mecom, Benjamin Franklin’s younger sister and closest confidante, died in 1794. Jill Lepore is writing a book to bring her back.
Sep 26, 2013 · Growing up in Boston at the start of the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin and his sister Jane were known as Benny and Jenny. Their parents had 17 children. He was the youngest boy, she the...
Nov 9, 2009 · In 1718, at age 12, he was apprenticed to his older brother James, a Boston printer. By age 16, Franklin was contributing essays (under the pseudonym Silence Dogood) to a newspaper published by...
BENJAMIN was the youngest son, and the fifteenth child, his sisters Lydia and Jane being younger. All the brothers and sisters of Josiah Franklin lived and died in England, except Benjamin, who emigrated to Boston in the year 1715. His son, Samuel, a cutler by trade, had preceded him. This Benjamin was born March 20th, 1650.
