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   Francis Folger Franklin (October 20, 1732 – November 21, 1736) was the son of Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read. In 1736, four-year-old Francis contracted the smallpox virus and died shortly thereafter.

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3. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › benjamin-franklinWhat Led Benjamin Franklin to Live Estranged From His Wife ...

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   Why did Benjamin Franklin live apart from his wife Deborah for nearly two decades? A new theory suggests that a dispute over their son's smallpox inoculation was the root cause of their marital breakdown.

4. founders.archives.gov › documents › FranklinOn the Death of His Son, 30 December 1736 - Founders Online

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   Jan 2, 2002 · Francis Folger Franklin, born Oct. 20, 1732, died of smallpox Nov. 21, 1736. BF regretted to the end of his life, he wrote in his autobiography, that he had not had the boy inoculated.

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   Who was Francis Folger Franklin?

   • Francis Folger Franklin was born on October 20, 1732, [b] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (then a colony in British America ). He was the oldest legitimate child of Benjamin Franklin, then the publisher of the Pennsylvania Gazette, and Deborah Read.

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   How old was Francis Folger Franklin when he died?

   • Francis Folger Franklin (October 20, 1732 – November 21, 1736) [a] was the son of Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read . In 1736, four-year-old Francis contracted the smallpox virus and died shortly thereafter.

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   Did Francis Folger Franklin have smallpox?

   • [Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.] 2 . Francis Folger Franklin, born Oct. 20, 1732, died of smallpox Nov. 21, 1736. BF regretted to the end of his life, he wrote in his autobiography, that he had not had the boy inoculated.

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   Why did Benjamin Franklin lose his sons?

   • It came from painful first-hand experience; as a 30-year-old father, Benjamin Franklin lost the youngest of his two sons, Francis Folger Franklin, to smallpox on Nov. 21, 1736, in Philadelphia. Francis was four years old. As Franklin wrote about this personal tragedy in his posthumously-published autobiography:

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6. www.pbs.org › kenburns › benjamin-franklinBenjamin Franklin and Family | Benjamin Franklin | Ken ... - PBS

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   Learn about the life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and his family members, including his son Francis Folger Franklin. Francis died of smallpox at age four, while his father was in London, and his grave was lost in London.

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2011/03/01 › healthBenjamin Franklin, Smallpox Vaccine Advocate - The New York Times

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   Feb 28, 2011 · Haunting these activities was a very personal ghost: that of Francis Folger Franklin, the younger of his two sons. Franky, as his parents called him, was born in 1732 a golden child, his...

8. www.benfranklin300.org › frankliniana › peopleFrancis Folger (Franky) Franklin - The Benjamin Franklin ...

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   Francis Folger (Franky) Franklin. 1732 - 1736. BF's first child with common-law wife Deborah. Died at age four from smallpox. Major international interactive exhibition and Philadelphia city-wide celebration honoring genius and wit of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on his three-hundred-year birthday anniversary.

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   Nov 2, 2021 · It came from painful first-hand experience; as a 30-year-old father, Benjamin Franklin lost the youngest of his two sons, Francis Folger Franklin, to smallpox on Nov. 21, 1736, in...