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Timeline – Benjamin Franklin Historical Society. Timeline. Chronological events in the life of Benjamin Franklin. 1706 Sunday January 17: Benjamin Franklin was born in the City of Boston. His parents were Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. 1714-1715 Attended South Grammar School ( Boston Latin ). 1715-1716 Attended George Brownell’s English ...
A chronological overview of the life and achievements of Benjamin Franklin, from his birth in Boston in 1706 to his death in Philadelphia in 1741. The timeline covers his activities as a printer, a statesman, a scientist, a philosopher, and a leader of the American Revolution. It includes his major publications, events, and milestones in his personal and professional life.
A chronology of key events in the life of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), statesman, publisher, scientist, and diplomat. The timeline covers his birth, apprenticeship, marriage, publications, political and social activities, and death. It also includes his family history and his role in the American Revolution and the Constitution.
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- Benjamin Franklin’s Early Years
- Benjamin Franklin: Printer and Publisher
- Benjamin Franklin and Philadelphia
- Benjamin Franklin's Inventions
- Benjamin Franklin and The American Revolution
- Benjamin Franklin’s Later Years
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in colonial Boston. His father, Josiah Franklin (1657-1745), a native of England, was a candle and soap maker who married twice and had 17 children. Franklin’s mother was Abiah Folger (1667-1752) of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Josiah’s second wife. Franklin was the eighth of Abiah and Josiah’s 10 offspr...
Benjamin Franklin returned to Philadelphia in 1726, and two years later opened a printing shop. The business became highly successful producing a range of materials, including government pamphlets, books and currency. In 1729, Franklin became the owner and publisher of a colonial newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, which proved popular—and to whic...
As Franklin’s printing business prospered, he became increasingly involved in civic affairs. Starting in the 1730s, he helped establish a number of community organizations in Philadelphia, including a lending library (it was founded in 1731, a time when books weren’t widely available in the colonies, and remained the largest U.S. public library unt...
In 1748, Franklin, then 42 years old, had expanded his printing business throughout the colonies and become successful enough to stop working. Retirement allowed him to concentrate on public service and also pursue more fully his longtime interest in science. In the 1740s, he conducted experiments that contributed to the understanding of electricit...
In 1754, at a meeting of colonial representatives in Albany, New York, Franklin proposed a plan for uniting the colonies under a national congress. Although his Albany Plan was rejected, it helped lay the groundwork for the Articles of Confederation, which became the first constitution of the United States when ratified in 1781. In 1757, Franklin t...
In 1785, Franklin left France and returned once again to Philadelphia. In 1787, he was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention. (The 81-year-old Franklin was the convention’s oldest delegate.) At the end of the convention, in September 1787, he urged his fellow delegates to support the heavily debated new document. The U.S. Constit...
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Benjamin Franklin Timeline in Chronological Order 1706 Benjamin Franklin is born on January 17 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Josiah and Abiah Franklin. 1718 Franklin is apprenticed to his brother James, a printer and publisher. 1723 Franklin runs away to Philadelphia and works as a printer. 1729 Franklin buys
Daughter Sally born and baptized at Christ Church. 1744. The American Philosophical Society begins meeting. 1745. Death of Josiah Franklin, Benjamin's father. 1746. Begins extensive electrical experiments. 1747. Franklin writes "The Plain Truth," a pamphlet arguing for better military preparedness in PA.
