Josiah Franklin
Born 23 DEC 1655 · Ecton, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England · Died 16 JAN 1744 · Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Josiah Franklin Sr. was an English businessman who emigrated to Massachusetts Bay and is best known as the father of Benjamin Franklin.
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Josiah Franklin Sr. was an English businessman who emigrated to Massachusetts Bay and is best known as the father of Benjamin Franklin.
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1744Death
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1655Birth
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1689MarriageSpouse: Abiah Lee Folger
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