BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Benjamin Franklin Headstone

Burial Site: Christ Church Burial Ground

Directions to cemetery: Southeast corner of Fifth & Arch Streets, Philadelphia

Global position location:
Latitude: 39.9520°N, Longitude: 75.1487°W


Born: Boston, Suffolk, MA 17 JAN 1706

Died: 17 APR 1790 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, at 84 years of age. His body was interred 21 APR 1790 in Christ Church, Burial Ground, Philadelphia, PA

Service: Signer of the Declaration and Constitution

Proof: A lot!

Married: Deborah Read in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1 SEP 1730

Children:

i. William Franklin was born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 1731. William died 1813 at 82 years of age. He married twice. He married Elizabeth Dowes in PA, about 1755. He married Mrs. Wm. (Franklin) about 1755.

ii. Francis Folger Franklin was born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 20 OCT 1732. Francis died 21 NOV 1736 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, at 4 years of age. He was christened 16 SEP 1733.

iii. Sarah (Sally) Franklin was born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 22 SEP 1743. Sarah died 5 OCT 1808 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, at 65 years of age. She married Richard Bache in PA, 29 OCT 1767.

Link to Grave Site: http://www.oldchristchurch.org/burial

 



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