Josiah Franklin

Josiah Franklin
Josiah Franklin

Josiah Franklin Sr. was an English businessman and the father of Benjamin Franklin. Born in the village of Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, Josiah was the ninth child of blacksmith Thomas Franklin, and his first wife, Jane White. Thomas was the son of Henry Franckline and Agnes Joanes. Thomas Franklin remarried and had more children. Josiah Franklin worked as a fabric dyer in Ecton. Franklin immigrated to the American colonies in 1682. He married twice and had 17 children: ten boys and seven girls. In Boston, he was a member of the Congregational Old South Church where he served as a tithingman.

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Male
Date of Birth
December 23rd, 1657
Age
366
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
January 16th, 1745
Died Aged
87
Star Sign
Capricorn
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