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Benjamin Franklin's Declaration Of Independence

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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17th, 1790 in Philadelphia. Ben was married to his wife Deborah Read in 1730 up until 1744. In that time they conceived three children. Their names were Sarah, William and, Francis. He loved his family very much, he was especially close with William because they worked together with the declaration of independence. Sadly somewhere with working and opinions they had a fall out. As a child Ben was very intelligent, but sadly he was taken out of school at 10 years of age to go work with his father. His father wanted him to be in clergy but could only afford to send him to school for a year. In the midst of it all, he got older and started discovering things and inventing things. He’s had many investigations …show more content…

Josiah, Ben’s father was a father to 17 children in all counting Ben, but not all his kids where by the same mother, He was married and divorced then remarried. His last wife’s name was Abian Folger. Josiah was a loving husband and father though his first marriage didn’t work out his last did and they departed at death like it says to do in the vows.

In 1776 Ben Franklin signed the declaration of independence. After wards he sailed to France where everyone loved him. He sailed there as an ambassador to the Court of Louis. He had to work actively for independence. Ben thought that his son William would agree with his thoughts and opinions but he didn’t and it caused a fall out with the father son relationship that they had with one another. They were never the same because of those very problems.

When Benjamin was 15 his brother started the New England Courant’s first “newspaper” in Boston. Though there were two papers in the city before James’s Courant, they only reprinted news from abroad. James’s paper carried articles, opinion pieces written by James’s friends, advertisements, and news of ship schedules. They all worked very hard with what they did. And they put pride into their work that they …show more content…

To them he was the man who had tamed lightning, the humble American man who dressed very well. His style and fame attracted the ladies but Ben showed no interest until his wife passed away, then he became a huge flirt and ladies’ man. He spoke French, even know not very understandable he still spoke it. Experts say him being a flirt is how he acted out on his wife’s death. Sadly Ben died many years later in Philadelphia in April in the 17th of the year of 1790. Ben was barred at Christ church burial grounds. Millions of people attended his funeral. Benjamin franklin was loved and cared for by many people. Not only that but Benjamin lived a very full life, and was very smart and successful. He sure did live up to the name inventor and if he would have lived on I’m sure our world would have many inventions from him and new knowledge of discoveries that he took interest in. Another thing, Ben’s lost relationship wasn’t enough to break the love between him and his son William, because William was seen at his father’s funeral crying and might have even spoke a few words of love during

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