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   Francis Folger Franklin (October 20, 1732 – November 21, 1736) [a] was the son of Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read. In 1736, four-year-old Francis contracted the smallpox virus and died shortly thereafter. Benjamin Franklin, who had been inoculated earlier in his own life, had intended for his son to be ...

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   He had never been much interested in children, but after the birth of Francis Folger Franklin, on October 20, 1732, he wrote that they were “the most delightful Cares in the World.” The boy ...

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   Jun 12, 2024 · Francis Folger Franklin was born in 1732, but tragically contracted smallpox and died when he was only four years old. In 1743, Deborah Franklin gave birth to Sally, a daughter. In 1743, Deborah ...

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   Jan 2, 2002 · 2. Francis Folger Franklin, born Oct. 20, 1732, died of smallpox Nov. 21, 1736. BF regretted to the end of his life, he wrote in his autobiography, that he had not had the boy inoculated.

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   Nov 2, 2021 · It came from painful first-hand experience; as a 30-year-old father, Benjamin Franklin lost the youngest of his two sons, Francis Folger Franklin, to smallpox on Nov. 21, 1736, in Philadelphia ...

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   May 10, 2022 · Francis Folger Franklin. Born 20 Oct 1732 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ancestors. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah (Read) Franklin. Brother of William Franklin [half] and Sarah (Franklin) Bache. Died 21 Nov 1736 at age 4 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Problems/Questions Profile manager: Kate Harrell [send ...

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   Who was Francis Folger Franklin?

   • Francis Folger Franklin was born on October 20, 1732, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (then a colony in British America). He was the oldest legitimate child of Benjamin Franklin, who was then the publisher of the Pennsylvania Gazette, and Deborah Read.

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   How old was Francis Folger Franklin when he died?

   • Francis Folger Franklin was born in 1732, but tragically contracted smallpox and died when he was only four years old. In 1743, Deborah Franklin gave birth to Sally, a daughter. That made William his father’s only surviving male heir. And Benjamin had great expectations for him.

   How the American Revolution estranged Ben Franklin and his Loyalist son

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   Did Francis Folger Franklin have smallpox?

   • [Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.] 2 . Francis Folger Franklin, born Oct. 20, 1732, died of smallpox Nov. 21, 1736. BF regretted to the end of his life, he wrote in his autobiography, that he had not had the boy inoculated.

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   Why did Benjamin Franklin lose his sons?

   • It came from painful first-hand experience; as a 30-year-old father, Benjamin Franklin lost the youngest of his two sons, Francis Folger Franklin, to smallpox on Nov. 21, 1736, in Philadelphia. Francis was four years old. As Franklin wrote about this personal tragedy in his posthumously-published autobiography:

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   Francis Folger Franklin was born on October 20, 1732, [lower-alpha 2] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (then a colony in British America). He was the oldest legitimate child of Benjamin Franklin , then the publisher of the Pennsylvania Gazette , and Deborah Read .