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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.
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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Francis Folger Franklin (October 20, 1732 – November 21, 1736) [lower-alpha 1] was the son of Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Francis Folger Franklin (1732–1736) of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
Jan 2, 2002 · 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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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. That made...
