2007-03-10 03:10:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Josiah and Abiah Franklin.
2007-03-10 03:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler, a maker of candles and soap, whose second wife, Abiah Folger, was Benjamin's mother.
His mother, Abiah Folger, was a daughter of Peter Folger, a miller and schoolteacher, and his wife Mary Morrill, a former indentured servant.
Josiah has in all 20 children, Benjamin was 15th.
2007-03-10 03:13:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Josiah and Abiah Franklin. They were Puritans. Josiah was a candlemaker and mechanic and Abiah raised 13 children.
2007-03-10 04:02:18 · answer #3 · answered by staisil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mom and Dad Franklin - About all I could find without using Wikpedia (the new version of cheat sheets)
2007-03-10 03:58:08 · answer #4 · answered by bigjohn B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that Ben Franklin's mother was a Quaker from Nantucket Island, Masschusetts.
2007-03-10 03:17:59 · answer #5 · answered by guido1900us 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr & Mrs. Franklin
2007-03-10 03:13:46 · answer #6 · answered by dudeman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
his wife?
2007-03-10 03:24:01 · answer #7 · answered by danyusim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋