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Deborah Franklin (Read)
Birth: unknown
Death: 12-19-1774
Birth Date Prefix: c.1708
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Wife of Benjamin Franklin. They were engaged when he went to England, but he was stuck there and never wrote. At her mother's prompting she married John Rogers, who used up her dowry and whom she suspected of bigamy. She managed to get a separation, but not a divorce, and he disappeared to the West Indies. Deborah and Benjamin Franklin decided to be common law married, and she simply moved into his house on September 1, 1730. They had a successful marriage and one surviving son, William Franklin. She was afraid to sail on the ocean, so she never accompanied Benjamin Franklin to his various posts and thus spent 15 years separated from him.
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Biography: Wife of Benjamin Franklin. They were engaged when he went to England, but he was stuck there and never wrote. At her mother's prompting she married John Rogers, who used up her dowry and whom she suspected of bigamy. She managed to get a separation, but not a divorce, and he disappeared to the West Indies. Deborah and Benjamin Franklin decided to be common law married, and she simply moved into his house on September 1, 1730. They had a successful marriage and one surviving son, William Franklin. She was afraid to sail on the ocean, so she never accompanied Benjamin Franklin to his various posts and thus spent 15 years separated from him.Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01302.html?from=../01/01-00298.html&from_nm=Franklin,%20BenjaminTitle of Webpage: American National Biography OnlineWebsite Viewing Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15Website's Last Modified Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9405519Title of Webpage: http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01302.html?from=../01/01-00298.html&from_nm=Franklin,%20BenjaminWebsite Viewing Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15Website Last Modified Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9405519Title of Webpage: http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01302.html?from=../01/01-00298.html&from_nm=Franklin,%20BenjaminWebsite Viewing Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15Website Last Modified Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15
Biography
Wife of Benjamin Franklin. They were engaged when he went to England, but he was stuck there and never wrote. At her mother's prompting she married John Rogers, who used up her dowry and whom she suspected of bigamy. She managed to get a separation, but not a divorce, and he disappeared to the West Indies. Deborah and Benjamin Franklin decided to be common law married, and she simply moved into his house on September 1, 1730. They had a successful marriage and one surviving son, William Franklin. She was afraid to sail on the ocean, so she never accompanied Benjamin Franklin to his various posts and thus spent 15 years separated from him.
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Biography:
Wife of Benjamin Franklin. They were engaged when he went to England, but he was stuck there and never wrote. At her mother's prompting she married John Rogers, who used up her dowry and whom she suspected of bigamy. She managed to get a separation, but not a divorce, and he disappeared to the West Indies. Deborah and Benjamin Franklin decided to be common law married, and she simply moved into his house on September 1, 1730. They had a successful marriage and one surviving son, William Franklin. She was afraid to sail on the ocean, so she never accompanied Benjamin Franklin to his various posts and thus spent 15 years separated from him.
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http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01302.html?from=../01/01-00298.html&from_nm=Franklin,%20Benjamin
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American National Biography Online
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15
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Website
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9405519
Title of Webpage:
http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01302.html?from=../01/01-00298.html&from_nm=Franklin,%20Benjamin
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9405519
Title of Webpage:
http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01302.html?from=../01/01-00298.html&from_nm=Franklin,%20Benjamin
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 17:15