Deborah <I>Read</I> Franklin

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Deborah Read Franklin

Birth
Birmingham, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Death
19 Dec 1774 (aged 66)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
Section A, With husband Benjamin
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Wife of Statesman, Benjamin Franklin, Mother of Sarah (Sally) Bache, Francis Folger (died at age 4-smallpox). Ben and Debbie where married on Sept. 1, 1730. While Ben was abroad, Deborah kept the business going, collected on loans, and other issues. Ben was on government business in London when Deborah died of a stroke.
Cause of death:Stroke
Wife of Statesman, Benjamin Franklin, Mother of Sarah (Sally) Bache, Francis Folger (died at age 4-smallpox). Ben and Debbie where married on Sept. 1, 1730. While Ben was abroad, Deborah kept the business going, collected on loans, and other issues. Ben was on government business in London when Deborah died of a stroke.
Cause of death:Stroke

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BENJAMIN
And
DEBORAH
FRANKLIN
1790

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