Deborah (Reed) ReadAge: 66 years1708–1774
- Name
- Deborah (Reed) Read
- Given names
- Deborah (Reed)
- Surname
- Read
| Birth | 1708 |
| Marriage | Benjamin Franklin — View this family September 1, 1730 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Francis Folger Franklin October 20, 1732 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Francis Folger Franklin November 21, 1736 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Franklin September 22, 1743 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Bache — Sarah Franklin — View this family October 29, 1767 (Age 59 years) |
| Death | December 19, 1774 (Age 66 years) |
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Birth: January 6, 1706 48 38 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts Death: April 17, 1790 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Deborah (Reed) Read Birth: 1708 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Death: December 19, 1774 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Marriage: September 1, 1730 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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2 years daughter |
Francis Folger Franklin Birth: October 20, 1732 26 24 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Death: November 21, 1736 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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11 years daughter |
Sarah Franklin Birth: September 22, 1743 37 35 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Death: October 5, 1808 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
- Generation 1
Deborah (Reed) Read was born in 1708 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on December 19, 1774 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 66. She married Benjamin Franklin, son of Josiah E. Franklin and Abiah Lee Folger, on September 1, 1730 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was born on January 6, 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts and died on April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 84.
Children of Deborah (Reed) Read and Benjamin Franklin:
- Francis Folger Franklin (1732–1736)
- Sarah Franklin (1743–1808)
- Generation 2back to top
Sarah Franklin, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah (Reed) Read, was born on September 22, 1743 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on October 5, 1808 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 65. She married Richard Bache on October 29, 1767 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was born on September 12, 1737 in Settle, Yorkshire, England and died on July 29, 1811 at the age of 73.
Children of Sarah Franklin and Richard Bache:
- Benjamin Franklin Bache (1769–1798)
| Shared note | Deborah (Reed) Read's first husband, John Rogers, deserted her in 1725. In 1727 she heard of Rogers' death and began dating her former sweetheart, Ben Franklin. They were married on 1 Sept, 1730. She operated a general store out of the front of Ben's print shop. Her fear of ocean voyages prevented her from traveling with Ben.... so ,she spent many years alone in Philadelphia while Ben was in Europe. In Dec 1794 while Ben was in England, she died unexpectedly of a stroke. |