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  (b. 07 December 1690 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 30 January 1756 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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John FRANKLIN was born 07 December 1690 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John FRANKLIN was the child of Josiah FRANKLIN   and   Abiah FOLGER and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Peter FOLGER and Mary MORRILL

John FRANKLIN died 30 January 1756 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

married Mary Elizabeth Gooch


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1690 Birth
Name: John Franklin
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 07 Dec 1690
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Josiah Franklin
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Mother's Name: Abia
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01922-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 592866
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'Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FHMH-V73 : accessed 05 Nov 2013), Josiah Franklin in entry for John Franklin, 07 Dec 1690.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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death1756 Death
30 January 1756
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 65.
Added: 11/5/2013 7:48:56 AM - Updated: 11/5/2013 10:52:56 AM
Did You Know?America - Did you know? President James Madison weighed less than the average American teenage girl. He was only 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed under 100 pounds.
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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