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Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston Massachusetts on January 17 1706 to Josiah and Abiah-Folger Franklin who were very religious His father was a soap and candle maker and didnt make much money He was the youngest son and the fifteenth child out of seventeen Benjamin described his fathers qualities as a sound understanding and solid Judgment He described his mother as a discreet and virtuous Woman Benjamin Franklin was not an formally educated man but his love of learning gave him much understanding of people of science and of philosophies His scientific experiments are stepping stones to the technology we use today In 1730 he married Deborah Reed She was described as a happy person who did not enjoy reading as much as her husband but was very devoted to him They had three children Mary William and Francis Francis died as a young child during a small pox epidemic William became Governor of New Jersey Mary married a merchant In 1718 he became a printers apprentice for his brother James who was the printer of the New England Courant The brothers didnt have a good relationship Benjamin thought his brother didnt pay him enough money and James was difficult to get along with After four years when he was about 16 he wrote some letters to his brothers paper and signed them Silence Dogood The letters were funny and sometimes made fun of the Boston authorities and society His letters became very popular and everyone tried to figure out who Silence Dogood was In 1722 James was sent to prison for making statements against the Boston authorities Benjamin took care of the newspaper while James was in prison When he was released from prison he continued the newspaper but put it in Bens name About this time James discovered who Mrs Silence Dogood was and Benjamin learned about the paper being printed in his name Finally in 1723 Ben decided to leave
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