During their marriage of 44 years, Deborah and Benjamin Franklin were out for eighteen years. Throughout their marriage, Deborah has stayed true to Benjamin while apparently unfaithful with "low women." Here is more information on their marriage
Born :.
Benjamin Franklin: January 17, 1706 (OS 6 January 1706) in Boston, Massachusetts
Deborah Read Rogers: Abt. . 1707-1708
Mort:
Deborah :. Deborah died at the age of 66 in Philadelphia December 19, 1774 from a stroke
Ben was in England at the time. According to Leo Lemay, Deborah and Benjamin had not seen one another for the last ten years of their marriage
Benjamin :. Benjamin died in her sleep April 17, 170 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 84. The Old Farmer Almanac wrote that some 20,000 people attended Ben's funeral.
Benjamin and Deborah were buried next to each other in Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia
How Deborah and Benjamin Met :. .
Benjamin met Deborah in fall 1723 to Philadelphia when he became a boarder at the house of his family at 318 Market Street
"Franklin saw his wife to be the first day of his arrival in Philadelphia in 1723. he was walking in the street eating a freshly baked bread when he saw Debbie in the door of his father. "
Source: PBS.org
Wedding Date
Benjamin and Deborah first met in 1723 when Ben moved into the boarding house of his parents. Their marriage was on September 1, 1730. Due to the uncertainty of the marital status of Deborah they had a common-law
Benjamin :. "Our mutual affection was revived, but there was now great objections to our union. the match was indeed considered invalid, a previous wife live in Englad being said, but it could not easily be proved because of the distance ;. and although there is a report of his death, he was not sure then, but it must be true, he had left many debts that his successor could be called to pay We ventured, however, all these difficulties, and I took a wife September 1, 1730 "
. Source: Carl Van Doren .. Benjamin Franklin 1938. Page 37.Benjamin :." I complained unfortunate situation poor Miss Read, which was generally dejected, seldom gay, and avoided company I consider my giddiness and inconstancy when in London. largely the cause of his misfortune, although the mother was good enough to think that the fault more than mine own, as it had prevented our marriage before I went there, and persuaded the other match in my absence. our mutual affection. was revived, but there was now great objections to our union the match was indeed considered invalid, a previous wife is said to live in England, but this could not easily be proved because of the distance, and though there was a report of his death, he was not sure. So, although this should be true, he had left many debts, his successor might have to pay. We ventured, however, all these difficulties, and took his wife to September 1, 1730. None of the disadvantages arrived we had apprehended; she proved a good and faithful companion, helped me a lot by attending the shop; We prospered together and we always mutually sought to make each other happy. So I corrected that great erratum as well as I could "
Source :. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Classiclit.about.comThe judge Leo Lemay whether Benjamin was a runner notorious petticoats: "False. Although Franklin was an inveterate flirt, and he fathered an illegitimate child before his 1730 marriage Deborah Reed Rogers, there is no evidence that he had affairs during his marriage "
Source :. Kathy Canavan" . Ben Franklin facts and Fallacies "UDaily 6/15/05
children ...
Benjamin had three children
" . William's mother has never been identified. All that is known is that after Franklin married Deborah Read, the daughter of a Philadelphia family, William the baby was taken into the household "
Source :. Joan Paterson Kerr." Years of Benjamin Franklin in London "AmericanHeritage.com 1976 ..." the name of his mother has never been revealed. Some have suggested that Deborah perhaps his mother, but Ben took the blame to protect his honor because they are not yet married "
Source: The Franklin Institute ..
- William Franklin :. 1728-1731 Born to William's mother is unknown william was apparently raised by Deborah and Benjamin William married Elizabeth Downes and had a son William became governor of New Jersey William and Benjamin were on ...... Benjamin opposite sides of the American Revolution disowned him William died in 1813.
- Francis "Franky" Folger Franklin :. Born on October 20, 1732. his mother was Deborah Read Francis died November 21, 1736 of smallpox ..
- Sarah "Sally" Franklin: Born September 11, 1743. His mother was Deborah Read Sally married Richard Bache in 1767 and had seven children Sally died in 1808.
.. Professions:
Benjamin: Benjamin is best known for his roles as politician, inventor, scientist, publisher, scholar, man State, activist, diplomat, printer and author
Deborah :. Deborah managed successfully Benjamin store and other businesses, as he traveled
previous marriages :.
Deborah was previously married to John Rogers, a potter, in August 1725. John Deborah quickly deserted. It was said that John committed bigamy when he married Deborah. John was believed to have fled to the West Indies and in 1727 or 1728 and he died, but there was no evidence of his death when Deborah and Benjamin began to see each other again.
Quotes on Marriage Deborah Read Rogers and Benjamin Franklin
Additional Resources:
Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin. The Pennsylvania State College Library. 1833.
J.A .. Leo Lemay. "Benjamin Franklin: A Documentary History." English.Udel.edu
Source :. Jerry Weinberger. Benjamin Franklin Unmasked: On the unity of his moral, religious, and political thought . 08.
"Benjamin Franklin." Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography :. Colonization in the American Renaissance, 1640-1865 Gale Research. 1988