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Franklin |
| | | Boston (Massachusetts) 17.01.
1706-Philadelphia
17.04.1790) |
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| | | Biographical
History of Franklin |
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| 1706 | | Born in Boston, Massachusetts on 17
January.
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| 1718 | | Apprentice at his brother James in a print shop in
Boston. |
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| 1723 | | At the age of seventeen years leaves the family
and went to Philadelphia. |
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| 1724 | | London and continues his work as printer |
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| 1726 | | Back in Philadelphia
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| 1728 | | Opens his print shop in Philadelphia.
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| 1730 | | They married Deborah Read Rogers.
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| 1731 | | Born in 1731 his son William, founded the first
library in Philadelphia.
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| 1732 | | Born in 1732 his son Francis |
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| 1736 | | He died in 1736 the son Francis |
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| 1737 | | Promoted to Director of Postal Philadelphia
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| 1742 | | Proposed the idea for a University of Pennsylvania. |
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| 1743 | | Born his daughter Sarah, also known as "Sally." |
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| 1745 | | He died in 1745 his father Josiah. |
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| 1747 | | Takes the first electrical experiments.
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| 1748 | | Closes the work of the printer. |
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| 1751 | | Post 1751 in London "Experiments and observations
on Electricity" |
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| 1752 | | In June 1752 makes the famous experiment with the
kite
The mother dies Abiah Folger Franklin
Founded
the first American insurance company.
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| 1757-62 | | Works in London as representative of Pennsylvania
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| 1762 | | Back in 1762 in Philadelphia |
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| 1764 | | Work in London
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| 1767 | | Work in France. |
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| 1769 | | Elected president of the American Society of
philosophy. |
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| 1774 | | In London receive news of the death of his wife. |
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| 1775 | | Back in Philadelphia |
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| 1776 | | Sign the Declaration of Independence
American. |
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| 1778 | | Negotiate the alliance with France.
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| 1779 | | E 'appointed ambassador to France.
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| 1782 | | Negotiate in 1782, with John Adams and John Jay,
the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain. |
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| 1783 | | In Paris in 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers
accomplished the first voyage in a balloon. |
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| 1784 | | Leads negotiations with Prussia and other European
countries. |
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| 1785 | | Back in Philadelphia |
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| 1787 | | Elected president of the Association for the
Abolition of Slavery in America
, Is a member of the Committee
for the preparation of American Constitutional Convention.
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| 1790 | | He died at the age of eighty-four years. |
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| | | Note : 1)
da Enciclopedia Microsoft
Encarta 1997-. |
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