Deborah Read

E134921

historical figure person

Deborah Read was the common-law wife and lifelong partner of American statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin, known for managing their Philadelphia household and business affairs during his frequent absences.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Deborah Read Franklin	8
Deborah Read canonical	4

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Deborah Read ⓘ surface form: Deborah Read Franklin
associatedWith	Benjamin Franklin ⓘ Philadelphia printing business ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	British America ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
lifecycleStatus	deceased ⓘ
managed	Franklin family household ⓘ Franklin printing and shop operations in Philadelphia ⓘ
maritalStatus	common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
marriageType	common-law marriage ⓘ
name	Deborah Read self-link ⓘ
notableFor	being the common-law wife and lifelong partner of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ managing Benjamin Franklin’s business affairs during his absences ⓘ managing the Franklin household in Philadelphia ⓘ
occupation	business manager ⓘ homemaker ⓘ
partner	Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
placeOfResidence	Colony of Pennsylvania ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colony
relationship	lifelong partner of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
residence	Philadelphia ⓘ
role	supporting Benjamin Franklin’s public and scientific career through household and business management ⓘ
spouse	Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
spouseOf	Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benjamin Franklin → spouse → Deborah Read ⓘ

Sarah Franklin Bache → mother → Deborah Read ⓘ

Francis Folger Franklin → mother → Deborah Read ⓘ