Francis Folger Franklin

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Francis Folger Franklin was the son of Benjamin Franklin who died in childhood from smallpox, a loss that deeply affected his father.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf child of a United States Founding Father
human
burialPlace Christ Church Burial Ground
surface form: Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia
causeOfDeath smallpox
countryOfCitizenship British America
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Franklin
father Benjamin Franklin
givenName Francis
hasReligion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
influenced Benjamin Franklin’s later advocacy of smallpox inoculation
Benjamin Franklin’s lifelong grief and writings about smallpox
middleName Folger
mother Deborah Read
surface form: Deborah Read Franklin
namedAfter the Folger family of Benjamin Franklin’s mother
notableEvent death during a smallpox epidemic
notableFor death from smallpox in childhood
influence on Benjamin Franklin’s views on smallpox inoculation
partOf Franklin family
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
placeOfDeath Philadelphia
relative Benjamin Franklin
Deborah Read
surface form: Deborah Read Franklin

Sarah Franklin Bache
William Franklin
sexOrGender male

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

Benjamin Franklin child Francis Folger Franklin
Sarah Franklin Bache sibling Francis Folger Franklin