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Benjamin Franklin’s parents

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family unit historical people

Benjamin Franklin’s parents, Josiah and Abiah Franklin, were 17th–18th century New Englanders known primarily as the mother and father of the American statesman, inventor, and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family unit → historical people →
areParentsOf	Benjamin Franklin →
centuryOfActivity	17th century → 18th century →
colony	Massachusetts Bay Colony →
culturalContext	New England Puritan society →
hadChild	Ann Franklin → Benjamin Franklin → Ebenezer Franklin → Elizabeth Franklin → Hannah Franklin → James Franklin → Jane Franklin → John Franklin → Joseph Franklin → Josiah Franklin Jr. → Lydia Franklin → Mary Franklin → Peter Franklin → Samuel Franklin → Sarah Franklin → Thomas Franklin → Unnamed children who died in infancy →
hasMember	Abiah Folger Franklin → Josiah Franklin →
historicalRole	colonial American parents of a Founding Father →
knownFor	being the parents of Benjamin Franklin →
language	English →
livedIn	Boston → Massachusetts Bay Colony →
migrationBackground	family of English origin →
nationality	English colonial American →
numberOfChildren	17 →
region	New England →
religion	Puritan →
residedAtTimeOfBirthOf	Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706 →
socialClass	artisan and working-class family →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Granary Burying Ground → Granary Burying Ground →	burialPlaceOf