Deborah Read Franklin (1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, until her death in 1774.
US Founding Father Benjamin Franklin establishes a common-law marriage with Deborah Read
Deborah Read Franklin (1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, until her death in 1774.
Historical Significance
Deborah Read Franklin (1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, until her death in 1774.
Key People
Events Before
Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)
Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)
Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st American nun, takes her vows in New Orleans
Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st American nun, takes her vows in New Orleans
Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil
Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil
North Carolina becomes a royal colony
The Province of Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of England (1663–1707) and later the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1712) that existed in North America from 1663 until the Carolinas were...
Town of Baltimore is founded in the British North American colony of the Province of Maryland
Town of Baltimore is founded in the British North American colony of the Province of Maryland
Events After
British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear is cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, catalyst for a later war betwee
British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear is cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, catalyst for a later war between Britain and Spain
Charles Farnese becomes Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Charles Farnese becomes Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Mission San Francisco de la Espada, first of the San Antonio missions, reestablished by Spanish missionaries on the bank
Mission San Francisco de la Espada, first of the San Antonio missions, reestablished by Spanish missionaries on the bank of the San Antonio River [1]
Jerome (aka Hieronimus) de Salis naturalised as British by Act of Parliamentary.
Jerome (aka Hieronimus) de Salis naturalised as British by Act of Parliamentary.
All Hebrew books in Papal State are confiscated
All Hebrew books in Papal State are confiscated
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Paul Revere is born
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French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier discovers and names the uninhabited Bouvet Island, the world's mo
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First opera performance in North American colonies, "Flora," opens in Charleston, South Carolina
First opera performance in North American colonies, "Flora," opens in Charleston, South Carolina
Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I)
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- What happened on September 1, 1730?
- Deborah Read Franklin (1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, until her death in 1774.
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- Deborah Read Franklin (1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, until her death in 1774.
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- Key figures include Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father and polymath).