Person:Francis Franklin (1)
Francis Folger Franklin
b.20 Oct 1732 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d.21 Nov 1736 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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m. 1 Sep 1730
  1. Francis Folger Franklin1732 - 1736
  2. Sarah Franklin1743 - 1808
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Name Francis Folger Franklin
Gender Male
Birth[1] 20 Oct 1732 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death[1] 21 Nov 1736 Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniadied of smallpox
Reference Number? Q15053816?
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Francis Folger Franklin, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

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    Francis Folger Franklin (October 20, 1732 November 21, 1736) was the son of Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read.

    In 1736, four-year-old Francis contracted the smallpox virus and died shortly thereafter.

    Benjamin Franklin, who had been inoculated earlier in his own life, had intended for his son to be inoculated as well. However, due to an illness affecting Francis at the time planned for his inoculation, the procedure was postponed.

    His death devastated both his parents, who doted upon Francis, and after this incident, Franklin became "the most eloquent advocate of smallpox inoculation."

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