He would stay up late and read the books then he would wake up and return the books early in the morning so James would not miss it (Kent 11). ... He now showed his attention to Deborah Read. He married Deborah on the September 1, 1730. ... Deborah was nothing like her husband Franklin. Deborah was poorly educated, but she was affectionate and delightful (Meltzer 74-75). ...
Benjamin Franklin was a man of many hats. ... He married a young Deborah Read at the age of 24 in 1730. ... During this time, Deborah also had given up on young Benjamin and had married John Rogers. ... Through the beginning of his marriage Benjamin did not really bring Deborah to any of his social gatherings or groupings because she supposedly embarrassed him. ... Woods goes on to tell us that, In 1732 Deborah had given birth to a baby boy, Francis, called Franky, who died of smallpox at the age of four, a loss that Franklin never got over (52). ...
I have even toured the Ben Franklin House. ... After reading this selection, I would describe him as one of the most interesting and admirable men I have ever read about. ... Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston. ... In my opinion, Franklin was a genius. ... In 1774, Franklin's wife Deborah died. ...
