Poor Richard's Almanack, p.39, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. Benjamin Franklin (2013). Benjamin Franklin (1819). I also find his writings a bit humorous. B.R. The budding friendship between the two young people soon developed into mutual attraction. He considered becoming an itinerant teacher of swimming, but, when Thomas Denham, a Quaker merchant, offered him a clerkship in his store in Philadelphia with a prospect of fat commissions in the West Indian trade, he decided to return home. I thought so too. Everyone, she wrote, thinks as much as though it had been drawn for him. For the better part of the next two years Deborahs letters to Benjamin focused on the health, charm and virtues of the grandson who resembled her dead son. Because as they have more Knowledge of the World and their Minds are better stord with Observations, their Conversation is more improving and more lastingly agreable. Marriage more than 15 Yrs (to Deborah Reed 1730-1774) Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (one) Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (two sons, one daughter) Destructive 'Super Pigs' From Canada Threaten the Northern U.S. Did an Ancient Magnetic Field Reversal Cause Chaos for Life on Earth 42,000 Years Ago? Nothing went as planned. 24 likes All Members Who Liked This Quote Swaruop 1 book view quotes And with regard to theirs, if the Affair should happen to be known, considerate People might be rather inclind to excuse an old Woman who would kindly take care of a young Man, form his Manners by her good Counsels, and prevent his ruining his Health and Fortune among mercenary Prostitutes. He was the tenth son of soap maker, Josiah Franklin. The couple had two children. The addressee is unknown; and the letter may in fact be an essay in the form of a letter. On long-distance relationships: The biggest issue in Franklin's marriage to Reed was his frequent trips to London. Invents the open, or "Franklin," stove. He. January 17, 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts; son of Josiah Franklin (tallow chandler and soap boiler who immigrated from England in 1683 to escape religious persecution) and . Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. Wherein a Practicable Plan is laid down for Obtaining and Securing Conjugal Felicity. In 1776 he insisted that the 7-year-old accompany him on his diplomatic mission to France. How Many People Signed the U.S. Constitution? Benjamin Franklin was born the 10th son of the 17 children of a man who made soap and candles, one of the lowliest of the artisan crafts. Your Privacy Rights As to Frankys general health, the best evidence is in Franklins 1733 piece in the Gazette celebrating a scolding wife. If you want to be loved, love and be loveable. The Gazette reported that of the Several Hundreds of people inoculated in the Boston area that year, about four had died. Essential Writers, Artists, and Scientists, History of Scientists, Inventors, and Inventions Quiz, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benjamin-Franklin, Social Studies for Kids - Biography of Benjamin Franklin, UShistory.org - The Electric Ben Franklin, Philanthropy Roundtable - Benjamin Franklin, Strange Science - Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11), Benjamin Franklin - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). LOL. That didn't end well, as Potter absconded to the West Indies to escape paying some debts. A Benjamin Franklin Reader, p.53, Simon and Schuster, There is a mistake in the text of this quote, Occupation: Founding Father of the United States. Franklin started courting the girl and expected a large dowry for their marriage. 2.Ford, Franklin Bibliog., no. She is best remembered as the grandmother of Benjamin Franklin. We can not be whole without a mate for this enables us to practice everything together and have no sin involved. And I must say I agree with him for much of it. William Franklin was born Feb. 22, 1762, followed by the birth of Francis on Oct. 20, 1732 and . Benjamin Franklin, Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress (1745) June 25, 1745 My dear Friend, I know of no Medicine fit to diminish the violent natural Inclinations you mention; and if I did, I think I should not communicate it to you. Check out these top 15 facts that helped shape the history of America. January 6, 1705 [1 - April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Did he envy it? He resembles the odd Half of a Pair of Scissars. the state in which you will find solid happiness. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Though Deborah and Ben would enter into a common-law marriage that lasted over 40 years, they never officially wed. Those four decades held plenty of upset. Privacy Statement LOL , Reading Benjamin Franklins letter in the year 2013, I have to agree with you, a lot of the things he wrote about marriage in the year 1745 appear to be funny to us today, because it just isnt true. Gone are a me days o fun. Separate, she wants his Force of Body and Strength of Reason; he, her Softness, Sensibility and acute Discernment. In 1730, when Boston had another outbreak, he used his own newspaper to promote inoculation in Philadelphia because he suspected the disease would spread south. Did I say a? Occasionally, however, they developed full-blown smallpox or other complications and died. Reflections on Courtship and Marriage: in Two Letters to a Friend. I think it is just the opposite Oh yeah!!! His love for Franky had brought him closer to Deborah. LOL I hope you have a great day! So Franky probably wasnt a particularly sickly child. Archives. Marriage is the proper Remedy. Benjamin Franklin pioneered the spirit of self-help in America. Perform without fail what you resolve. In October 1765, Deborah Franklin sent a gushing letter to her husband, who was in London on business for the Pennsylvania legislature. 6) If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun. One popular image is that he was a free and easy libertineour founding playboy. 5. Benjamin Franklin has written many quotes about Marriage. Benjamin Franklin is known as one of the country's most influential figures. I have this thing with words spelled or used incorrectly. Benjamin must have suspected that when Sarah Read, Deborahs widowed mother, learned that he had neither a press nor guaranteed work, she would seek another suitor for her daughter. The Truth About Benjamin Franklin's Relationship With His Wife. Whether Franklin himself was inoculatedor survived a case of naturally acquired smallpox at some point is unknowntheres no evidence on record. The boy that seemed so mature because he was very distant during courtship may continue to be distant after marriage as well; if a wife is then looking for a closer and warmer relationship, she will spend the rest of her married life feeling cheated of that closeness. In this essay, Franklin took on the role of "Father Abraham" and dispensed knowledge to his readers by quoting heavily from that wise old sage, "Poor Richard." Franklin's adages in The Way to Wealth teach us that success is just the consistent application of hard work and thrift. Benjamin Franklin was born in a small house on Milk Street in Boston, Massachusetts on January 6, 1706, the son of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. . Supporters claimed that inoculation was a blessing from God, opponents that it was a cursereckless, impious and tantamount to attempted murder. 1732-1736. Benjamin Franklin. Oh my! Benjamin Franklin's Favorite Sister Benjamin Franklin, the tenth of Josiah Franklin's sons, was six years old when Jane, the seventh daughter, was born on March 27, 1712. The having made a young Girl miserable may give you frequent bitter Reflections; none of which can attend the making an old Woman happy. Benjamin Franklin - Keep your eyes wide open before. God made it this way, in his words he said woman is not without the man or man with out the woman. Franky was still Deborahs only child (the Franklins daughter, Sarah, would not be born for seven more years) and the legitimizing force in her common-law marriage. They learn to do a 1000 Services small and great, and are the most tender and useful of all Friends when you are sick. The grateful part, Im not so sure! Deborah simply moved into Franklins home and printing house at what is now 139 Market Street. By 1736, Franklin had entered the most fulfilling period of his life so far. A customer had bought paper on credit, and Deborah had forgotten to note which paper he had bought. THANK GOODNESS!!!!! Franklin apparently proposed marriage, but she declined in deference to her deceased husband. But still I advise you to marry directly; being sincerely Your affectionate Friend. Marriage is the most natural state of man, and therefore the state in which one is most likely to find solid happiness. Her husband was thrilled. Benjamin Franklin was a printer, publisher, author, inventor, scientist, and diplomat. At only 16 years of age, Benjamin Franklin submitted columns to the newspaper about fashion, religion, women's rights, marriage, etc., under the faade of a widow named Mrs. But Franklin himself hinted that something else delayed his action and perhaps cost Franky his life. By 1726 Franklin was tiring of London. In the winter of 1731, a smallpox epidemic befell Philadelphia. The parents declined to pay and the relationship was terminated as well as his friendship with Thomas Godfrey. Deborah appears to have embraced it without qualmand over time seems to have accepted it as a surrogate for her son. Frank Benjamin Grouard (also known as Frank Gruard and Benjamin Franklin Grouard) (September 20, 1850 - August 15, 1905) was a Scout and interpreter for General George Crook during the American Indian War of 1876. This article is a selection from the September issue of Smithsonian magazine. Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage. She and Ben were never legally married. How I long to see you, she wrote to him in 1770, after 40 years of marriage and five years into his second trip to London. Author of, Alva O. "Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage." Benjamin Franklin Read more quotes from Benjamin Franklin Share this quote: Like Quote Recommend to friends Friends Who Liked This Quote To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up! It appears that Deborah, tired of arguing with her husband over the need to baptize their son, had it done while he was out of town. She moved into his house on September 1, 1730, in a common law marriage. He had never been much interested in children, but after the birth of Francis Folger Franklin, on October 20, 1732, he wrote that they were the most delightful Cares in the World. The boy, whom he and Deborah nicknamed Franky, gave rise to a more ebullient version of Franklin than he had allowed the world to see. As a scientist, Franklin took great interest in inoculating against the disease. In classic Franklin fashion, he doesnt say. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them everything. Thats a great point! Franklins initial reply, in June 1770, was detached, even dismissive: I rejoice much in the Pleasure you appear to take in him. Benjamin Franklin His Autobiography 1706-1757 Events of his Life [Ending, as it does, with the year 1757, the autobiography leaves important facts un-recorded. Benjamin loved the child and his new role as a dad, but that did not mean he opened up to be more of a loving husband to Deborah. Franklins enthusiasm for smallpox inoculation dated to 1721, when he was a printers apprentice to James in Boston. He would later admit that by degrees he forgot my engagements with Miss Read. In declaring this a great Erratum of his life, he took responsibility for Deborahs ill-fated marriage to a potter named John Rogers. Benjamin and Deborah Franklin spent all but two of their final 17 years apart. If one parent or near relation is against it, he noted in 1759, the other does not chuse to inoculate a child without free consent of all parties, lest in case of a disastrous event, perpetual blame should follow. He raised that dilemma again in 1788. Benjamin Franklin: The Tamed Womanizer. 1731-1775. One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers, Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers, represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. But we cant understand him fully without considering why he treated his wife so shabbily at the end of her life. she reminded me of a bit of Scottish verse I learned years ago (to be said in a broad Scots burr): Ahhhh, fer those days I weel remember, At Keiths suggestion, Franklin returned to Boston to try to raise the necessary capital. Or did he fear that they would lose this new Franky, too? On September 1, 1730, he began a common-law marriage with Deborah Read, a carpenter's daughter. The final productwhich shows Franklins adult face atop a boys bodyis disconcerting, but also moving. In 1721 James Franklin founded a weekly newspaper, the New-England Courant, to which readers were invited to contribute. In London, Franklin discovered that the governor had lied to him. With less than three years of formal schooling, he taught himself almost everything he knew. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Death, Cause unspecified 17 April 1790 (Age 84) . Thus they continue amiable. Did I say a? But he emerged as one of the most outspoken inoculation advocates in the Colonies. But if you will not take this Counsel, and persist in thinking a Commerce with the Sex inevitable, then I repeat my former Advice, that in all your Amours you should prefer old Women to young ones. Updates? Here are a few surprising facts about Ben's spirited wife. ..the Benjamin Schenck Mansion is supposedly one of the most haunted places in all of Indiana. In the Autobiography he wrote that he should have beenashamd at seeing Miss Read, had not her Friendspersuaded her to marry another. If he wasnt ashamed, what was he? Those days from the present differ! Well today I am going to share something a little different. Records Commission (NHPRC) is part of the National What was Benjamin Franklins early life like? Deborahs shocked indignation is apparent in the entry she subsequently made in the shop book, in the place where she should have entered the details about the paper stock. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 1706, Jan. 17 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1718-1723 Apprenticed as a printer to his brother James Franklin 1723 Moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1724-1726 Worked in London, England, as a journeyman printer 1727 Founded the Junto, a debating club, in Philadelphia 1729 Purchased the Pennsylvania Gazette 1730, Sept. 1 An outbreak in the city that year led to the first widespread inoculation trial in Western medicineand bitter controversy. Franklin argued in his essay that since human beings have no real freedom of choice, they are not morally responsible for their actions. He was buried beside Deborah at Christ Church Cemetery in Philadelphia. Soon she took in the infant son her new husband had fathered with another woman and began running a small stationery store on the first floor. The second, Sarah Franklin born in 1743. But he emerged as one of the most outspoken inoculation advocates in the Colonies. If originally she had believed Franky would bring her closer to Benjamin, now she just hoped the boy would help her keep hold of him. Artist and date unknown) Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. I wonder if he spelled them right for 1748 or if he was like my Mom and daughter! Advertising Notice On one occasion, a customer bought some paper from the Franklins' business and Deborah forgot to mark down which kind of paper, meaning the customer could have gotten away with buying a high-quality paper for less than it was really worth. I certainly agree with you about misused or misspelled words. The answer isnt simple. About Franciss death Franklin wrote in his autobiography: In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the smallpox taken in the common way. Lemay, one of Franklins best biographers, is representative. Noooo! But he was married for 44 years. Whether the United States keep Daylight Saving Time as first whimsically suggested by Benjamin Franklin is widely debated. Benjamin Franklin Love, Marriage, Order Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson (2003). And as far as an older woman being grateful that a man might take an interest in her, I think it is just the opposite. A recurring theme was Benjamins belief that Deborah was irresponsible. Please select which sections you would like to print: John Welsh Centennial Professor of History and English Literature, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 196875. Benjamin Franklin was the George Clooney of his day. Through its grants program, the NHPRC supports a wide range of activities to Soft is good in most things, but not that. Those goolden days when I were yong, A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials. Their first son, Francis, died at only four years old of smallpox. It was a small matter, but Benjamin was incensed. Rogers squandered Deborahs dowry and racked up big debts before disappearing. That September 29, a contingent of Indian chiefs representing the Six Nations was heading for Philadelphia to renegotiate a treaty when government officials halted them a few miles short of their destination and advised them to go no farther. . Franklin entered a common law marriage - a social contract which, after years of co-habitation, resulted in a . He had dated a woman named Deborah Read, but after Franklin left to go across the ocean to Great Britain, she married a man named Roger Potter. Thankfully we have come a long way in our thinking since the time Benjamin Franklin wrote that letter 268 years ago! Since he was also an investor, he had a lot to share about achieving wealth and prosperity. Franklin agreed to take in the child as his own. In 1722 he wrote a series of 14 essays signed Silence Dogood in which he lampooned everything from funeral eulogies to the students of Harvard College. When smallpox returned to Philadelphia in September 1736, he couldnt resist lampooning the logic of the English minister Edmund Massey, who had famously declared inoculation the Devils work, citing Job 2:7: So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of the foot unto his crown. Near the front of the new Poor Richards Almanac, which he was preparing to print, Franklin countered: Thus (tho tis lifes greatpreservation), Significantly, this verse was Franklins only comment on smallpox or inoculation through the first four months of the new outbreak. 8) Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. ( 337 ) $9.99. The Energizer Bunny? Your email address will not be published. They entered a common-law agreement which protected them from bigamy if her runaway husband returned. Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards. For more on the Daylight Saving debate, visit ProCon.org. Francis Folger Franklin. (Who that woman was and why he couldnt or wouldnt marry her remain mysteries to this day.) LOL, Well, if I really told you what I thought you would have to ban my comment! That scenarioparents unable to agree on inoculation for their childwas precisely the one Ben Franklin fixed on two decades after his sons death, when he wrote about impediments to the procedures public acceptance. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality: that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Either intentionally or accidentally, as a side effect of her stroke, she sometimes confused the two, referring to Franklins grandson as your son and our child.. "Marriage is the most natural state of man, and . Powered by WordPress. In February 1774, Benjamin wrote that he hoped to return home in May. If youre Having the goutI wish I was near enough to rub it with a light hand.. The Redhead Riter is Witty, Intelligent & Addictive. Prose was another matter. lol. On September 1, 1730 Benjamin Franklin married Deborah Read. Deborah Franklin suffered another stroke on December 14, 1774, and died five days later. It's long been alleged that, in private, he labeled blame upon Deborah. He deposited this material in a vial and brought it to the home of the person to be inoculated. Mrs. Read did precisely that, later admitting to Franklin, as he wrote, that she had persuaded the other Match in my Absence. She had been quick about it, too; Franklins letter reached Deborah in late spring 1725, and she was married by late summer. The Practice of Inoculation for the Small-Pox, begins to grow among us, he wrote the next month, adding that the first Patient of Note, a man named J. Marrying a woman like Deborah Read meant quite a dowry for any likely suitor. Year after year Deborah stoically endured the snubbing, even after she had a stroke in early spring 1769. "Founding Father," "Inventor," and "diplomat" are all terms usually applied to Benjamin Franklin. At 12 he was apprenticed to his brother James, a printer. Benjamin loved the child and his new role as a dad, but that did not mean he opened up to be more of a loving husband to Deborah. [Benjamin Rush], in the copy belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia.1 Paul L. Ford and Carl Van Doren accepted this attribution.2 However, the Library Companys copy belonged in fact to James Read of Reading, who acquired it in 1774; and the inscription, in Reads hand, actually reads By Mr. Franklin (the printer of it) I believe. But Benjamin Franklin did not ignore his son. Six years into that marriage, her husband was advancing so quickly in the world that she might have begun to worry he might one day outgrow his plain, poorly educated wife. The name of the mother remains a mystery. Copyright 2014. New indentures were drawn up but not made public. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. Franklin and Madame Helvetius were both in advanced age, and it would be highly unlikely that she could have produced children even if they sustained an intimate relationship. 3, January 1, 1745, through June 30, 1750, ed. Franklin family members worked in the smith trade for nearly 300 years. I long regretted bitterly and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation. In 1736 Francis, who was 4 years old, died from small pox. Author of. And as in the dark all Cats are grey, the Pleasure of corporal Enjoyment with an old Woman is at least equal, and frequently superior, every Knack being by Practice capable of Improvement. 1. Deborah assisted in the business by folding and stitching pamphlets, tending shop, purchasing old linen rags for paper makers. Benjamin accepted the form and function of married lifeeven writing about it (skeptically) in his newspaperbut kept his wife at arms length. 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