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	Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire, England on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a flsmith and farmer, and Jane White.
		Benjamin Franklin was born on Milk Street in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17, 1706 [1].
		Benjamin Franklin is one of the main inventors of Gregory Keyes' The Age of Unreason tetralogy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benjamin_Franklin (6546 words)

	sociology - Benjamin Franklin
		Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was born in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England on December 23, 1657.
		Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790 and was interred in the Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		Benjamin Franklin is one of the main characters of Gregory Keyes' Age of Unreason trilogy.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Benjamin_Franklin (2676 words)

	Benjamin Franklin by Richard Jensen
		Benjamin was the tenth son of Josiah, and the youngest son of the youngest son for five generations.
		Franklin was not the first to suggest the identity of lightning and electricity; but he proposed a method of testing the theory by erecting an iron rod on a high tower or steeple (letter to Collinson, July 29, 1750; Writings, II, 426, 437).
		Franklin's first proposal for a compromise was not adopted; but he was a member of the committee appointed to adjust the matter, and largely responsible for the compromise actually incorporated in the Constitution (Ibid., 273-74, 487).
	tigger.uic.edu /~rjensen/franklin.htm (8571 words)

	Benjamin Franklin - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Franklin was interested in science and technology, carrying out his famous electricity experiments and invented the Franklin stove, medical catheter, lightning rod, swimfins, glass harmonica, and bifocals.
		William would be raised in the Franklin household but eventually broke with his father over the treatment of the colonies at the hands of the crown, but was not above using his father's notoriety to enhance his own standing.
		Benjamin Franklin is one of the main inventors of Gregory Keyes' Age of Unreason trilogy.
	www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/Benjamin_Franklin (5894 words)

	Benjamin FRANKLIN (1706-1790)
		In Franklin's opinion the grievance was not, that Britain imposed duties on exported commodities, but that she prohibited the colonists from purchasing the like commodities in the markets of other countries, thus forcing them to pay such prices as she pleased, and depriving them of the advantages of a competition in trade.
		Franklin was dismissed by the Crown for actions sympathetic to the cause of the colonies.
		Franklin had foreseen, that, if the ministers persevered in their mad projects against the colonies, a rupture between the two countries and a civil war would soon follow; and be used all the means in his power to induce a change of measures.
	www.falmouth.packet.archives.dial.pipex.com /id74.htm (12877 words)

	Benjamin Franklin . About the Show \| PBS
		In a "public" place, Franklin would probably have worn regular cloth breeches (most likely cotton) and, if he wore any type of shirt, it would also have been cotton.
		Benjamin Franklin wrote Meyer an angry letter in 1771 because they had still not been finished....
		He placed a single ant in the pot of molasses, free to enjoy his fill and then make his sticky way to the ground.
	www.pbs.org /benfranklin/about_production.html (5869 words)

	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, July, 1994 [Etext #148]
		Benjamin was bred a silk dyer, serving an apprenticeship at London.
		Then one of the company knew the place to be Cooper's Creek, a little above Philadelphia, which we saw as soon as we got out of the creek, and arriv'd there about eight or nine o'clock on the Sunday morning, and landed at the Market-street wharf.
		With him, however, she was never happy, and soon parted from him, refusing to cohabit with him or bear his name, it being now said that he bad another wife.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/B/bfranklin/franktxt.htm (16293 words)

	Haunted Places of Indiana
		City and State that the haunted place you are submitting is in.
		There is a tree and you will see (if you see your name on the wall) two kids hanging from the tree, but don't stay to look around go fast cause after you see your name your supposed to die.
		The story spread that a beautiful woman was living as a hermit along the beach and her notoriety grew to a point that many compared her to the ancient Greek goddess Diana...hence the name of this legendary creature.
	www.angelfire.com /theforce/haunted/hauntedplacesofindiana.htm (11484 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| January 17 \| St Saint Anthony pig Benjamin Franklin ...
		The smallest pig of a litter was named a Tantony pig in his honour.
		Franklin was born on January 6, 1706, which was then Epiphany, but in 1752, when he was 46, England and her colonies adopted the
		Earl of Bute, the Marquis of Granby, the Prince of Wales and possibly Benjamin Franklin and Horace Walpole.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/jan17.html (3473 words)

	Shadowlands Haunted Places Index - Maryland
		She was said to have died (year unknown) during the school year and was buried under the school because that was the only place where she liked to be.
		One boy did drown there in 1909; a cadet named Pierre, there was a plaque on the entrance of the school in his memory.
		The name of the property, which originally was developed as a DC "getaway" is called Forest Glen.
	www.theshadowlands.net /places/maryland.htm (8905 words)

	Amazon.com: What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (Paperstar): Books: Jean Fritz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		How "lucky" it was that Franklin's street had a name, states Fritz, because "people like to know where and when famous men are born." Fritz's signature humor and anecdotal style abound, respecting her audience's intelligence.
		She writes, "England was treating America as if it were a country of apprentices." Her humor-encrusted comparisons illuminate abstract concepts, making this book a leading contender for a read aloud to third and fourth graders or for the fifth or sixth grader who craves a challenging but accessible read.
		As a special treat, Franklin's personal handwriting acts as explanatory captions adjacent to pictures of his inventions.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0698113721?v=glance (1190 words)

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