Josiah Franklin (Ben's dad) moved to America from England in 1682 with his wife and three children. After he moved to America the then had four more children with that wife and then had ten more children with Abiah (Ben's mom) after his first wife died. Ben was number 15 out of seventeen children and was born on Boston on January 17, 1706. At this point is where a story about a man that started with nothing now is one of the most well none figures in American history and in world history.
As a young boy Ben did not follow the same path as his other brothers that went to be apprentices for trade. Ben wanted more out of life so
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