Ben Franklin
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Ben Franklin
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Ben Franklin was born in 1709.
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Ben had 16 older brothers and sisters.
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Ben went to his fathers soap and candle making shop at the age of ten.
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Ben hated his job, so his dad
decided to have him work as an
apprentice at his older brother’s
printing shop.
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In 1721, Benjamin’s brother started a
newspaper called The New England
Courant.
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Ben wrote a humorous article and signed it with a girl’s name called Silence Dogood. People love it so he wrote 13 more.
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He wanted to leave Boston. He went to New York and began searching for a new job.
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He could not find one so he went to
Philadelphia. He spent the rest of his
life there.
JOB!!
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In Philadelphia, he helped build the first fire station and library.
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He had the city’s government pave, light, and clean the muddy roads.
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He urged the city to build an academy to educate the young.
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Benjamin died on April 17 ,
1790 in Philadelphia.
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