benjamin franklin

Benjamin Franklin was the 15th of 17 children in the Franklin, home. He was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston Massachusetts. Were he had a peaceful childhood with his father, Josiah Franklin, who worked as a skillful mechanic to support his family and was married to his second wife Abiah Folger. Benjamin had many careers during his life, some of them include: a scientist, inventor, printer, and philosopher, but later he became both a spokesman and a model for the national character of America.
When Benjamin was 13, his older brother James came home from England with a printing press. Benjamin quickly started using the press to do work for his father and brother. In 1721 James started the New England Current paper. Benjamin would deliver the paper in the day and write some articles to put in the paper, at night when the moon shined ...