Francis Folger Franklin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Folger Franklin

Son of Benjamin Franklin

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1732

Place of Birth: Bourtzwiller, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1736

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Francis Folger Franklin (October 20, 1732 – November 21, 1736) was the eldest son of Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read. In 1736, four-year-old Francis contracted the smallpox virus and died shortly thereafter. Benjamin Franklin, who had been inoculated earlier in his own life, had intended for his son to be inoculated as well.
However, due to an illness affecting Francis at the time planned for his inoculation, the procedure was postponed. His death devastated both his parents, who doted upon Francis, and after this incident, Franklin became "the most eloquent advocate of smallpox inoculation."



Alternative names	Dr Johnson; Dr. Johnson
Description	British lexicographer, linguist, poet, literary historian, writer and teacher
Date of birth/death	18 September 1709	13 December 1784
Location of birth/death	Lichfield	London
Authority control	: Q183266 VIAF: 7406725 ISNI: 0000 0001 2119 3137 ULAN: 500251068 LCCN: n78095825 NLA: 35249747 WorldCat