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Deborah Read
Spouse of Benjamin Franklin (c–)
Deborah Read Franklin (c. – December 19, ) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States until her death in
Early years
Little is known about Read's early life.
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She was born around , most likely in Birmingham, England (some sources state she was born in Philadelphia)[1] to John and Sarah Read, a well respected Quaker couple. John Read was a moderately prosperous building contractor and carpenter who died in Read had three siblings: two brothers, John and James, and a sister, Frances.[2] The Read family immigrated to British America in , settling in Philadelphia.[3]
Marriages
In October , the about year-old Read met then year-old Benjamin Franklin when he walked past the Read home on Market Street one morning.[2] Franklin had just moved to Philadelphia from Boston to find employment as a printer.
In his autobiography, Franklin recalled
