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Benjamin Franklin's family
Ben Franklin was an inventor and one of the people who started the United States. He had 16 brothers and sisters! Can you find his mom and dad?
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How to find the answers
- Open the website. It opens in a new tab, so this lesson stays open.
- Find Benjamin Franklin's page and look for Born, Died and Parents.
- Come back to this tab and type what you found. We'll check it!
Detective tip: Ben's birthday was written down as January 6 using the old calendar. Today we say January 17, 1706.