Benjamin Franklin

By stfranthird

  • born

    1706 Born in Boston,massachusetts

  • apprenticeship

    on January 7 1718 begins an apprenticeship in his brother James ' printing shop in Boston

  • runs away

    1723 age 17, leaves his family running away to philadelphia,pennsylvania

  • Moves

    1724 moves to Lodon , continuing his trainer as a printer

  • Returns to philadelphia

    continuing his trainer as a printer 1727 returns to philadelphia 1728 opens his own printing office in philadelphia

  • pens his own printing office

    1728 opens his own printing office in philadelphia

  • becomes a sole owner and publisher

    1729 becomes sole owner and publisher of the pennsylvaina gazette

  • Gets married

    gets married to Deborah Read Rogers

  • birth of Benjamins son

    Birth of Benjamins son William; founds the first circulating libray

  • birth of benjamins son Francis

    Birth of benjamins son Francis

  • Poor Richard Almanack

    Annually, publishers poor Richard ; An almanack

  • Death of bens son Francis

    Death of bens young son Francis ...Union of Fire Circuting librayin phillidellphia

  • Appointed poster master

    Appointed postermaster Philidellphia

  • proposes the idea for univery

    proposes the idea for univey of pennsyllania

  • Birth of Benjamins daughter

    Birth of Benjamins daughter Sarah know as Sally

  • death of Benjamins father,

    Death of bejamins father , josih Franklin

  • first writing of electrical

    First writing of electical experimenton

  • sells printing

    sells printing office ,retiring from bussiness

  • travels to london

    Travels to london as a representatatve

  • benjamin franklin dies

    death date April 17 1790 he died at a old age.