Benjamin Franklin By Ben22 Jan 17, 1706 Date of Birth Sep 1, 1730 Common-Law marriage to Deborah Reed Oct 7, 1730 Acknowledged an illegitimate son, William Oct 4, 1732 Son - Francis Franklin was born Mar 6, 1733 Published famous book, "Poor Richard's Almanack" Oct 4, 1733 First chess player known by name in the American colonies Nov 11, 1736 Son Frnacis died of smallpox Aug 4, 1743 Daughter - Sarah was born Oct 21, 1743 Founded Meteorology Oct 4, 1750 Published a proposal for an experiment to prove that lightning is electricity Oct 4, 1771 Began writng his autobiography (didn't get published until after his death) Jul 26, 1775 Became the 1st United States Postmaster General Nov 7, 1776 Parted with his postmaster duties Sep 14, 1778 Became the United States Minister of France Oct 18, 1778 Became the 6th President of Pennsylvania Sep 28, 1782 United States Minister to Sweden Apr 3, 1785 Ended his ministry with Sweden May 17, 1785 Ended his Ministry in France Nov 5, 1788 End of his presidency of Pennsylvania Apr 17, 1790 The day he died
