Life of Benjamin Franklin By buckeyes33 Jan 17, 1706 Born in Boston 1718 Apprenship in a Printing shop 1728 Opens his own printing shop Dec 19, 1732 Publishing of Poor Richard's Almanac 1752 Famous Kite Flying Experiement Jul 4, 1776 Ben signs the Declaration of Independence 1783 Signs Treaty of Peace with Great Britain 1787 Delegate at the Constitutional Convention 1788 Signs the Treaty of Alliance with France Apr 17, 1790 Dies in PA