Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on Jan. 17, 1706. He was the 15th child and youngest son in a family of 17 children. His parents, Josiah and Abiah “Folger” Franklin, were hard working, God-fearing folk. His father made soap and candles in his shop at the first shop on Main Street in Boston. Benjamin attended Boston’s School of Latin in Boston for only two years. He dropped out after deciding that a career …showed first 75 words of 2134 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2134 total…had died in 1774. Franklin accomplished much in many fields, but he began his will with the simple words: "I, Benjamin Franklin, printer...” Benjamin Franklin accomplished many things during his long successful life, though he is most remembered as a signer of the Declaration of Independence and his discovery of electricity. There is something one could definitely say about this man, the world would be a much different place if he had not been on it.