Benjamin Franklin: A Brief Biography

Benjamin franklin was one of the smartest people who have lived, from the noteworthy key on a kite experiment, to the bifocals. He was even a founding father that helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Born on January 17, 1706 Ben grew up in Boston Massachusetts, there he lived with his 15 other siblings. He was the 15th child, and the youngest son. His dad, Josiah Franklin, was a soap and candle maker. At the age age of 10 ben stopped going to school, Boston Latin School, since he learned to read at a young age and he just worked at his dad candle and soap shop but ben didn't really enjoy doing. He worked an apprenticeship with his brother at a printer shop, sadly his brother, James, used to beat him and after 5 years of this Ben