Benjamin Franklin was a man of many accomplishments, the accomplishments he had affected the world of today and the world soon to come. Franklin’s parents were like any other parents then. Franklin’s dad, Josiah Franklin, was an Englishman. He moved to Boston in 1685 from England bringing his wife and three children. Anne who was Josiah’s wife had four more children. The sixth one died five days after birth, and then eighteen months …showed first 75 words of 2088 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2088 total…the, “fundamental law of the nation” (Meltzer 226-270). At 11:00 P.M. on the 17 of April, 1790, Benjamin Franklin died. He lived to exactly eighty-four years and three months. He was buried in the Christ Church Burial Ground. His funeral was the biggest event ever in Philadelphia. 200,000 people came to his funeral (Meltzer 271). Benjamin Franklin was a man of many accomplishments, the accomplishments he had made effected the world of today and the world soon to come.