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Born and raised in Boston, Franklin worked as an apprentice in his brother's printing business to learn the trade. After working for him for five years, he became fed up with his strict brother, and in 1723, at the age of 17, he moved to Philadelphia where he again worked in the printing trade.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoBenjamin Franklin secretly left Boston after quarreling with his older brother, James Franklin. At age 22, he started his own print shop in Philadelphia.
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∙ 12y agobecause his brother always harassed him and beat him and also when James got out he didn't like the fact that Ben had continued the printing press
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∙ 14y agoBenjamin was a printer in Boston working for his brother. when he was seventeen, he started his own printing business in Philadelphia.
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∙ 13y agoHe ran away from home. Because he couldn't take it any more
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∙ 14y agoBen Franklin worked for his brother in a print shop. He ran away because his brother beat him.
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∙ 12y agohe quarreled with his older brother, james, after he found out banjamin was silence dogood.
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How old was Benjamin Franklin when he ran away to Philadelphia?
Benjamin Franklin, one of the United States of America's founding fathers, ran away from his family when he was 17 years old in 1723. He reached and stayed in Philadelphia after running away on October 6, 1723.
In what city can the Ben Franklin National Monument be found?
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin improved life for the people of philadelphia by helping to establish?
Ben Franklin established a fire department.
How old was Benjamin Franklin when he left Boston?
Ben Franklin was 17 years old when he left Boston for Philadelphia.
Why didn't ben Franklin's electrical picnic go as planned?
No place in Philadelphia was high enough
How old was Benjamin Franklin when he ran away to Philadelphia?
Benjamin Franklin, one of the United States of America's founding fathers, ran away from his family when he was 17 years old in 1723. He reached and stayed in Philadelphia after running away on October 6, 1723.
Any memorials of ben franklen?
There's no memorial to anyone named Ben Franklen. However, there is a memorial to Ben FRANKLIN in Philadelphia. There is a memorial of ben Franklin called Benjamin Franklin Craftsman i think
Are there any museums or places named after Benjamin Franklin?
Yes It Is Called: The Franklin Institute, Located In Philadelphia
In what city can the Ben Franklin National Monument be found?
Philadelphia
Who is considered Philadelphia's most famous citizen?
Ben Franklin
In 1785 why did Ben Franklin come back to Philadelphia?
For the Constitutional Convention.
Did Ben Franklin live in Philadelphia and work to improve the city?
Yes he did
Where did ben fraklin die?
I don't know who this fraklin person is but Ben Franklin died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Who wrote in Philadelphia newspapers using a pen name?
Ben Franklin and his brother.
What year was ben Franklin's militia formed?
Benjamin Franklin organized the Associators for the City and Liberties of Philadelphia in 1747.
What were 6 contributions did Benjamin Franklin make to help philadelphia?
Get the Autobiography of Ben Franklin by Davidson. Published 1908.
Benjamin Franklin improved life for the people of philadelphia by helping to establish?
Ben Franklin established a fire department.
