How many siblings did Benjamin Franklin have?
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ANSWERS: 2
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His father had 17 children to two wives. His mother was his father's second wife and she had ten children, so he had nine brothers and sisters and seven half brothers and sisters. His father's first three children were born in England, prior to leaving for America.
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His father, Josiah Franklin had seventeen children by his two wives. Two only lived one month, and died before he was born and one three years and died a few months after Benjamin was born.
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