EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 2 MIN
Arrest of a Franklin–January 28, 1776
from 250 and Counting
It used to be rumored that Benjamin Franklin had over 30 children out of wedlock, but that’s since been debunked. (And there goes a perfectly good “lightning rod” joke.) But William Franklin was considered illegitimate, though he was raised by his father and his common-law wife Deborah Read. There are some breadcrumbs here and there […] The post Arrest of a Franklin–January 28, 1776 appeared first on 250 and Counting.
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