argaret FRANKLIN IS NOT related to
Benjamin FRANKLIN!! - even though this myth survives in many
branches of the family to this day! An article refuting this
lineage was published in the very first issue (FALL 1988) of the
CRANDALL CORNER newsletter.argaret FRANKLIN IS NOT related to
Benjamin FRANKLIN!! - even though this myth survives in many
branches of the family to this day! An article refuting this
lineage was published in the very first issue (FALL 1988) of the
CRANDALL CORNER newsletter.
A research report done by the New England Historical & Genealogical Society (Boston, MA) verifies this by tracing the line of Benjamin FRANKLIN. There is no sign of any descendant of Benjamin FRANKLIN having any connection to the Block Island FRANKLIN family!
CRANDALL genealogy: 6th generation Stephen FRANKLIN research report: David S. BARSS Assoc., SLC, Utah; 1988. [Crandall homepage]
