Franklin was born about 1834 according to the 1880 census. He migrated from Canada to USA in 1840 according to the 1900 census. He lived next door to the Nelson Eastman family according to the 1860 census before marrying Ruth Eastman, a daughter of the house. They married in 1860 and had six children of whom 2 were alive in 1900 according to the census of that year.
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Featured National Park champion connections: Franklin is 15 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 23 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 12 degrees from George Catlin, 17 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 25 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 14 degrees from George Grinnell, 28 degrees from Anton Kröller, 15 degrees from Stephen Mather, 23 degrees from Kara McKean, 17 degrees from John Muir, 20 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 27 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.