How old was Ben Franklin's first wife when they got married?

triviapaul

22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_franklin#Deborah_Read Apr 06 08, 12:36 PM

zbeckabee

Deborah Read (February 14, 1708 - December 24, 1774) Franklin proposed to fifteen-year-old Read in 1724, but her mother would not consent to the marriage, citing Franklin's pending trip to England and financial instability. While Franklin was away in England, having been stranded there by Sir William Keith's failure to follow through on promises of support, Read married John Rogers, who fled to Barbados in 1725 to avoid debt. Read accepted another proposal from Franklin when he returned to the colonies two years later, but because the status of Rogers was unknown due to the lack of communication, they were not free to marry formally. Instead, they began a common-law marriage in 1730. http://www.lexrex.com/bios/bfranklin.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Read Apr 06 08, 7:07 PM