| Birth: | Oct. 9, 1888
Alpena
Boone County
Arkansas, USA | | Death: | Feb. 20, 1977
Bay Ridge
Kings County
New York, USA | 
Ben Franklin was the son of Isaac W. Franklin & Clara Thomason. He was the husband of Catherine Murphy. They were blessed with six children; Marie, Kathryn, Irene, Benjamin, Patricia, and William.
He served in US Army Expeditionary Forces in Europe in WWI. He was a police officer in Brooklyn, NY (NYPD shield 9991) from 1920 to 1948.
He and his wife retired to Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA in 1949, where he served as Constable for many years. Ben & Kitty owned and operated the "Bay Ridge Snack Bar" in Lackawaxen.
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Parents:
Isaac William Franklin (1863 - 1918)
Clara Thomason Franklin (1872 - 1908)
Spouse:
Catherine Murphy Franklin (1890 - 1989)
Children:
Marie Franklin March (1920 - 2012)*
Irene Franklin Gunn (1924 - 2009)*
Benjamin Harrison Franklin (1925 - 2005)*
*Calculated relationship
Note: Life Member, Kedron Lodge #803,Brooklyn, NY, F&AM: and American Legion. | | | Burial:
Long Island National Cemetery
Farmingdale
Suffolk County
New York, USA
Plot: V 245C |
Created by: Robert Fickies
Record added: May 11, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7432500 |
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