Where is Benjamin Franklins birthplace?
Franklin himself stated that he was born at the corner of Hanover and Union streets in downtown Boston. However, it appears that Franklin was mistaken. Franklin’s father, Josiah, was tenant of a building at the southwest corner of Milk and Devonshire streets in Boston, from 1685 to 1712. The family moved to the building on Hanover Street at a later date. However, Franklin was born on January 6, 1706, well before the family moved to Hanover Street.
