Jane Franklin Mecom | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 27, 1712 |
| Died | May 7, 1794 (aged 82) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Edward Mecom
(m. 1727; died 1765) |
| Children | 12 |
| Parent(s) | Josiah Franklin Abiah Folger |
| Family | Benjamin Franklin (brother) James Franklin (brother) |
Jane Franklin Mecom (March 27, 1712 – May 7, 1794) was the youngest sister of Benjamin Franklin and was considered one of his closest confidants.[2] Mecom and Franklin corresponded for sixty-three years,[3] throughout the course of Ben Franklin's life, and some of their letters survive.[4]
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- ^ Carl van Doren, ed., The Letters of Benjamin Franklin and Jane Mecom (Princeton University Press, 1950); Carl van Doren, Jane Mecom, or, The Favorite Sister of Benjamin Franklin: Her Life here first narrated from their entire surviving correspondence (NY: Viking Press, 1950)