Twinsies ~ Ann (nee Smith) Franklin & Myself

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 29 (COUSINS)

According to Family Search Ann Franklin & I share 51% of our looks.

Check out the photo below provided by Family Search

We are 9th cousinx X6 removed via my maternal grandmother's paternal line (Bayes, Merrill). 

"More than 200 years after her death, Ann Smith Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Journalism Hall of Fame at the University of Rhode Island. She is also remembered as the owner of the press on which Benjamin Franklin learned to set type." 1

We are also inlaws because Chris is related to her husband James Franklin via his mother's paternal line via marriage.

This mean Chris shares in common relatives with Benjamin Franlin, but a direct connection has not been found at this time. 

We seem to be getting closer to be able to introduce ourselves as cousin!!!

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

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Footnotes:

1  Colonial Newspaper Printer and Publisher. History of American Women. First Women. Ann Franklin. Retrieved July 15th 2025 from
https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/11/ann-smith-franklin.html

Sources:

Ann Smith Franklin, First Lady of Rhode Island Journalism (and Ben’s Sister-in-Law). She started a newspaper and raised her children in a genteel manner. New England Historical Society. Retrieved July 15th 2025 from 
https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/ann-smith-franklin-first-woman-printer-of-rhode-island/

Colonial Newspaper Printer and Publisher. History of American Women. First Women. Ann Franklin. Retrieved July 15th 2025 from
https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/11/ann-smith-franklin.html

Photos:

Family Search Clip

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/

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