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Franklin Peale

BIRTH

Oct 15, 1795

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

DEATH

May 5, 1870

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

FAMILY

FATHER:

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Charles Wilson Peale

(1741-1827)

MOTHER:

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Elizabeth DePeyster Peale

(1765-1804)

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Peale, Franklin

(1795-1870)

Franklin Peale (1795–1870) was a painter, writer whose life is documented in the historical record associated with the American Revolutionary era. This entry is supported by the biographical record titled “Franklin Peale.”

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SISTER

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Eleanor Peale

BROTHER

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Raphaelle Peale

(1774-1825)

BROTHER

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Rubens Peale

(1784-1865)

SISTER

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Elizabeth DePeyster Peale Patterson

SISTER

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Angelica Kauffmann Peale Robinson

(1775-1853)

SISTER

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Sophonisba Angusciola Peale Sellers

(1786-1859)

SISTER

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Margaret Bordley Peale

(1772-1772)

BROTHER

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Rembrandt Peale

(1778-1860)

BROTHER

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Charles Linnaeus Peale

(1794-1832)

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DIED:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

May 5, 1870

The exact date and place of Franklin Peale’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.

No distinct public profession or office for Franklin Peale is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.

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