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major points are appropriately cited. --> |B-Class-1=yes |B-Class-2=yes |B-Class-3=yes |B-Class-4=yes |B-Class-5=yes |British-task-force=yes }} http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/family/willie.html says that William Temple Franklin was the son of William Franklin and Elizabeth Downes. --WikipediaAdventures

Birth year 1731[edit]

PBS says that William was born in 1731. The month and day is unknown, but if PBS says it, then so be it. MagnoliaSouth ^(talk) 20:55, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Skemp who?[edit]

The "American War of Independence" section reference to Skemp is footnoted [who?]. Looking at the references, this is evidently William Franklin's biographer Sheila Skemp. Suggest expanding "Skemp" to "William's biographer Sheila Skemp" to resolve the confusion.