Jane, Lady Franklin (née Griffin; 4 December 1791 – 18 July 1875) was a British explorer, seasoned traveler and the second wife of the English explorer...
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abandoned by the Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife Lady Jane Franklin. Mathinna was born as Mary at the Wybalenna Aboriginal...
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Jane Franklin Mecom (March 27, 1712 – May 7, 1794) was the youngest sister of Benjamin Franklin and was considered one of his closest confidants. Mecom...
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Jane Franklin (1791–1875) was a London-born Tasmanian adventuress. Jane Franklin may also refer to: Jane Franklin Mecom (1712–1794), youngest sister of...
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resource. Lady Franklin also established a glyptotheque and surrounding lands to support it near Hobart. Sir John and Lady Jane Franklin adopted the daughter...
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Jane Franklin Hommel Denney (1878–1946), clubwoman, was president of the Tennessee Federation of Women's Clubs, in Knoxville, Tennessee, US. She was born...
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Jane Franklin Hall in Hobart, Australia is an independent non-denominational residential college of the University of Tasmania. Familiarly referred to...
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England, Josiah was the ninth child of blacksmith Thomas Franklin (1598–1682), and his first wife, Jane White (1617–1662). Thomas was the son of Henry Franckline...
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Jane Means Pierce (née Appleton; March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863) was the wife of Franklin Pierce and the first lady of the United States from 1853 to...
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Lady Franklin may refer to: Jane Franklin (1791–1875), Tasmanian pioneer and second wife of the explorer Sir John Franklin Jane Franklin Hall, a residential...
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Jane Morgan Franklin was an American historian and scholar with a particular focus on Cuba–United States relations. Her 1992 book The Cuban Revolution...
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served as mayor of Franklin District during its 21-year existence: The name of "Franklin" probably derives from Lady Jane Franklin, an early British traveller...
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Sarah Franklin Bache (September 11, 1743 – October 5, 1808), sometimes known as Sally Bache, was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read. She...
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Jane, My Love is a 1951 stage play by Catherine Shepherd about Jane Franklin and John Franklin. It was commissioned for the Jubilee of Federation celebrations...
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Jane Franklin (born 11 January 1974 in Mansfield, Victoria) is an Australian former cricket player. Franklin played domestic cricket for the Victoria women's...
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Franklin Pierce. In 1852, Franklin Pierce was elected as president to succeed Millard Fillmore. The election victory put an emotional strain on Jane Pierce...
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Jane Waddington Wyatt (/ˈwaɪət/ WY-ət; August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress. She starred in a number of Hollywood films, such as...
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ship. He tells of a dream he had of Lady Jane Franklin speaking of the loss of her husband, Sir John Franklin, who disappeared in Baffin Bay during his...
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team Jane Franklin (1791–1875), wife of John Franklin, British Royal Navy officer, Governor of Van Diemen's Land and Arctic explorer Janet Franklin (1959-present)...
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electorate had been named in honour of Lady Jane Franklin, the wife of Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer. Lady Franklin had visited the Waikato Heads in 1841...
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Wiest, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84603-020-X. Gettleman, Marvin E.; Jane Franklin; Marilyn Young (1995). Vietnam and America. Grove Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-8021-3362-2...
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Australasian Centre for Italian Studies. Retrieved 24 September 2016. Cornwell, Jane (22 June 2014). "Greta Scacchi: acting royalty". The Sydney Morning Herald...
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Mark Lynton History Prize for Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin 2014 Elected to the American Philosophical Society 2015 American History...
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and Vatican marbles”. – Lady Franklin's museum vision in 1841 In 1836, Lady Jane Franklin and her husband Sir John Franklin relocated to Van Diemen's Land...
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English adventurer Jane Franklin (née Griffin; 1791–1875), English explorer Jane Gemmill (1855-?), Scottish temperance activist Jane Louisa Hardy (1828–1915)...
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Franklin, a blacksmith and farmer, and his wife, Jane White. Benjamin's father and all four of his grandparents were born in England. Josiah Franklin...
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St Joseph's Cup. Jane Franklin Hall, John Fisher College and Christ College Intercollege Sport has been played between Jane Franklin Hall, Christ College...
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Pan. Neptune: old Newfoundland dog gifted by Jane Franklin to her husband Sir John Franklin for Franklin's lost expedition. Inuit accounts suggest the...
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Out Stack (section Lady Franklin)
former home of Britain's most northerly lighthouse keepers". "Lady Jane Franklin, the Woman Who Fueled 19th-Century Polar Exploration". Atlas Obscura...
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who was Franklin's only surviving, marital child. In 1772, Franklin's sister Jane Franklin Mecom wrote him with news of his grandsons. Franklin replied...
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