Sarah Franklin Bache

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Sarah Franklin Bache (1743-1808) was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read. Her husband was Richard Bache. She was known as "Sally" throughout her life. She was born on September 11, 1743, and married Richard Bache on October 29, 1767, even though her family was worried about his financial position.

Bache was an ardent patriot during the Revolutionary War through relief work and as her father's political hostess. She raised money for the Continental Army and is known for her involvement in the Ladies Association of Philadelphia. She took leadership of the group in 1780 and supervised the making of 2,200 shirts for the soldiers in the Continental Army.

Bache had seven children throughout her life. They are Benjamin, William, Betsy, Louis, Deborah, Richard, and Sarah.

Bache loved music and reading and was considered a skilled harpischordist. When her father died, he left most of his estate to her. One possession she was handed down was a small portrait of Louis XVI surrounded by diamonds, which she sold to finance a trip to London. In 1794, she and her family moved to a farm outside of Philadelphia on the Delaware River. Sarah Franklin Bache died in 1808.