Review of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography Benjamin Franklin's autobiography was to serve as a precedent for his son. His admiration and venerability for his ancestors inspired his life and hopped it would do the same for the future generations. Franklin was interested in the past actions and lives of his ancestors, from who's experience he was to learn and make future judgments in his life. He believed in history's reoccurrence and studied its events intensively: that is to be learned a lesson from by all. Benjamin Franklin's ancestors lived in Ecton Village, Northamptonshire for over 300 years. Howe