BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S EPITAPH - written by Franklin at age 22 years:

The Body of
B. Franklin
Printer;
Like the Cover of an old Book,
Its Contents torn out,
And stript of its Lettering and Gilding,
Lies here, Food for Worms.
But the Work shall not be whlly lost:
For it will, as he believ'd, appear once more,
In a new & more perfect Edition,
Corrected and Amended
By the Author.
He was born on January 6, 1706.

                                                             Died 1790            

    His family instead used this simple epitaph for the great Founding Father:

BENJAMIN AND DEBORAH

FRANKLIN

1790