William Hewson
Birth 1739-11-14Death 1774-05-01
Father | Unknown |
Mother | Unknown |
Human Remains Found At British Home of Benjamin Franklin
Started 1998-02-11Ended 1998-02-11
While restoring the historic home of Benjamin Franklin builders found the remains of six children, and four adults burred in the cellar. It was also found that over 2000 human bone fragments were found buried in the garden of the same house. It is believed that Franklin allowed fellow scientist William Hewson to preform human dissections in his home after Hewson had a disagreement with a fellow associate. No real investigation as to if the people buried there were stolen from graves or murdered.