Gospel Singer Kirk and Founding Father Benjamin
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from California, Group 1157, Puzzle 2 (Cascade Range).
Question is: Gospel Singer Kirk and Founding Father Benjamin
and the answer is: FRANKLIN
Word Meaning:
FRANKLIN — (historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
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