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Abiah Folger 1667–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 15, 1667

Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: May 18, 1752

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Peter Folger

Mother: Mary Morrell

Spouse(s): Josiah Franklin

Children(s): John Sr, Benjamin Franklin

In 1667, Abiah Folger entered the world in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, born to Peter Folger And Mary Katherine Morrell. Abiah Folger married Josiah Franklin, and had children including Benjamin Franklin, John Franklin Sr. Abiah Folger passed away in 1752 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1667, Abiah Folger entered the world in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, born to Peter Folger And Mary Katherine Morrell.
  • Abiah Folger married Josiah Franklin, and had children including Benjamin Franklin, John Franklin Sr.
  • Abiah Folger passed away in 1752 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Folger
1617–1690
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Mary Morrell
1620–1704
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Josiah Franklin
1657–1744
Birth Location: Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

John Sr
1690–1756
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
JS
Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Abiah Folger's Ancestors

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Abiah Folger
1667–1752
Birth Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Peter Folger
1617–1690
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Mary (Katherine) Morrell
1620–1704
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abiah Folger's Descendants

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Abiah Folger (August 15, 1667–May 18, 1752) m. Josiah Franklin (December 23, 1657–January 16, 1744)
  1. 1. John (Franklin) Sr 1690–1756 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Gooch 1698–1768
    1. 1. John (Franklin) Jr 1716–1792 m. Jane Maynard 1700–1760
      1. 1. Owen (E.) Franklin 1740–1791 m. Sarah Yates 1724–1794
        1. 1. Owen Franklin 1760–1840 m. Nancy Gore 1760–1860
  2. 2. Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790

Abiah Folger's Timeline

2 Records

1667
August 15, 1667
Birth of Abiah Folger in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1752
May 18, 1752
Age 85
Death of Abiah Folger in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 15, 1667
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 18, 1752
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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