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Abiah Folger 1667–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1667

Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1752

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Peter Folger

Mother: Mary Morrill

Spouse(s): Josiah Franklin

Children(s): Benjamin Franklin

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

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

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) Morrill
1620–1704
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Folger
1590–1660
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Meribah Gibbs
1585–1635
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Abraham Merrill
1620–
Abigail Powell
1624–
Great-Grandparents
John Folger
1564–1579
Alice Elmy
1559–1658
John Gibbs
1565–1608
Alice Elmy
1574–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Folger
1536–1579
Alies
1541–1570
Thomas Gibbs
1548–1608
Agnes Myles
1551–1572

Abiah Folger's Descendants

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Abiah Folger (15 August 1667–18 May 1752) m. Josiah Franklin (23 December 1655–16 January 1744)
  1. 1. Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790 m. Deborah Read 1708–1774
    1. 1. Sarah Franklin 1743–1808 m. Richard Bache 1737–1811
      1. 1. Richard (Franklin) Bache 1784–1848 m. Sophia (Burrell) Dallas 1785–1860
    2. 2. William Franklin 1730–1813 m. Elizabeth Downes 1730–1777 m. Mary (Johnson) d'Evelin 1729–1811
    3. 3. Francis (Folger) Franklin 1732–1736

Abiah Folger's Timeline

3 Records

1667
15 August 1667
Birth of Abiah Folger in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1689
1689
Age 22
Abiah Folger was married
None
1752
18 May 1752
Age 85
Death of Abiah Folger in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1667
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1667; Birth city: Boston; Birth state: MA.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4966.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1689
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4966.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1752
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1667; Birth city: Boston; Birth state: MA.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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