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Abiah Lee Folger 1667–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1667

Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 18 May 1752

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Peter Folger

Mother: Mary Morrell

Spouse(s): Josiah father)

Children(s): Jane Franklin, Benjamin Father), James (1696), Lydia 1708, Ebenezer 1701

The story of Abiah Lee Folger began in 1667 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Abiah Lee Folger married Josiah Josias Franklin English Businessman And Ben Franklins Father, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Founding Father, Ebenezer Franklin 1701, James Franklin Sr 1696, Jane Franklin, Lydia Franklin 1708. Abiah Lee Folger passed away in 1752 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abiah Lee Folger began in 1667 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Abiah Lee Folger married Josiah Josias Franklin English Businessman And Ben Franklins Father, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Founding Father, Ebenezer Franklin 1701, James Franklin Sr 1696, Jane Franklin, Lydia Franklin 1708.
  • Abiah Lee Folger passed away in 1752 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Abiah Folger's Ancestors

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Abiah Folger
1667–1752
Birth Place: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Peter Folger
1617–1690
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Mary Morrell
1620–1704
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Meribah Gibbs
1595–1664
Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gibbs
1565–1608
Alice Elmy
1574–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Elmy
1548–1574
Margaret Lawrence
1564–1621

Abiah Folger's Descendants

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Abiah (Lee) Folger (15 August 1667–18 May 1752) m. Josiah (Josias Franklin (English Businessman and Ben Franklin’s) father) (23 Dec 1657–16 Jan 1744)
  1. 1. Jane Franklin 1712–1794
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin (Founding) Father) 1706–1790 m. Deborah (Read) Franklin 1708–1774
    1. 1. Francis (Folger) Franklin 1732–1736
    2. 2. Sarah Franklin 1743–1808
    3. 3. William Franklin 1728–1813
  3. 3. James (Franklin Sr) (1696) 1696–1735
  4. 4. Lydia (Franklin) 1708 1708–1738
  5. 5. Ebenezer (Franklin) 1701 1701–1703

Abiah Folger's Timeline

2 Records

1667
15 August 1667
Birth of Abiah Lee Folger in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1752
18 May 1752
Age 85
Death of Abiah Lee Folger in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1667
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Highlights of the Folger family : with a brief genealogy

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1752
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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