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Peter Folger 1618–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1618

Birth Location: Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1704

Death Location: Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John I

Mother: Meribah Gibbs

Spouse(s): Mary Morrill

Children(s): Abiah Franklin, Experience Swain, Joanna Folger, Experience Swain

Peter Folger was born in 1618 in Norfolk, England, the child of John Folger I And Meribah Gibbs. Peter Folger married Mary Morrill, and had children including Abiah Folger Franklin, Experience Swain, Joanna Folger. Peter Folger passed away in 1704 in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Folger was born in 1618 in Norfolk, England, the child of John Folger I And Meribah Gibbs.
  • Peter Folger married Mary Morrill, and had children including Abiah Folger Franklin, Experience Swain, Joanna Folger.
  • Peter Folger passed away in 1704 in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Peter Folger's Ancestors

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Peter Folger
1618–1704
Birth Place: Norfolk, England
Parents
John Folger I
1581–1660
Norfolk, England
Meribah Gibbs
1585–
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Folger's Descendants

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Peter Folger (1618–1704) m. Mary Morrill (1620–1704)
  1. 1. Abiah (Folger) Franklin 1667–1752 m. Josiah Franklin 1663–1745
    1. 1. Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790
  2. 2. Experience Swain 1663–1739
  3. 3. Joanna Folger 1645–1719 m. John Coleman 1644–
  4. 4. Experience Swain 1668–1739 m. John Swaine 1664–1739
    1. 1. William Swaine 1688–1770 m. Jemima Coffin 1695–1766
    2. 2. Catharine Wyer 1694–1783 m. Robert Wyer 1696–1761
      1. 1. William Wyer 1733–1812 m. Abigail Coleman 1731–1812
        1. 1. Phebe Folger 1767–1839 m. Simeon Folger 1762–1847

Peter Folger's Timeline

5 Records

1617
1617
Birth of Peter Folger in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1618
1618
Birth of Peter Folger in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1618
1618
Birth of Peter Folger in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1690
1690
Age 72
Death of Peter Folger in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
1704
1704
Age 86
Death of Peter Folger in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: No title page, just an index of names
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1504948

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: No title page, just an index of names
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1504948

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: No title page, just an index of names

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: No title page, just an index of names

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850

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