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Samuel Wesley Folsom 1829–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 NOV 1829

Birth Location: Johnstown, Cambria, PA

Death Date: 5 SEP 1898

Death Location: Salina, Saline County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Hiram Folsom

Mother: Charlotte Kuhn

Spouse(s): Sarah Brusch

Children(s): Samuel Folsom

In 1829, Samuel Wesley Folsom entered the world in Johnstown, Cambria, PA, born to Hiram James Folsom And Charlotte Jane Kuhn. Samuel Wesley Folsom married Sarah Catherine Brusch, and had children including Samuel William Lincoln Folsom. Samuel Wesley Folsom passed away in 1898 in Salina, Saline County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Samuel Wesley Folsom entered the world in Johnstown, Cambria, PA, born to Hiram James Folsom And Charlotte Jane Kuhn.
  • Samuel Wesley Folsom married Sarah Catherine Brusch, and had children including Samuel William Lincoln Folsom.
  • Samuel Wesley Folsom passed away in 1898 in Salina, Saline County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hiram Folsom
1798–1874
Birth Location: Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
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Charlotte Kuhn
1808–1874
Birth Location: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Brusch
1832–1911
Birth Location: Sewickley, Alegheny CO, PA
SB

Children(s)

Samuel Folsom
1860–1941
Birth Location: Keystone Furnace, Jackson, Ohio, USA
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Samuel Folsom's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Folsom
1829–1898
Birth Place: Johnstown, Cambria, PA
Parents
Hiram James Folsom
1798–1874
Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Charlotte (Jane) Kuhn
1808–1874
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Folsom
1775–
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Anna Harriman
1753–1832
Haverhill, Essex Co., Mass., U.S.A.
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Folsom
1747–1799
Anna Harriman
1753–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Foulsom
1725–1820
Abigail Farnum
1727–1811
Capt Harriman
1727–1804
Sarah Mascraft
1727–1800

Samuel Folsom's Descendants

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Samuel (Wesley) Folsom (2 NOV 1829–5 SEP 1898) m. Sarah (Catherine) Brusch (6 September 1832–13 January 1911)
  1. 1. Samuel (William Lincoln) Folsom 1860–1941 m. Mary (Ellen) Martin 1867–1933
    1. 1. James (William Henry) Folsom 1885–1945 m. Marie (Henriette Auguste) Hepke 1881–1963
      1. 1. Emma (Merle) Folsom 1912–1997 m. Louis (Greenberry "red") Baker 1901–1973

Samuel Folsom's Timeline

2 Records

1829
2 NOV 1829
Birth of Samuel Wesley Folsom in Johnstown, Cambria, PA
Johnstown, Cambria, PA
1898
5 SEP 1898
Age 69
Death of Samuel Wesley Folsom in Salina, Saline, KS
Salina, Saline, KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 NOV 1829
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1898
    Event Place: Salina, Saline, KS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salina, Saline County, Kansas, United States of America
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