Folger

 Folger Lineage
Peter Folger 1617-1690, father of Experience Folger 1663-1739

Folger Migration
Norfolk, England > Nantucket County, Massachusetts


Experience Folger, 7th & 8th Great-Grandmother
(7th as mother of William Swain 1688-1770 and 8th as mother of John 1690-1750)
1663 - 4 June 1739
b. Nantucket County, Massachusetts
d. Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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Parents:
Peter Folger 1617-1704
Mary Morrill 1620-1704

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Morrill 1620-1704

Spouse: John Swain Jr 1690-1750

Married: 1687
Children:

1. William Swain Sr 1688-1770
2. John Swain 1690-1750
3. Stephen Swain 1703-1785

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Peter Folger, 8th & 9th Great-Grandfather
1617-1690
b. Norfolk, England
d. Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Parents:

John Folger 1589-1660
Meribah Gibbs 1594-1664

Maternal Lineage:
Meribah Gibbs 1594-1664

Spouse: Mary Morrill 1620-1704
Married: 1644

Children:

1. Joanna Folger 1644-1719
2. Eleazar Folger 1648-1716
3. Bethsua Folger 1651-1725
4. John Folger 1658-1732
5. Experience Folger 1663-1739
6. Abiah Lee Folger 1667-1752

Maternal grandfather of Benjamin Franklin
Peter Folger 1617-1690 > Abiah Lee Folger 1667-1752 > Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790

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John Folger Jr, 9th Great-Grandfather
1589 - 21 October 1660
b. Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England

d. Dukes County, Massachusetts

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Meribah Gibbs 1594-1664
Married: 1617
Children: 

1. Peter Folger 1617-1690
2. Mary Folger TBD-1689

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Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 29 September 2025

Most recently updated: 7 October 2025

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