Abiah Lee FolgerAge: 84 years1667–1752
- Name
- Abiah Lee Folger
- Given names
- Abiah Lee
- Surname
- Folger
| Birth | August 15, 1667 50 47 |
| Marriage | Josiah E. Franklin — View this family November 23, 1689 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | Peter Folger 1690 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Benjamin Franklin January 6, 1706 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eleazar Folger December 19, 1716 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a sister | Joanna Folger May 18, 1719 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Franklin — Deborah (Reed) Read — View this family September 1, 1730 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a husband | Josiah E. Franklin January 16, 1745 (Age 77 years) |
| Death | May 18, 1752 (Age 84 years) |
| Burial |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Peter Folger Birth: 1617 27 22 — Norwich, Norfolk, England Death: 1690 — Nantucket, Massachussetts |
| mother |
Mary Morrill Birth: about 1620 — Nantucket, Massachussetts Death: 1651 — Nantucket, Massachussetts |
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Marriage: 1623 — Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachussetts |
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45 years herself |
Abiah Lee Folger Birth: August 15, 1667 50 47 — Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachussetts Death: May 18, 1752 — Boston, Massachussetts |
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-19 years elder brother |
Eleazar Folger Birth: 1648 31 28 — Nantucket, Nantucket, MA Death: December 19, 1716 — While Visiting Boston |
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-2 years elder sister |
Joanna Folger Birth: about 1645 28 25 — Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachussetts Death: May 18, 1719 — Nantucket, Nantucket Co., MA |
| Family with Josiah E. Franklin |
| husband |
Josiah E. Franklin Birth: December 23, 1657 59 41 — Ecton, Northampton, England Death: January 16, 1745 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts |
| herself |
Abiah Lee Folger Birth: August 15, 1667 50 47 — Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachussetts Death: May 18, 1752 — Boston, Massachussetts |
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Marriage: November 23, 1689 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts |
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16 years son |
Birth: January 6, 1706 48 38 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts Death: April 17, 1790 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Josiah E. Franklin + Ann Child |
| husband |
Josiah E. Franklin Birth: December 23, 1657 59 41 — Ecton, Northampton, England Death: January 16, 1745 — Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts |
| husband’s wife |
Ann Child Birth: 1654 — England Death: July 1689 — Boston, Suffolk, Mass |
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Marriage: about 1674 — |
- Generation 1
Abiah Lee Folger, daughter of Peter Folger and Mary Morrill, was born on August 15, 1667 in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachussetts and died on May 18, 1752 in Boston, Massachussetts at the age of 84. She married Josiah E. Franklin, son of Thomas Franklin and Jane White, on November 23, 1689 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts. He was born on December 23, 1657 in Ecton, Northampton, England and died on January 16, 1745 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts at the age of 87.
Children of Abiah Lee Folger and Josiah E. Franklin:
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Generation 2back to top
Benjamin Franklin, son of Josiah E. Franklin and Abiah Lee Folger, was born on January 6, 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachussetts and died on April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 84. He married Deborah (Reed) Read on September 1, 1730 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born in 1708 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on December 19, 1774 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 66.
Children of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah (Reed) Read:
- Francis Folger Franklin (1732–1736)
- Sarah Franklin (1743–1808)
- Generation 3back to top
Sarah Franklin, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah (Reed) Read, was born on September 22, 1743 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on October 5, 1808 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 65. She married Richard Bache on October 29, 1767 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was born on September 12, 1737 in Settle, Yorkshire, England and died on July 29, 1811 at the age of 73.
Children of Sarah Franklin and Richard Bache:
- Benjamin Franklin Bache (1769–1798)
| Shared note | Abiah was the only child of Peter and Mary Folger who was born on Nantucket.* She was the second wife of Josiah Franklin.** References: *The History of Nantucket, County, Island, and Town, Including Genealogies of First Settlers, by Alexander Starbuck, p 741; **Savage, Genealogical Dictionary p. 177; |