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- Peter_Folger_(1617–1690) abstract "Peter Folger (1617–1690) was a poet and is more commonly known as the maternal Grandfather of Benjamin Franklin, and was instrumental in the colonization of Nantucket Island in the Massachusetts colony.Peter Folger was born in Norfolk, England, son of John Folger, in 1617. He came to America in 1635 with his father, settling initially in Watertown, Massachusetts, and later moving to Martha's Vineyard, where he worked as a teacher and surveyor. In 1644 He married Mary Morrill, whom he met on the voyage from England. At the Vineyard Folger supported himself by teaching school and surveying land. He also worked with Thomas Mayhew to convert the native American population to Christianity, during which time he learned to speak the native language.From time to time between 1659 and 1662, Folger journeyed to Nancucket in order to survey it for the proprietors. In 1663 Folger moved to Nantucket full-time, having been granted a half a share of land by the proprietors, where he was a surveyor, an Indian interpreter, and clerk in the courts. Shortly thereafter, Folger's daughter, Abiah, was born, later to become the mother of Benjamin Franklin.A Baptist missionary, teacher, and surveyor, his dealings with the native population promoted harmony between the Native Americans and European settlers. His grandson, Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, son of Peter's daughter Abiah, referred to him fondly in his autobiography.Folger died at Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1690. His wife Mary lived until 1704. Joanna B. 1645 Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts M. John Coleman 1666 D. 18 July 1719 Nantucket, Massachusetts Bethia B. 1646 Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts M. John Barnard 26 Feb 1668 D. 6 June 1669 (both drowned in a boating accident) Dorcas B. 1647 Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts M Joseph Pratt 12 Feb 1675 D. 24 Dec 1712 Charlestown, Massachusetts Eleazer B. 1648 Edgertown, Massachusetts, M. Sara Gardner 1671 D.19 Dec 1716 Nantucket, Massachusetts Bathsheba B. 1652 Martha’s Vineyard M. Joseph Pope 1676 d. 1726 Salem, Massachusetts Patience B 1656 Martha's Vineyard M. John Harker 1680, then M. James Gardner 1696 D. 18 Jan 1717 Nantucket, Massachusetts John B. 1659 Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts M. Mary Barnard 1688 D. 23 Aug 1732 Nantucket, Massachusetts Abiah B. 15 Aug 1667 Boston Massachusetts M. Josiah Franklin 25 Nov 1689 d. 18 May 1752 Boston Massachusetts (Benjamin Franklin's mother) Experience B. 1668 Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts M. John Swain 1687 D. 4 June 1739 Nantucket, Massachusetts↑ ↑ ↑".
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