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First Name
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Peter FOLSOM

Peter FOLSOM[1]

Male 1747 - 1801  (53 years)

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  • Name Peter FOLSOM 
    Born 3 Dec 1747  Lee, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Fisherman 
    Confirmed Ancestor? Y 
    Cause of Death Drowned off Small Point near Phippsburg, Maine 
    Died Aug 1801  Small Point, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried At sea Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I1267  Main
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2023 

    Father Col Jeremiah FOLSOM,   b. 23 Jul 1719, Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1802, Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary HERSEY,   b. 1720, Newfields, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1806, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1742 
    Notes 
    • Husband and wife are 3rd cousins.
    Family ID F1460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah DAM,   b. 13 Dec 1747, Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1801, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married Abt 1768  New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • Husband and wife are 4C1R.
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth FOLSOM,   b. 1780, Waterboro, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, Limerick, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Joseph FOLSOM,   b. 21 Mar 1762,   d. Maine Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sarah “Sally” FOLSOM,   b. 1769, Lee, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1863  (Age 94 years)
    +4. Ann Nancy FOLSOM,   b. 12 Nov 1801, Limerick, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1867, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     5. Peter FOLSOM,   b. 18 Jun 1773, Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1839, Limerick, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +6. Jeremiah FOLSOM,   b. 1784, Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1821, Waterboro, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    +7. John FOLSOM,   b. 1786, New Market, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1878  (Age 92 years)
     8. Lidia FOLSOM,   b. 1788,   d. Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Mary FOLSOM,   b. 1790,   d. ?, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Samuel FOLSOM,   b. 1796
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F94  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Dec 1747 - Lee, Strafford, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1768 - New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Lived and traded in Lee, Madbury, and Limerick, Maine
      ——
      Having entered the harbor, he left the ship in a small punt or wherry, which was upset by a rough sea. He righted the boat, put the other man into it, where he was saved; but as he was swimming toward the shore, he was chilled and sank.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA).

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 256840503.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023