Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Benjamin Franklin
1706 - 1790 (84 years)1. Benjamin Franklin was born on 6 Jan 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (son of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger); died on 17 Apr 1790 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2. Josiah Franklin was born on 24 Dec 1657 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England; was christened on 28 Dec 1657 in St. Mary Magdalene, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England (son of Thomas Franklin and Jane White); died on 16 Jan 1745 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Josiah married Abiah Folger on 25 Nov 1689 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Abiah (daughter of Peter Folger and Mary Morrill) was born on 15 Aug 1667 in Nantucket, New York; died on 8 May 1752 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Abiah Folger was born on 15 Aug 1667 in Nantucket, New York (daughter of Peter Folger and Mary Morrill); died on 8 May 1752 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Children:
- Mary Franklin was born on 26 Sep 1694 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 30 Sep 1695 in Old South Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died in 1731 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
- 1. Benjamin Franklin was born on 6 Jan 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 17 Apr 1790 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Franklin was born before 8 Oct 1598; was christened on 8 Oct 1598 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England (son of Henry Franklin and Agnes Jones); died on 21 Mar 1682 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; was buried on 24 Mar 1682 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Thomas married Jane White about Nov 1635 in Harbury, Warwickshire, England. Jane (daughter of George White and Priscilla Bromley) was born before 30 Nov 1617; was christened on 30 Nov 1617 in Grendon, Northamptonshire, England; died before 30 Oct 1662; was buried on 30 Oct 1662 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Jane White was born before 30 Nov 1617; was christened on 30 Nov 1617 in Grendon, Northamptonshire, England (daughter of George White and Priscilla Bromley); died before 30 Oct 1662; was buried on 30 Oct 1662 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England. Children:
- 2. Josiah Franklin was born on 24 Dec 1657 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England; was christened on 28 Dec 1657 in St. Mary Magdalene, Ecton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 16 Jan 1745 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
6. Peter Folger was born about 1617 in Norwich, Norfolk, England (son of John Folger and Merrable Gibbs); died in 1690 in Nantucket, New York; was buried in Founders Burial Ground, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Peter married Mary Morrill in 1644 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Mary died in 1704 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mary Morrill died in 1704 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Children:
- Bathshua Folger
- Bethia Folger died on 6 Jun 1669.
- Eleazer Folger
- 3. Abiah Folger was born on 15 Aug 1667 in Nantucket, New York; died on 8 May 1752 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
- Experience Folger was born in 1668 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; died on 4 Jun 1739 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Generation: 4
8. Henry Franklin was born before 26 May 1573; was christened on 26 May 1573 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England (son of Thomas Franklin and Margary Meadows); died before 23 Oct 1631; was buried on 23 Oct 1631 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England. Henry married Agnes Jones on 30 Oct 1595 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England. Agnes (daughter of William Jones and Margaret) was born before 22 Nov 1573; was christened on 22 Nov 1573 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England; died before 29 Jan 1646; was buried on 29 Jan 1646 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Agnes Jones was born before 22 Nov 1573; was christened on 22 Nov 1573 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England (daughter of William Jones and Margaret); died before 29 Jan 1646; was buried on 29 Jan 1646 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England. Children:
- 4. Thomas Franklin was born before 8 Oct 1598; was christened on 8 Oct 1598 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 21 Mar 1682 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; was buried on 24 Mar 1682 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.
10. George White was born before 29 Jun 1582; was christened on 29 Jun 1582 in Saints Peter and Paul, Easton-Maudit, Northamptonshire, England (son of Nicholas White and Joanne); died before 25 Feb 1622; was buried on 25 Feb 1622 in Grendon, Northamptonshire, England. George married Priscilla Bromley on 15 Sep 1607 in Grendon, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Priscilla Bromley (daughter of (Unknown) Bromley and Elizabeth). Children:
- 5. Jane White was born before 30 Nov 1617; was christened on 30 Nov 1617 in Grendon, Northamptonshire, England; died before 30 Oct 1662; was buried on 30 Oct 1662 in Ecton, Northamptonshire, England.
12. John Folger was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England; died about 1660 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. John married Merrable Gibbs before 25 Jan 1609. Merrable (daughter of John Gibbs and Frances Robertson) died after 1663 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Merrable Gibbs (daughter of John Gibbs and Frances Robertson); died after 1663 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Children:
- 6. Peter Folger was born about 1617 in Norwich, Norfolk, England; died in 1690 in Nantucket, New York; was buried in Founders Burial Ground, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
- Mary Folger was born after 1617; died before 18 Jul 1685.