Born in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Folger
and Mary (Morrill) Folger
Sister of
Jabez Folger, Bethiah (Folger) Barnard, Joanna (Folger) Coleman, Dorcas (Folger) Pratt, Eleazer Folger, Bathsheba (Folger) Pope, John Folger, Patience (Folger) Gardner and Experience (Folger) Swain
Wife of
Josiah Franklin
— married
25 Nov 1689 in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Franklin) Aylesworth, John Franklin Sr, Peter Franklin, Mary (Franklin) Homes, James Franklin, Sarah (Franklin) Davenport, Ebenezer Franklin, Thomas Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Lydia (Franklin) Scott and Jane (Franklin) Mecom
Died
at age 84
in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Abiah Folger[1][2] is the mother of the sixth president of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin. She was born in 1667 to Peter Folger and Mary Morrill, and is the second wife of Josiah Franklin.[1] She died in 1752.
Vitals
- bur. Granary Burial Ground Boston, MA[2]
Family
- m. Josiah Franklin 25 NOV 1687/8/9 Boston, MA.[4] Issue: 10[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wright, E. (1997). Franklin of Philadelphia, (8th ed, pp.14-15). Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Print.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Findagrave Page
- ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. Ancestry.com, 1999.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 #S-1406879784 Family Data Collection - Deaths: Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com Provo, UT, 2001; #S-1415793532 Family Data Collection - Individual Records: Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com, 2000
See also:
- U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970: Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Ancestry.com
- Wikidata: Item Q62571435
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Hi Susan, I think the profile would look better with the 'memory' box removed. All of the information contained in it is on the profile....
Thank you Darlene. I took over as manager because it was 'orphaned'. I will see what I can do to make it make more sense.
Folger-617 and Folger-1 appear to represent the same person because: I have corrected the surname, i made a type o. :)
Whitten-2 and Folger-1 do not represent the same person because: They are NOT!! One is male the other is female?????????????
Whitten-2 and Folger-1 appear to represent the same person because: We seem to have duplicate tree members. Shall we merge?
Abiah's maiden name was Folger rather than Floger. Thanks. :-)
Floger-1 and Folger-1 appear to represent the same person because: They are both meant to represent the mother of Benjamin Franklin.
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Categories: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts
Death: May 8, 1752
Mother Of Benjamin Franklin.
Family links: Parents: Peter Folger (1617 - 1690) Mary Morrill Folger (1620 - 1703)
Spouse: Josiah Franklin (1657 - 1745)
Children: James Franklin (1697 - 1735)* Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)*
Burial: Granary Burial Ground Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Jan 01, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 1497