John
Folks
Born about in Maryland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 60
in Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia
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Biography
John Folks is a part of US Black heritage.
John Folks was born a free man about 1768. He is recorded as being a passenger on the Schooner Fidelity’s Company that arrived Monrovia, Liberia on 29 July 1823. He was 55 years old, a cooper and he could write. He emigrated from the state of Maryland. He was traveling with a W. Folks, age 10. It is not known how they are related.
John died from a drowning accident in 1828.
Sources
- Christine's African American Genealogy Website: https://ccharity.com/contents/roll-emigrants-have-been-sent-colony-liberia-western-africa/emigrants-to-liberia-ship-lists/schoonerfidelity1823/
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