Eli
Folsom
Born in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Folsom
and Abigail (Fifield) Folsom
Husband of
Amanda Knox
— married
27 Sep 1825 in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Silence Amanda (Folsom) Mathews, David Knox Folsom, Martin Robbins Folsom, Henry Clay Folsom, George Weymouth Folsom and Emily Jane (Folsom) Washburn
Died
at age 43
in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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Biography
Eli Folsom Sr. was born on September 2, 1799, to Stephen Folsom and Abigail (Fifield) Folsom of Tunbridge, Vermont.[1][2]
Eli was a school teacher and farmer.[2]
He married Amanda Knox on September 29, 1825, in Tunbridge, Vermont.[2] The couple had several known children, including:
- Franklin (1826-1857)
- Silence Amanda (1828-1865), m. Amos Mathews (1828-1909)
- David Knox (1830-1893)
- Martin Robbins (1832-1905), m. Cornelia Barber (1834-1911)
- Henry Clay (1834-1909), m. 31 Jul 1867, Sarah Jane Winn (1838-1917)
- George Weymouth (1836-1886), m. 1864, Abigail Brewster (1844-1879)
- Carlos (1838-1853)
- Emma Jane (1840-1923), m. Rufus Washburn (1822-1908)
- Eli Jr. (1843-1847)
The first three children were born in Tunbridge, Vermont, where Eli and Amanda were living in 1830.[3] The rest were born in Canton, New York, where Eli and Amanda moved in about 1831.[4]
Eli Sr. passed away on August 8, 1843, in Canton, New York. He is buried in Old Canton Cemetery, Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA[5]
Sources
- ↑ State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com image here and FamilySearch.com image here
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Genealogy of the Folsom family : a revised and extended edition, including English records 1638-1938, Vol 1, Seventh Generation, page 452, entry 301. Ancestry.com Operations, Provo, UT, 2005. Ancestry.com image here
- ↑ 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont; Series: M19; Roll: 185; Page: 203; Family History Library Film: 0027451. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. NARA microfilm publication M19 (201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
- ↑ 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Canton, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 334; Page: 184; Image: 1124; Family History Library Film: 0017204; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. NARA microfilm publication M704 (580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
- ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial for Eli Folsom, Sr.
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