Mary Folsom (abt. 1763 - abt. 1831)

Born about 17 Mar 1763 in New Hampshire [uncertain]

Wife of James Folsom — married 2 Dec 1784 in New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died about 25 Dec 1831 at about age 68 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Mary Folsom, daughter of Josiah Folsom, was born 17 Mar 1763.^[1]

Mary married James Folsom on 2 Dec 1784,^[2][3] and they had eleven children, all born in Exeter, New Hampshire:^[1]

1. James, b. 24 Nov 1785;
2. Josiah, b. 2 Mar 1787;
3. Mary, b. 13 Feb 1789, d. unm. 22 Dec 1852;
4. Lydia B., b. 30 Apr 1791, d. Jul 1848, m. 28 Feb 1817 Nathaniel Nelson;
5. Martha N., b. 23 Jul 1793, d. 11 Feb 1875, m. 15 Feb 1818 Dudley Nelson, 9 ch.;
6. Sarah R., b. 12 Aug 1795, m. 10 Jun 1826 Joseph Safford, 2 ch.;
7. Frances, b. 12 Feb 1798, m. 27 Apr 1823 Benjamin Gordon, 4 ch.;
8. Peter G., b. 1 Nov 1799;
9. Nancy Young, b. 16 Mar 1802, d. 8 Nov 1867, m. 27 Apr 1823 Daniel Melcher, 10 ch.;
10. Nicholas D., b. 10 Jun 1805;
11. Lavinia, b. 30 Mar 1808, m. 3 Oct 1832 Samuel Nelson, 3 ch.

Mary Folsom died 25 Dec 1831.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Folsom, Elizabeth Knowles, Genealogy of the Folsom Family: A Revised and Extended Edition, including English Records 1638-1938, (Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc.), 1938. Access online at Archive.org, pages 234-238.
2. ↑ Folsom, Nathaniel S., Descendants of the First John Folsom, through Dea. John, Lieut. Peter, and Ephraim Folsom. (Boston MA: David Clapp & Son, Printers), 1876. Access on line at HathiTrust.org, page 28.
3. ↑ Chapman, Jacob, A.M. A Genealogy of the Folsom Family: John Folsom and His Descendants, 1615-1882, (Concord NH: Republican Press Association) 1882. Accessed online at Hathitrust.org, page 67.