Peter Foulger

Peter Foulger

Peter Foulger (d. 1690) was an interpreter of the American Indian language for the first settlers of Nantucket. He was the grandfather of Benjamin Franklin. [cite book
pages=543
title=The Life of Benjamin Franklin
first=Benjamin
last=Franklin
coauthors=Jared Sparks, William Temple, Franklin, G. F. Storm, Joseph Andrews
year=1856
location=Boston
publisher=Whitman, Niles, and Hall
]

He lived in Martha's Vineyard until 1663. He married Mary Morrell (d. 1704) in 1644. Their ninth child, Abiah, married Josiah Franklin.

A likely descendant, J. A. Folger (b 1835) of Nantucket, founded Folger Coffee.

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