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Peter Folger (December 26, 1905 – August 27, 1980) was an American coffee heir, socialite, and member of the prominent United States Folger family. He was also the longtime chairman of the board and president of the Folgers Coffee Company.
Peter Folger or Foulger (died 1690) was a poet and an interpreter of the American Indian language for the first settlers of Nantucket. He was instrumental in the colonization of Nantucket Island in the Massachusetts colony.
Peter Folger (1617–1690)—a leading figure among the first genera- tion of English settlers on Martha’s Vineyard—first came to my at-tention while researching the life of one of his descendants from the Gilded Age, Henry Clay Folger (1857–1930), for a dual biography titled Col-lecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger (2014).
Sep 15, 2020 · The colorful and talented Peter Folger married an indentured maid he had met on the crossing, Mary Morrell. Peter moved his family of eight children to Nantucket in 1663. Their last child, Abiah, was born on Nantucket. Abiah married a soapmaker from Boston named Josiah Franklin and they had a child named Benjamin.
Peter Folger (1617–89) was one of fourteen tradesmen invited by the original proprietors to settle on Nantucket and work in their designated trades in exchange for a half-share of the island. Folger brought invaluable talents as interpreter to the Indians, miller, and surveyor.
Oct 6, 2023 · Under Peter Folger's leadership in the mid-20th century, the brand became one of the leading coffee companies in North America, the largest coffee market in the world. Today, Folgers coffee is a brand of ground, instant, single-use coffee capsules produced in the United States, and sold there, as well as in Asia, Canada and Mexico.
Dec 11, 2018 · Twelve years after the publication of Up-Biblum, Folger and his daughter Abiah (Franklin’s mother) saw the eruption of King Philip’s War, one of the most violent episodes in early American history.
Peter Folger (fōl´jər), 1617–90, British settler on Nantucket. He was associated with Thomas Mayhew on Martha's Vineyard, becoming missionary, schoolmaster, and surveyor. He moved to Nantucket in 1663, added other duties to those he possessed in Martha's Vineyard, and became a leader in the community.
Dec 31, 2023 · Peter Folger or Foulger (died 1690) was a poet and an interpreter of the American Indian language for the first settlers of Nantucket. He was instrumental in the colonization of Nantucket Island in the Massachusetts colony. He was the maternal grandfather of Benjamin Franklin. [1] Contents. Life. Works. References. Sources. Life.
Dec 12, 2022 · Peter Folger (1617–1690) was a poet and is more commonly known as the maternal Grandfather of Benjamin Franklin, and was instrumental in the colonization of Nantucket Island in the Massachusetts colony.
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