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. He lived in Martha's Vineyard until 1663. He married Mary Morrill (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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  • 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. He lived in Martha's Vineyard until 1663. He married Mary Morrill (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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  • 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. He lived in Martha's Vineyard until 1663. He married Mary Morrill (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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  • Peter Foulger
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