Peter Foulger was an interpreter of the American Indian

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 language for the first settlers of Nantucket. He was the grandfather of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...

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His surname is often spelled "Folger," which was the form used by his descendants. He lived in Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard

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 until 1663. He married Mary Morrill

Mary Morrill

Mary Morrill was the grandmother of Benjamin Franklin, American printer, journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, statesman and inventor.Mary immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony as an indentured servant probably belonging to...

 (d. 1704) in 1644. Their ninth child, Abiah, married Josiah Franklin

Josiah Franklin

Josiah Franklin was an English-born businessman best known as the father of Benjamin Franklin.Josiah was born in the tiny town of Ecton, Northamptonshire, England on December 23, 1657. Josiah was the ninth and the last child of his parents, Thomas Franklin, blacksmith and farmer, and his wife Jane...

. He was a Baptist in faith, and as such was told not to visit with the Puritans on the mainland. When Nantucket was settled, he was a surveyor for the residents, and given a half-share of Nantucket land.

A likely descendant, J. A. Folger

J. A. Folger

James Athearn Folger was the founder of the Folgers Coffee Company.-Early years:Folger was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel Brown Folger and Nancy Hill. His father was a master blacksmith who had invested in a try works and bought two ships. They had nine children of which...

 (b 1835) of Nantucket, founded Folger Coffee

Folgers

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