Person Record

Metadata

Name

Folsom, Jonathan, 1785-1825

Born

1785

Birthplace

Exeter, N.H.

Deceased

Oct. 20, 1825

Deceased where

Portsmouth, N.H.

Places of residence

Exeter, N.H.
Georgia (a couple years)
Portsmouth, NH

Occupation

Joiner (built mansion on the corner of Richards Ave and Middle, White Island lighthouse and alabama shiphouse, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard)
Ship owner.

Father

Jonathan Folsom.

Mother

Sarah Green.

Spouse

Lydia Folsom, daughter of Thomas Folsom and Elizabeth Gilman, b. Jun. 2, 1787 in

Children

All born in Portsmouth, N.H.
1. Hiram Folsom, b. Aug. 8, 1810, d. Aug. 11, 1893 in Abington, Mass.
2. Mary Elizabeth Folsom, b. Jul. 29, 1813, d. Nov. 25, 1893 in Tuftonboro, N.H., m. Dec. 19, 1833 in Tuftonboro, N.H. to Nathaniel Neal (1810-1892).
3. Charles Henry Folsom, b. Sept. 6, 1816, d. 1891 in Me.?, m. Oct. 3, 1844 in Bucksport, Me. to Susan Saunders Folsom.
4. Thomas Edwin Folsom, b. Oct. 10, 1819, d. Oct. 8, 1892 in Exeter, N.H., m. 1840 to Abigail Smith Robinson.
5. George Warren Folsom, b. Jan. 8, 1824, d. Jan. 5, 1840 prob. in Tuftonboro, Mass.

Notes

Family moved to Tuftonforo, N.H. after Jonathan's death in 1825.

Relationships

Spouses: Lydia Folsom, daughter of Thomas Folsom and Elizabeth Gilman, b. Jun. 2, 1787 in Newmarket or Exeter, N.H., d. Jun. 5, 1834 prob. in Tuftonboro, N.H., m. Apr. 7, 1809 in N.H.

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