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John Folger

Ancestry of
John Folger

(c1590 - c1663)
Great Migration Immigrant 1638


Who was John Folger?

John Folger was a Great Migration immigrant who arrived in New England by 1638. The Great Migration includes immigrants to New England who arrived between the Mayflower in 1620 and the beginning of the English Civil War in 1640. The first wave of immigrants consisted largely of Puritans, who left England in search of religious freedom and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Over the next few decades, thousands of people from England, Scotland, and other parts of Europe made the journey to New England, bringing with them their skills, customs, and cultures. The immigrants played a key role in shaping American society and politics, and many of their descendants went on to play important roles in the American Revolution and the formation of the United States.


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Maria Mitchell

Astronomer

5th great-granddaughter

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George Howard Earle

30th Governor of Pennsylvania

8th great-grandson

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Kristen Wiig

TV and Movie Actress

10th great-granddaughter

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Ezra Pound

Expatriate American Poet and Critic

8th great-grandson

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Matt Bomer

TV and Movie Actor

11th great-grandson

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Jonathan Worth

39th Governor of North Carolina

5th great-grandson

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Barzilla W. Clark

16th Governor of Idaho

7th great-grandson

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Chase A. Clark

18th Governor of Idaho

7th great-grandson

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O. Henry

Short Story Writer

7th great-grandson

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William H. Macy

TV and Movie Actor

9th great-grandson

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Rowland H. Macy

Founder of Macy's

5th great-grandson

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Rear Admiral William Folger

United States Navy

6th great-grandson

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Lucretia (Coffin) Mott

Abolitionist and Women's Rights Advocate

5th great-granddaughter

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Paget Brewster

TV Actress

10th great-granddaughter

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Ken Burns

Documentary Filmmaker

10th great-grandson

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Amy Poehler

Actress and Comedienne

11th great-granddaughter

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J. A. Folger

Founder of Folger Coffee Company

6th great-grandson

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Henry Clay Folger

Founder of Folger Shakespeare Library and Chairman of Standard Oil

7th great-grandson

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Benjamin Franklin

Signer of the Declaration of Independence

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