Bethiah Folger 
Bethiah was born in Martha's Vineyard, Ma.1 Bethiah's father was Peter Folger and her mother was Mary Morrill. Her paternal grandparents were John (Foulger) Folger and Meribell Meribah Gibbs. She had two brothers and six sisters, named Eleazor, John, Abiah (Abia), Bethshua, Dorcas, Experience, Joanna and Patience. She died on June 6th, 1669 in Massachusetts.2 General Notes
She drowned with husband, Isaac Coleman, and an Indian when returning with Eleazor Folger in a canoe from Martha's Vineyard where they had been to purchase some furniture.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b. in Flanders, France
- b. in Norwich, County Norfolk, England d.~ 1660 in Martha's Vineyard, Ma
- b.~ 1618 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England d.1690 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Ma
- b.1500 in England
- b. in Norwich, County Norfolk, England d.> 1664 in Martha's Vineyard, Ma
- b. in Freya, Norfolk, England
- b. in Martha's Vineyard, Ma d.06 Jun 1669 in Massachusetts
- b. in England d.1704 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Ma
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Bethiah were married in a religious ceremony on February 26th, 1668 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Ma.3
1 The History of Nantucket @ p. 740
2 The History of Nantucket @ p. 670 (Jun 6 1669)
3 Vital Records of Nantucket Massachusetts to the Year 1850; Volume III-Marriages (A-G) (NEHGS, Boston, MA, 1927) @ p. 65 (Feb 26 1668)
2 The History of Nantucket @ p. 670 (Jun 6 1669)
3 Vital Records of Nantucket Massachusetts to the Year 1850; Volume III-Marriages (A-G) (NEHGS, Boston, MA, 1927) @ p. 65 (Feb 26 1668)
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