Compiled May 5, 2026 - Person Sheet
Compiled May 5, 2026 - Person Sheet
NameMary Morrell 1749,1746,1751
Birth1620, Norwich, Norfolk, England1746
Birth1619, Fowley, Cornwall, England1751
Death1704, Nantucket County, Massachusetts1746 Age: 84
Spouses
1Peter Folger see notes 1583,1749,1750,1751
Birth1617, Norwich, Norfolk, England1752,1753
Immigration16351754 Age: 18
Memocame with his father
Residence1635, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts1749 Age: 18
Residence1642, Martha’s Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts Age: 25
Residence1663, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts1749 Age: 46
Death1690, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts1749,1746 Age: 73
OccupationTeacher, Surveyor, Missionary, Interpreter, Town Clerk, Clerk for Genearl Court, Poet
ReligionBaptist
FatherJohn Folger (1594-1662)
MotherMeribah Meribell Gibbs (1595-1664)
Marriage1644, Martha’s Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts1755,1756,1746
ChildrenBethsheba (1650-1726)
Notes for Mary Morrell
Mentioned in Moby Dick; Grandmother of Benjamin Franklin

Came as indentured servant to Hugh Peter, came over on the Abigail
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