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Peter Folger (December 26, 1905 – August 27, 1980) was an American coffee heir, socialite, and member of the prominent United States Folger family. He was also the longtime chairman of the board and president of the Folgers Coffee Company.
Peter Folger or Foulger (died 1690) was a poet and an interpreter of the American Indian language for the first settlers of Nantucket. He was instrumental in the colonization of Nantucket Island in the Massachusetts colony. He was the maternal grandfather of Benjamin Franklin.
Peter Folger (1617–1690)—a leading figure among the first genera- tion of English settlers on Martha’s Vineyard—first came to my at-tention while researching the life of one of his descendants from the Gilded Age, Henry Clay Folger (1857–1930), for a dual biography titled Col-lecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger (2014).
15. Sept. 2020 · Learn about the Folger family history on Nantucket, from the Puritan immigrants to the founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library. See photos and stories of the Folger reunion and the Nantucket Atheneum lecture.
12. Dez. 2022 · Peter Folger (1617-1690) was a poet and is more commonly known as the maternal Grandfather of Benjamin Franklin, and was instrumental in the colonization of Nantucket Island in the Massachusetts colony. Peter Folger was born in Norfolk, England, son of John Folger, in 1617.
- Norwich, England
- Norwich, Norfolk, England
- August 1617
22. Dez. 2013 · Peter Folger (December 26, 1905 – August 27, 1980) was an American coffee heir, socialite, and member of the prominent Folger family. He was also the longtime Chairman of the board and President at the Folgers Coffee Company. He is the grandson of founder James A. Folger, and the father of Charles Manson murder victim Abigail Folger.
Learn about Peter Folger, one of the original settlers of Nantucket, and his descendants, including Benjamin Franklin. See the boulder and bench that mark the site of his homestead in Roger's Field.
