John VIII FOLSOM, CAPTAIN OF MILITIA

Birth:
26 Jun 1770
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Death:
15 Mar 1864
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Burial:
Abt Mar 1864
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire, Woodman Cemetery
Notes:
                   Also b. 26 Jun 1776.They left Exeter (Rockingham, New Hampshire) about1790
and settled on a farm in Sanbornton. John was a Captain in the Militiaand an
ernest supporter of public worship, his house being a home for Baptist
ministers. There is a Captain John Folsom lot in the WoodmanCemetery where
other family members are also buried.
Sources;
Folsom Genealogy, page 256 (Fifth Generation) and page 257.
Orpha MELOON
Birth:
22 May 1774
Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire
Death:
22 Feb 1851
Burial:
Abt Feb 1851
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire, Woodman Cemetery
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Children
Marriage
1
Harriet FOLSOM
Birth:
11 Oct 1795
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Death:
May 1849
Nathaniel FOLSOM 
Marr:
Dec 1821
 
2
Ruth FOLSOM
Birth:
6 Nov 1798
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Death:
Satchel W CLARK 
Marr:
9 Nov 1820
 
3
John Drew FOLSOM, SHOEMAKER
Birth:
16 May 1801
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Death:
24 Feb 1881
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Notes:
                   John Drew was a Shoemaker in Northwood.
4
Dudley FOLSOM
Birth:
16 Aug 1803
Death:
18 Jan 1809
as a child
 
Marr:
 
5
Josiah III FOLSOM, FARMER
Birth:
1 Aug 1805
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Death:
26 Jul 1872
Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire
Elizabeth DURGIN 
Marr:
9 Nov 1839
 
6
Ira F FOLSOM
Birth:
8 Aug 1807
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Death:
15 Aug 1855
fell from bldg
Sarah BLAKIE 
Marr:
1842
 
Notes:
                   Ira was a Carpenter. He died from a fall off of a building.
7
Eunice FOLSOM
Birth:
23 Mar 1810
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Death:
3 Apr 1889
Notes:
                   See Number 239, Folsom Genealogy and page 257 (same).
8
Martha Olive FOLSOM
Birth:
28 Jun 1814
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Death:
Merritt AMBROSE 
Marr:
20 Oct 1839
 
9
Lucian FOLSOM, TRADER
Birth:
5 Mar 1819
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Death:
Oct 1865
lost at sea, aboard the, Steam Ship, D.Stuart
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Lost at sea, with all aboard, the D. Stuart (Steam ship) while enroutebetween
New York to Jacksonville, Florida. He was a Trader in Florida..
FCID:15859:93172
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John VIII Folsom, Captain of Militia - Orpha Meloon

John VIII Folsom, Captain of Militia was born at Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire 26 Jun 1770. His parents were Josiah I Folsom, Lieutenant and Martha Eastman.

He married Orpha Meloon . Orpha Meloon was born at Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire 22 May 1774 .

They were the parents of 9 children:
Harriet Folsom born 11 Oct 1795.
Ruth Folsom born 6 Nov 1798.
John Drew Folsom, shoemaker born 16 May 1801.
Dudley Folsom born 16 Aug 1803.
Josiah III Folsom, farmer born 1 Aug 1805.
Ira F Folsom born 8 Aug 1807.
Eunice Folsom born 23 Mar 1810.
Martha Olive Folsom born 28 Jun 1814.
Lucian Folsom, trader born 5 Mar 1819.

John VIII Folsom, Captain of Militia died 15 Mar 1864 at Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire .

Orpha Meloon died 22 Feb 1851 .