Talk:Peter Folger (Nantucket settler)

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List of descendants

. . . is longer than the article, and none of it is referenced. This needs to be much more selective, if it is to be included at all. (Wikipedia is not a genealogy site) 50.37.121.232 (talk) 20:45, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed this section, at least temporarily. As stated above, this needs to be much more selective, and not OR/SYNTH. We need WP:RS published sources that explicitly state that Foulger is ancestor of person X, or that person X is descendant of Foulger, not just pick out from the family genealogy people whom Wikipedia editors think are worth naming. 50.37.109.197 (talk) 23:51, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

uncited content

The article had the following content that was uncited or attributed to other sources:

Peter Folger was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England,
the son of John Folger Jr. and Meribah Gibbs
He came to America with his father

They had nine children.

Joanna Folger Coleman, born 1645 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Bay Colony, July 18, 1719 in Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay, married John Coleman in 1666
Bethia Folger Barnard, born 1646 in Martha’s Vineyard, married February 26, 1668 to John Barnard, both drowning June 6, 1669, in a boating accident
Dorcas Folger Pratt, born 1647 in Martha’s Vineyard, died December 24, 1712 in Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts Bay, married February 12, 1675, Joseph Pratt
Eleazer Folger, born 1648 in Edgartown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, died December 19, 1716 Nantucket, married in 1671, Sara Gardner
Bathsheba Folger Pope, born 1652 in Martha’s Vineyard, died 1726 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, married in 1676, Joseph Pope
Patience Folger Harker Gardner, born 1656 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Bay Colony, died January 18, 1717 in Nantucket, married twice, in 1680 to John Harker, then in 1696 to James Gardner
John Folger, born 1659 in Martha’s Vineyard, died August 23, 1732 in Nantucket, married in 1688 to Mary Barnard
Abiah Folger Franklin, born August 15, 1667 in Nantucket, died May 18, 1752 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, married November 25, 1689, Josiah Franklin (parents of Benjamin Franklin)
Experience Folger Swain, born 1668 in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts Bay Colony, died June 4, 1739 in Nantucket, married in 1687 to John Swain

Are there reliable sources for this information (e.g., books by historians, trusted articles, etc. vs genealogical books and material)?–CaroleHenson (talk) 14:34, 16 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Here is an article published online by Johns Hopkins University Press that might help.Dakotacoda (talk) 22:58, 25 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Dakotacoda. Did you mean this blog posting? It's best to not use blog postings, and in this case Johns Hopkins University Press posts a disclaimer that they cannot validate the accuracy of the information. I might, though, be able to search on the information and come up with reliable sources by backing into it.

If you were referring to something else, do you have a link?–CaroleHenson (talk) 06:47, 26 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. Thank you for the blog-post clarification. I'll also do some more searching to see if I can help find a more reliable source.Dakotacoda (talk) 19:31, 13 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]