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Where did the English Folger family come from? What is the English Folger family crest and coat of arms? When did the Folger family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Folger family history?
Folger is a name that first reached England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the Germanic personal name Fulcher. It is composed of the elements folk, which means people, and hari, which means army.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Folger include Fulcher, Fulger, Fulker, Fucher, Fullager, Folker, Foucar, Foulger, Futcher, Folger, Fugler, Fuche, Fuge, Fuidge, Fudge, Foutch and many more.First found in Lincolnshire where they were granted lands by William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Fulchers were known as the Champions of Burgundy.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Folger research. Another 335 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1272, 1273, 1284, 1307, 1379, 1617, 1690, 1737, 1795, 1803, 1830, 1855, and 1893 are included under the topic Early Folger History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 95 words(7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Folger Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Folger family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 55 words(4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Folger. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Folgers to arrive on North American shores:
Folger Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Folger, who settled in Massachusetts in 1630
- John Folger, who landed in Watertown, Mass in 1635
- Peter Folger, who arrived in New England in 1635
Folger Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- B Folger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1804
- Fred Folger, who settled in New Orleans in 1820
- Catherine Folger, who settled in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1820
- Robert Folger, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- Joseph Folger, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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- John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963), American Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1941 and 1949
- John Folger, American banker and diplomat
- Abigail Folger (1943-1969), American civil rights activist
- Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888-1941), Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
- Charles J. Folger (1818-1884), American politician
- Dan Folger (1943-2006), American singer and songwriter
- Emily Jordan Folger (1858-1936), Shakespeare scholar
- Henry Clay Folger (1857-1930), founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library
- J A Folger (1835-1889), founder of the Folgers Coffee Company
- James Athearn "J.A." Folger (1835-1889), American founder of the Folgers Coffee Company
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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