Frances Folsom1
F, #6715, b. 21 July 1864, d. 29 October 1947
Frances Folsom was born on 21 July 1864 in Buffalo, New York.2 She was the daughter of Oscar Folsom and Emma C. Harmon.1,2 She attended the Central school, Buffalo, and in 1881 entered Wells college, where she was graduated A.B. in June, 1885, Mr. Cleveland, who was then President of the United States, sending flowers from the White House conservatories to grace the occasion. She spent the summer of 1885 with relatives at Folsomdale, N.Y., and in the autumn accompanied her mother to Europe. They returned home May 27, 1886.2 Frances Folsom married President Stephen Grover Cleveland, son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland and Anne Neal, on 2 June 1886 Miss Folsom was married to President Cleveland in the blue room of the White House. Mrs. Cleveland endeared herself to the people by the tact and graceful dignity with which she fulfilled the duties of her position, and no word of unfavorable criticism was ever uttered, despite her youth and inexperience, she being the youngest mistress the White House had ever known. On her return to Washington, on President Cleveland's second inauguration, she was welcomed with cordial affection and made as great a social success as she had during her husband's first administration, having the dignity of motherhood added to her many charms. Mrs. Cleveland was elected a trustee of Wells College in 1887.1 Frances Folsom died on 29 October 1947 at the age of 83.
Children of Frances Folsom and President Stephen Grover Cleveland
- Ruth Cleveland3 b. 3 Oct 1891
- Esther Cleveland3 b. 9 Sep 1893
- Marion Cleveland3 b. 7 Jul 1895
- Richard Folsom Cleveland3 b. 28 Oct 1897, d. Jan 1974
John Folsom1
M, #13650
Merchant of Boston.2 John Folsom married Hannah Sewall Wolcott, daughter of Edward Kitchin Wolcott and Hannah Sewall, on 20 April 1814 in Brookline, Massachusetts, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Pierce.2
Laura A. Folsom1,2
F, #15467, b. 26 June 1836, d. 15 July 1900
Laura A. Folsom was born on 26 June 1836 in Vassalboro, Maine, (Her gravestone shows the date as 22 June 1836.)3,4 She was the daughter of Dr. David Folsom and Rachel B. Abbott.3 Laura A. Folsom married Daniel Dana Sewall, son of Rev. Daniel Sewall and Angeline Brown, on 15 October 1864 in Second Presbyterian Church, Albany, New York.1,2,5 Laura A. Folsom died on 15 July 1900 in Augusta, Maine, at the age of 643 and is buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine.4
Child of Laura A. Folsom and Daniel Dana Sewall
- Hulda J. Sewall1 b. 10 May 1868, d. 21 Oct 1950
Citations
Mary Butters Folsom1
F, #17652, b. 26 October 1828, d. 10 August 1881
Mary Butters Folsom was born on 26 October 1828 in Exeter, Penobscot County, Maine.2 She was the daughter of James Folsom. Mary Butters Folsom married Rev. William Sewall, son of William Sewall and Sarah Ladd, on 20 October 1858 in Portland, Maine.3,4 Mary Butters Folsom died of apoplexy on 10 August 1881 in Littleton, Massachusetts, at the age of 525 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont.6
Citations
- [S364] Eben Graves, The descendants of Henry Sewall. Vol. II (Unpublished), #279.
- [S89] Family Search, Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900.
- [S364] Eben Graves, The descendants of Henry Sewall. Vol. II (Unpublished), #276.
- [S392] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "#159802998."
- [S232] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915.
- [S392] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "Memorial # 159802947, Mary Butters Folsom Sewall, showing gravestone photograph."
Oscar Folsom1
M, #6716, d. 1874
Oscar Folsom. Former law partner of President Grover Cleveland.1 He married Emma C. Harmon.2 Oscar Folsom died in 1874 in an accident.2
Child of Oscar Folsom and Emma C. Harmon
- Frances Folsom+1 b. 21 Jul 1864, d. 29 Oct 1947
Charles Folsom-Jones1
M, #22969, b. 30 July 1848, d. 22 October 1931
Charles Folsom-Jones was born on 30 July 1848 in Holden, Maine. He married Lillie R. Rockefeller on 3 February 1886 in Maine.1 Charles Folsom-Jones died on 22 October 1931 in Skowhegan, Maine, at the age of 83.
Compatriot Charles Folson-Jones died quite suddenly October 22, 1931, at is home in Skowhegan, Maine, He was born in Holden, Maine, July 30, 1848. son or Jeremiah and Joanna Weeks Jones. His father died when Charles was a lad of eight and he and his mother moved to Skowhegan. He was schooled in Bloomfield Academy.
April 26, 1864, he enlisted in Second Company, New York Heavy Artillery, and served with the Army of the Potomac, taking part in General Grant's campaign to Virginia from the Battle of the Wilderness to the siege of Petersburg. He joined Russell Post, G.A.R., in 1883 - was Assistant Adjutant General of the Department of Maine - a member of tho Union Veterans' Union, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the American Revolution, Somerset Lodge of Masons. He was in the Insurance business for 55 years, retiring in 1920. He leaves a widow and two sons.
IN MEMORIAM
CHARLES FOLSOM-JONES
CHARLES FOLSOM-JONES
Compatriot Charles Folson-Jones died quite suddenly October 22, 1931, at is home in Skowhegan, Maine, He was born in Holden, Maine, July 30, 1848. son or Jeremiah and Joanna Weeks Jones. His father died when Charles was a lad of eight and he and his mother moved to Skowhegan. He was schooled in Bloomfield Academy.
April 26, 1864, he enlisted in Second Company, New York Heavy Artillery, and served with the Army of the Potomac, taking part in General Grant's campaign to Virginia from the Battle of the Wilderness to the siege of Petersburg. He joined Russell Post, G.A.R., in 1883 - was Assistant Adjutant General of the Department of Maine - a member of tho Union Veterans' Union, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the American Revolution, Somerset Lodge of Masons. He was in the Insurance business for 55 years, retiring in 1920. He leaves a widow and two sons.
Children of Charles Folsom-Jones and Lillie R. Rockefeller
- Roy Rockefeller Folsom-Jones b. 4 Feb 1888, d. 29 Nov 1959
- Otto Rockefeller Folsom-Jones2 b. 11 Apr 1892, d. Jul 1984
Otto Rockefeller Folsom-Jones1
M, #27160, b. 11 April 1892, d. July 1984
Otto Rockefeller Folsom-Jones was born on 11 April 1892 in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine.1,2 He was the son of Charles Folsom-Jones and Lillie R. Rockefeller.1 Otto Rockefeller Folsom-Jones died in July 1984 in District of Columbia at the age of 92.3
Roy Rockefeller Folsom-Jones
M, #27161, b. 4 February 1888, d. 29 November 1959
Roy Rockefeller Folsom-Jones was born on 4 February 1888 in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine.1 He was the son of Charles Folsom-Jones and Lillie R. Rockefeller. Roy Rockefeller Folsom-Jones died on 29 November 1959 at the age of 711 and is buried in Southside Cemetery, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine.2
Citations
- [S392] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "Memorial # 139617982."
- [S392] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "Memorial # 139617982, Roy Rockefeller Folsom-Jones, includes gravestone photograph."
Martha Fones1
F, #7681, d. 1634
Martha Fones married Governor John Winthrop of Connecticut, son of Governor John Winthrop and Mary Forth, on 8 February 1631; they were first cousins.1 Martha Fones died in 1634.1
Citations
- [S21] Various editors, Dictionary of National Biography.
Agnes Margaret Barclay Foord1,2
F, #17213, b. 22 July 1865, d. 30 November 1946
Agnes Margaret Barclay Foord was born on 22 July 1865 in New Port, Fife, Scotland.3 She was the daughter of John Foord.4 Agnes Margaret Barclay Foord married George Sewell Bonner, son of John Bonner and Mary Georgina Sewell, on 23 February 1892 in Christ's Episcopal Church, New Brighton, Staten Island.1 Agnes Margaret Barclay Foord died on 30 November 1946 in 9 Palace Court, London, at the age of 81.5
Children of Agnes Margaret Barclay Foord and George Sewell Bonner
- Agnes Bonner6 b. 25 Jan 1893, d. 24 Sep 1914
- Barbara Bonner6 b. 9 Oct 1897
Citations
- [S205] Newspaper, The Daily Inter Ocean, (Chicago, IL) February 24, 1892.
- [S160] New York Times, October 4, 1902.
- [S34] Unverified internet information, http://www.dkinst-rom.dk/protcem/work/pcGB.html (April 2008).
- [S160] New York Times, September 26, 1914.
- [S117] The Times Newspaper, Monday, Dec 02, 1946.
- [S208] 1900 US Census, NY, NEW YORK, MANHATTAN BORO.
John Foord1
M, #19098
Child of John Foord
- Agnes Margaret Barclay Foord+1 b. 22 Jul 1865, d. 30 Nov 1946
Citations
- [S160] New York Times, September 26, 1914.
Susan Emily Foote1
F, #17755, b. 31 March 1874, d. 28 April 1915
Susan Emily Foote was born on 31 March 1874 in Port Henry, Essex County, New York.2 She married Grosvenor Hyde Backus, son of Truman J. Backus and Sarah C. Glass, on 30 June 1904 in Port Henry, New York.1 Susan Emily Foote died on 28 April 1915 in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, at the age of 41.2
Child of Susan Emily Foote and Grosvenor Hyde Backus
- Wallace Truman Backus b. 4 Jan 1907, d. Aug 1981
Citations
- [S363] Robert S. Fletcher, Amherst College Biographical Record, Amherst College Class of 1894.
- [S392] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "# 44070319."
John M. Forbes1
M, #20125
Child of John M. Forbes and Sarah S. Hathaway
- William H. Forbes1 b. c 1841
Citations
- [S130] Massachusetts Vital Records, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910.
William H. Forbes1
M, #10781, b. circa 1841
William H. Forbes was born circa 1841.2 He was the son of John M. Forbes and Sarah S. Hathaway.2 William H. Forbes married Edith Emerson, daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Lidian Jackson, on 3 October 1865 in Concord, Massachusetts.2
Arthur Pierce Ford1,2
M, #15477, b. 21 February 1846, d. 23 June 1890
Arthur Pierce Ford. Printer of Boston, Massachusetts.3 He was born on 21 February 1846 in Massachusetts.3,2 He married Emma Caroline Woods, daughter of John Adams Woods and Maria Sewall, on 21 February 1870 in Boston, Massachusetts.1,2 Arthur Pierce Ford appears on the census of 1880 at Boston, Massachusetts, where he is living with his father-in-law.4 He died on 23 June 1890 in Boston at the age of 44 of typhus abdominalis.5
Child of Arthur Pierce Ford and Emma Caroline Woods
- Vernon Everett Ford3 b. 6 May 1877, d. 3 Aug 1947
Cornelia Ford
F, #23750
Cornelia Ford married John E. Bridge.
Child of Cornelia Ford and John E. Bridge
- Edith Mae Bridge+ b. 3 Jun 1887, d. 25 Jun 1950
Emily Ella Ford1
F, #18859, b. July 1867
Child of Emily Ella Ford and William Herbert Hunting
- Bernice Alberta Hunting+2 b. 13 Dec 1899, d. 1987
Grace Eyre Ford1
F, #1573, b. 5 January 1862, d. 24 September 1954
Grace Eyre Ford was born on 5 January 1862 in Portneuf, Québec.2 She was the daughter of Joseph Ford and Isabella Smith.1,2 Grace Eyre Ford was baptised on 30 December 1862 at Chalmer's Church, Québec.2 She married Carl De Lindenburgh Sewell, son of Montague Charles Sewell and Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Bowles Wolff, on 1 February 1893 in Québec.3 Grace Eyre Ford and Carl De Lindenburgh Sewell appear on the census of 1911 at Porneuf, Québec. Grace Eyre Ford died on 24 September 1954 in Portneuf ? at the age of 921 and is buried in Cimitiere Woodend Cemetery, Portneuf, Capitale-Nationale RegionCounty, Quebec.4
Children of Grace Eyre Ford and Carl De Lindenburgh Sewell
- Montague Carl Sewell+1 b. 29 Apr 1895, d. 22 Oct 1961
- Joseph Algernon Sewell1 b. 16 Oct 1896, d. 8 Oct 1916
- Charlotte Isabelle Sewell1 b. 6 Oct 1899, d. 1980
Citations
- [S5] William Darcy McKeough, McKeough Family Tree.
- [S232] Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967. (Québec (Chalmer`s Church), 1862.
- [S232] Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967. (Québec (Chalmer`s Church), 1893.
- [S392] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "Memorial # 100854241, Grace Eyre Ford Sewell, showing gravestone photograph."
Joseph Ford1
M, #1574
Child of Joseph Ford and Isabella Smith
- Grace Eyre Ford+1 b. 5 Jan 1862, d. 24 Sep 1954
Monica Ford1
F, #12116, b. after 1780, d. after 1794
Monica Ford was born after 1780 in St. Mary's County, Maryland.1 She was the daughter of Peter Ford and Mary Smith Sewall.1 Monica Ford died after 1794.1
Citations
- [S148] Murphy Andrews Sewall, Murph Sewall family tree.
Peter Ford1
M, #12115, b. before 1766, d. after 1810
Peter Ford was born before 1766 in St. Mary's County, Maryland.1 He married Mary Smith Sewall, daughter of Henry Sewall and Mary Smith, in October 1779 in St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Compton, Maryland, (or Saint Inigoes, St. Marys, Maryland.)1,2,3 Peter Ford died after 1810.1
Child of Peter Ford and Mary Smith Sewall
- Monica Ford1 b. a 1780, d. a 1794
Vernon Everett Ford1
M, #15961, b. 6 May 1877, d. 3 August 1947
Vernon Everett Ford was born on 6 May 1877 in Boston, Massachusetts.1,2 He was the son of Arthur Pierce Ford and Emma Caroline Woods.1 Vernon Everett Ford married Flora B. Fletcher on 26 September 1917 in Bangor.3 Vernon Everett Ford died on 3 August 1947 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, at the age of 70.4
Eleanor Kingsland de Forrest1
F, #6974
Child of Eleanor Kingsland de Forrest and Hickson Woolman Field
- Eleanor Kingsland Field+2 b. 29 May 1819, d. 18 Oct 1909
Barbara Forrester1
F, #10640
Barbara Forrester married Alexander Livingston of Inches, son of William Livingston fourth of Kilsyth and Janet Bruce, before 18 September 1542.1,2
Child of Barbara Forrester and Alexander Livingston of Inches
Rev. James Forrester1
M, #23878, d. before 1825
Rev. James Forrester. Minister of Kilrenny. He died before 1825.
Child of Rev. James Forrester
- Mary Forrester+1 b. 5 Feb 1791
Citations
- [S205] Newspaper, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 17. p. 638.
Mary Forrester1
F, #23877, b. 5 February 1791
Mary Forrester was born on 5 February 1791 probably in Anstruther Easter.2 She was the daughter of Rev. James Forrester.3 Mary Forrester married Rev. James Brown on 2 February 1825 in Dundas Street, Edinburgh.3
Child of Mary Forrester and Rev. James Brown
- Euphemia Forrester Brown+1 b. 6 Oct 1826, d. 6 May 1896
Edith Gorham Forristall1
F, #16011, b. 3 December 1880, d. 29 August 1951
Edith Gorham Forristall was born on 3 December 1880 in Chelsea, Massachusetts.2 She was the daughter of Harry G. Forristall and Lillia Dill.1 Edith Gorham Forristall married Raymond Thomas Sewall, son of Capt. Samuel Johnson Mills Sewall and Francella Augusta Cunningham, on 20 December 1900 in Chelsea, Massachusetts.1 Edith Gorham Forristall and Raymond Thomas Sewall appear on the census of 1920.3 Edith Gorham Forristall died on 29 August 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 70.4
Children of Edith Gorham Forristall and Raymond Thomas Sewall
- Dorothy Merrill Sewall+5 b. 17 Jul 1901, d. Jul 1973
- Catharine Eugenie Sewall+5 b. 3 Sep 1907, d. 11 Apr 1997
- Philip William Sewall+3 b. 26 Jul 1913, d. 6 Nov 2004
- Richard Forristall Sewall3 b. 26 Jul 1914, d. 5 Mar 1972
Harry G. Forristall1
M, #18897
Child of Harry G. Forristall and Lillia Dill
- Edith Gorham Forristall+1 b. 3 Dec 1880, d. 29 Aug 1951
Citations
- [S130] Massachusetts Vital Records, Vol: 501 ; Page: 377.
Ida May Forshier1
F, #23384, b. 18 February 1903, d. 14 September 1975
Ida May Forshier was born on 18 February 1903 in Iowa.2 She married Gordon Donald Sewall, son of Leon Benford Sewall and Gertrude Sophie Gulbranson, on 10 May 1921 in Kanabec County, Minnesota.3 Ida May Forshier died on 14 September 1975 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, at the age of 722 and is buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.4
Children of Ida May Forshier and Gordon Donald Sewall
- Donald Leone Sewall+5 b. 20 Jul 1922, d. 10 Mar 1994
- Harley Leroy Sewall+5 b. 2 Mar 1926, d. 4 Dec 1995
- Duane Lyle Sewall+ b. 6 May 1930, d. 30 Apr 2001
Citations
- [S231] 1930 US Census.
- [S232] Ancestry.com, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002.
- [S340] Alfred Adler Doane, The Doane family, https://www.moms.mn.gov
- [S392] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "Memorial # 35745578, Ida Mae Forshier White, showing gravestone photograph."
- [S231] 1930 US Census, St Louis Park, Hennepin, Minnesota.