106 THE ISLAND OF NANTUCKET. 



Nitrate of Worth 3 per cent. 



Chloride of Cartwright ... 11 " 



Sulphate of Starbuck .... 11 " 

 Hydrated Sulphuric Acid of 



Ewer 11 " 



Superphosphate of Coffin . . 12 " 



Hydrated Deutoxide of Gardner, 15 " 



Aurate of Folger 29 " 



Traces of Toby, Wing, and Macy, 1 " 



100 



5> 



Those acquainted with the genealogy of the families 

 above mentioned will see at once that Dr. Ewer comes 

 of good stock. 



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Abiah Folger. 



Abiah Folger, the mother of the great and illustri- 

 ous Franklin, was born at Nantucket, and according to 

 the records was the only child of Peter Ffoulger, who 

 was born on this island. William C. Folger, Esq., says 

 that "his [Peter's] two sons and six other daughters 

 were born at Martha's Vineyard, previous to his re- 

 moval here." 



Abiah was born Aug. 15, 1667, and died in Boston 

 about 1752. The compiler has not deemed it necessary 

 to look up the date of her removal to Boston, or her 

 marriage with the sage's father, or to speak of her tal- 

 ents ; he deems it sufficient to say that she honored 

 the son in giving him birth. 



John Swain, Jr., who was the first white male child 

 born on the island, married Experience Folger, daugh- 

 ter of Peter, and sister of Abiah. 



