Individual Details
Benjamin Foulke
(16 Aug 1766 - 28 Feb 1821)
[1] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Events
| Birth | 16 Aug 1766 |  |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Mar 1789 | Martha Roberts | | ||
| Misc. | Bet 1816 and 1821 | member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Death | 28 Feb 1821 | Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Burial | Aft 28 Feb 1821 | Row N4 - Richland Friends Meeting Burial Ground, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Misc. (Fam) | had children and they are listed - Martha Roberts | | |||
| Children (Family) | DOB of Children - Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - Martha Roberts | | |||
| Religion (Fam) | Quaker - Richland mm, Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - Martha Roberts | | |||
| Residence (family) | Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - Martha Roberts | | |||
| Reference No | ID2460 | ||||
| Parents | Theophilus Foulke and Margaret Thomas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Roberts (1764 - 1831) |
| Child | Hannah Foulke (1789 - ) |
| Child | Jane Foulke (1793 - ) |
| Child | Charles Foulke (1795 - ) |
| Child | Rachel Foulke (1800 - 1803) |
| Child | Rachel Foulke (1803 - 1883) |
| Father | Theophilus Foulke (1725 - 1785) |
| Mother | Margaret Thomas (1734 - 1802) |
| Sibling | Hugh Foulke (1758 - 1846) |
| Sibling | Jane Foulke (1759 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Theophilus Foulke (1761 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Benjamina Foulke (1763 - 1765) |
| Sibling | Sarah Foulke (1764 - 1828) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Foulke (1768 - 1784) |
| Sibling | Margaret Foulke (1771 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Charles Foulke (1773 - 1773) |
| Sibling | Rachel Foulke (1773 - 1773) |
| Sibling | Rachel Foulke (1775 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Charles Foulke (1777 - 1781) |
Notes
Birth
- Birth Date: 19 Nov 1766 [1][1] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Death
- Death Date: 28 Feb 1821 [1]Died at Harrisburg [PA] while attending his duty in the Legislature as a Representative from his native county [Early Friends Families . . ., page 134] [Historical Collections - Gwynedd - Bk# 2910]
Footnote #1: The Journal of the House shows the action of that body in reference to his decease, including a resolution to wear crape during the remainder of the session, with an official funeral procession, including members of both houses, the Governor, heads of departments, etc. [Historical Collections - Gwynedd - Bk# 2910]
[1] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Burial
- Benjamin Foulke was given an official funeral, which was attended by both houses, the governor, and heads of departments, and resolutions were adopted that crape should be worn during the remainder of the session [1, v 3 p 90][1] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Parents
[1, v 3 p 90][1] Book, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, History of Bucks County, Davis, 1905, Bk3104 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
- Information: (P) = Primary, (S) = Secondary, (U) = Unknown
Endnotes
1. Clarence F Roberts and Warren S Ely, Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks with some account of their Descendants (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Clarence V Roberts, 1925); Bk2905, Page 134.
2. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 255.
3. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf, Vol. 3, page 90.
4. Clarence F Roberts and Warren S Ely, Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks with some account of their Descendants (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Clarence V Roberts, 1925); Bk2905, Page 134.
5. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 138, 255.
6. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 255.
7. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf, v 3, page 90.
8. Clarence F Roberts and Warren S Ely, Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks with some account of their Descendants (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Clarence V Roberts, 1925); Bk2905, Page 134.
9. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 255.
10. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf, v 3, page 90.
11. Burials at Richland mm Burying Ground, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/bucks/cemeteries/rmm0001.txt), accessed 1 Aug 2020, Doc5789.txt, Extract: Foulke, BenjaminGrave#: N4 - Death Date: 1821.
12. Find a Grave Memorial, Benjamin Foulke - Richland Friends Burial Ground - Memorial# 113184226.
13. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf.
14. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 255.
15. "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935" [database on-line]. Original Data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. "North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes." Richland mm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Births and Deaths, 1760-1850, pages 7-13, Foulke Family Births & Deaths. Doc5137.pdf, Page 7a.
16. "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935" [database on-line]. Original Data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. "North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes." Richland mm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Births and Deaths, 1760-1850, pages 7-13, Foulke Family Births & Deaths. Doc5137.pdf, Page 7.
17. "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935" [database on-line]. Original Data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. "North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes." Richland mm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Births and Deaths, 1760-1850, pages 7-13, Foulke Family Births & Deaths. Doc5137.pdf, Page 7.
18. Davis, W. W. H.. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time. New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905, Vol. 1-3. www.ancestry.com (Database Online, Digital Images), Bk3104/Doc5790.pdf.