Individual Details
Benjamin Green Foulke
(28 Jul 1813 - 14 Aug 1888)
- Name: Benjamin G. Foulk [1]
[1] 1870 US Census
[2] 1850 US Census
Events
| Birth | 28 Jul 1813 | Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Mar 1837 | Gwynedd MM, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States - Jane Mather | | ||
| Census (family) | 1850 | Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - Jane Mather |  | | |
| Property (Fam) | 1860 | Real Estate value: $10,000 - Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - Jane Mather | | ||
| Census (family) | 28 Jun 1860 | Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - Jane Mather | | | |
| Census (family) | 1870 | Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - Jane Mather | | | |
| Property (Fam) | 1870 | Real Estate Value: $18,000 - Jane Mather | | ||
| Religion | Bet 1873 and 1886 | Clerk of Men's Branch of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - Jane Mather | | | |
| Death | 14 Aug 1888 | Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aft 14 Aug 1888 | Richland Friends Meeting Burial Ground, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Misc. (Fam) | had children and they are listed - Jane Mather | | |||
| Children (Family) | Jane Mather | | | ||
| Reference No | ID2677 | ||||
| Biography | Short Biography | | |||
| Occupation | Surveyor and Conveyancer | | | ||
| Occupation | | |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Mather (1817 - 1911) |
| Child | Caleb Foulke (1839 - 1865) |
| Child | Charles Mather Foulke (1841 - 1909) |
| Child | Job Roberts Foulke (1843 - 1936) |
| Child | Anna S. Foulke (1846 - 1917) |
| Child | Eleanor Foulke (1850 - 1935) |
| Child | Jane Foulke (1848 - ) |
| Father | Caleb Foulke (1783 - 1852) |
| Mother | Jane Green (1785 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Caroline Foulke ( - ) |
| Sibling | Caroline Foulke (1810 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Maryetta Foulke (1811 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Foulke (1816 - 1842) |
Notes
Census (family)
From Image:1] Benjamin G. Foulke - Head of Household - 37, male - Farmer -
2] Jane M. Foulke: 32, Female
3] Caleb Foulke: 10, male, attended school
4] Charles M. Foulke: 9, male, attended school
5] Job R. Foulke: 7, male, attended school
6] Anna J. Foulke: 4, female
7] Jane Foulke: 2, female
8] Gotlieb Miller: 29, male, Farmer, Born Germany
9] Matilda Depue: 24, female
Household:
- All born Pennsylvania EXCEPT Gotlieb Miller who was born in Germany
Census (family)
From Image:1] Benj G. Foulke: Head of Household - 46, male, Occupation: Conveyencer & Surveyor - Personal Estate Value: $5,000
2] Jane M. Foulke: 43, female, wife, personal estate value: $2000
3] Caleb Foulke: 20, male, farmer
4] Charles M. Foulke: 18, male, farmer, attended school
Household:
- All Born Pennsylvania
- Real Estate value: $10,000
Census (family)
From Image:Page17:
1] Bejmamin G. Foulk: Head of Household - 56, white male, Conveyancer - born Pennsylvania - Personal Estate Value: $16,000
2] Jane M. Foulk: Keeping House - 53, white female, born Pennsylvania
3] Anna Foulk: At Home - 22, white female, born pennsylvania
4] Ellen [Eleanor] Foulke: at home - 19, white female, born pennsylvania
Page 18: 5] Mary McCabe: Dom. Servant - 21, white female, born Ireland - Parents of foreign birth
Household:
- Real Estate Value: $18,000
Census (family)
From Image:1] Benjamin Foulke: Head of household - 66, white male, married - Conveyancer -
2] Jane M. Foulke: Wife - 66 white female, married - Housekeeper
3] Emma Foulke [Anna S.]: daughter, 33, white female, single, housework
4] Elenora Foulke: daughter, 29, white female, single, housework -
5] Marsellis Davis: Servant, 15, black male, single - He and parents born Virginia [The original image is damaged at this point but Marsellis is definitely a part of the Benjamin G. Foulke Household]
Household:
- All persons and their parents born Pennsylvania - Except for Marsellis Davis
Burial
Plot: 9Children (Family)
1900: Had 6 children, 4 living [1]1900: Had 6 children, 3 are living [2]
[1] 1900 US Census
[2] 1910 US Census
Occupation
In Commonwealth countries, a conveyancer is a specialist lawyer who specialises in the legal aspects of buying and selling real property, or conveyancing. A conveyancer can also be (but need not be) a solicitor, licensed conveyancer, or a fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveyancer)Occupation
- 1850: Farmer [1]- Surveyor and Conveyancer - [2]
[1] 1850 U.S. Census
[2] History of Bucks County, 1905, page 90
Endnotes
1. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 275.
2. 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, Page 90.
3. Find a Grave Memorial, Benjamin Green Foulke - Richland mm Burial Ground - Memorial# 47020312.
4. 1850 US Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 31 Aug 1850, Stamped Page 315, Line 22, Household 168, Family 183, Benjamin G. Foulke, ID2677 Household. Original Data: NARA, Roll: M432_759; Page: 315A; Image: 636. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Jan 2015, Doc2592.pdf.
5. 1860 US Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 67, Line 30, Dwelling 500, Family 503, Benj G Foulke, ID2677 Household. www.ancestry.com, accessed 12 Jan 2015.
6. 1870 US Census, Quakertown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 17, Line 37, Dwelling 123, Family 142, Benjamin G. Foulk, ID2677 Household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: M593_1314; Page: 586A; Image: 303; Family History Library Film: 552813. www.ancestry.com, accessed 8 Dec 2021.
7. 1880 US Census, Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 4, SD 4, ED 160, Line 18, Dwelling, 31, Family 39, Benjamin Foulke, ID2677 Household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: 1107; Family History Film: 1255107; Page: 2D; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 0006. www.ancestry.com.
8. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 131, 275.
9. Find a Grave Memorial, Benjamin Green Foulke.
10. Find a Grave Memorial, Jane Mather Foulke.
11. 1850 US Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 31 Aug 1850, Stamped Page 315, Line 22, Household 168, Family 183, Benjamin G. Foulke, ID2677 Household. Original Data: NARA, Roll: M432_759; Page: 315A; Image: 636. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Jan 2015, Doc2592.pdf.
12. 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, p 90.
13. 1850 US Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 31 Aug 1850, Stamped Page 315, Line 22, Household 168, Family 183, Benjamin G. Foulke, ID2677 Household. Original Data: NARA, Roll: M432_759; Page: 315A; Image: 636. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Jan 2015, Doc2592.pdf.
14. 1860 US Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 67, Line 30, Dwelling 500, Family 503, Benj G Foulke, ID2677 Household. www.ancestry.com, accessed 12 Jan 2015.
15. 1860 US Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 67, Line 30, Dwelling 500, Family 503, Benj G Foulke, ID2677 Household. www.ancestry.com, accessed 12 Jan 2015.
16. 1870 US Census, Quakertown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 17, Line 37, Dwelling 123, Family 142, Benjamin G. Foulk, ID2677 Household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: M593_1314; Page: 586A; Image: 303; Family History Library Film: 552813. www.ancestry.com, accessed 8 Dec 2021.
17. 1870 US Census, Quakertown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 17, Line 37, Dwelling 123, Family 142, Benjamin G. Foulk, ID2677 Household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: M593_1314; Page: 586A; Image: 303; Family History Library Film: 552813. www.ancestry.com, accessed 8 Dec 2021.
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, V 3, p 90.
19. 1880 US Census, Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 4, SD 4, ED 160, Line 18, Dwelling, 31, Family 39, Benjamin Foulke, ID2677 Household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: 1107; Family History Film: 1255107; Page: 2D; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 0006. www.ancestry.com.
20. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 275.
21. Find a Grave Memorial, Benjamin Green Foulke - Richland mm Burial Ground - Memorial# 47020312.
22. 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, p 90.
23. Find a Grave Memorial, Benjamin Green Foulke - Richland mm Burial Ground - Memorial# 47020312.
24. Burials at Richland mm Burying Ground, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/bucks/cemeteries/rmm0001.txt), accessed 1 Aug 2020, Doc5789.txt, Note: Foulke, Benjamin Grave#: 9Death Date: 1888.
25. Burials, 1818-1897, Richland mm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. "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. Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Burials, 1818-1897; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:556. www.ancestry.com, accessed 23 Feb 2019. Doc5145.pdf, page 30.
26. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 275/276.
27. 1850 US Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 31 Aug 1850, Stamped Page 315, Line 22, Household 168, Family 183, Benjamin G. Foulke, ID2677 Household. Original Data: NARA, Roll: M432_759; Page: 315A; Image: 636. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Jan 2015, Doc2592.pdf.
28. 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, p 90.
29. 1900 US Census, Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Sheet 20a, Line 38, 1320 Mill St, Dwelling 419, Family 453, Jane M. Foulke, ID2678 Household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: 1385; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1241385. www.ancestry.com.
30. 1910 US Census, Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Sheet 8B, SD 3, ED 41, Ward 1, Line 77, Dwellling 187, Family 197, Jane M. Foulke, ID2678 Household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: T624_1320; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1375333. www.ancestry.com.
31. 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, p 90.
32. Howard M Jenkins, Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897), Bk2910, Page 275.
33. 1860 US Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 67, Line 30, Dwelling 500, Family 503, Benj G Foulke, ID2677 Household. www.ancestry.com, accessed 12 Jan 2015.
34. 1870 US Census, Quakertown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 17, Line 37, Dwelling 123, Family 142, Benjamin G. Foulk, ID2677 Household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: M593_1314; Page: 586A; Image: 303; Family History Library Film: 552813. www.ancestry.com, accessed 8 Dec 2021.
35. 1880 US Census, Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Page 4, SD 4, ED 160, Line 18, Dwelling, 31, Family 39, Benjamin Foulke, ID2677 Household. Original Data, NARA: Roll: 1107; Family History Film: 1255107; Page: 2D; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 0006. www.ancestry.com.
36. 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, p 90.
37. 1850 US Census, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 31 Aug 1850, Stamped Page 315, Line 22, Household 168, Family 183, Benjamin G. Foulke, ID2677 Household. Original Data: NARA, Roll: M432_759; Page: 315A; Image: 636. www.ancestry.com, accessed 11 Jan 2015, Doc2592.pdf.
38. 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, Page 90.