John Folsom

   Another name for John was John Fowlesham Alias Smith.

  Events

• He immigrated on 10 Aug 1638. He and his wife and her family arrived from Ipswich, Suffolk, England on the 'Diligent.' He also brought with him two servants.

• Office: 1659, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Representative to the General Court Elected 1659

• Public Service: Appointed as Member of the Governor's Council, 1679, Exeter, , New Hampshire.

• He worked as a built and operated sawmills.

John married Mary Gilman, daughter of Edward Gilman and Mary Clark, on 4 Oct 1636 in Hingham, Norfolk, England. (Mary Gilman was christened on 6 Aug 1615 in Hingham, Norfolk, England and died on 15 Jun 1681 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts.)