When William Harrison Folsom Sr was born on 25 March 1815, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, William Fullington Folsom, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Skinner, was 26. He married Zerviah Eliza Clark on 21 March 1837, in Pembroke, Genesee, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 19 March 1901, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
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English: variant of Foulsham, a habitational name from Foulsham in Norfolk, so named from the Old English personal name Fugol + hām ‘homestead’. This form of the surname is very rare in Britain.
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Possible Related NamesDied: 11 Dec 1910 - Salt Lake City, Utah Pioneer: 3 October, 1860 arriving with the Joseph W. Young Company by ox cart BIOGRAPHY: Harriet Amelia Folsom Young BIRTH DATE: 23 Aug. 1838 - Buffalo, New Yo …
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