Foulke Family Papers, bulk 1750-1860

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Foulke Family Papers, bulk 1750-1860

1654-1999

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/5045fofa

The collection includes family correspondence, business and legal papers, and other miscellaneous materials of the Foulke family of Richland, Pa. Correspondents include Benjamin G. Foulke and his wife, Jane M. Foulke; his mother, Jane Mather; his brother, Caleb Foulke; the latter's brother, Thomas Foulke; Catharine P. Foulke, a Quaker minister; and Thomas Foulke of Gwynedd, a Quaker educator. Of particular interest are a letter from Reubens Peale to Jane Roberts concerning silhouettes, and correspondence between Joseph Foulke and George Hatton, a cousin in Indiana, about the Hicksite controversy. Also includes genealogical information on the desendants of Edward Foulke of Gwynedd.

5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7286918

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Foulke, Joseph, 1786-1863

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Joseph Foulke was a prominent Quaker minister from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Hugh Foulke and Anna Robert Foulke, and great-grandson of Edward Foulke (1651-1741) and Eleanor Hugh Foulke (-1733). He had learned the trade of a wheel-wright but his inclinations drew him to the profession of teaching. For six years following 1811, he had charge of the Friends' School at Plymouth, Pennsylvania. Next he taught for one year at Upper Dublin. In 1818 he established at Gwynedd, on h...

Richland Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

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Richland Monthly Meeting was established in 1742 by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting out of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. Its opening session was held in 11mo, 1742/3. In 1786, Richland was transferred to Abington Quarterly Meeting. After the Hicksite Separation of 1827, Orthodox Friends were attached to Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. The Hicksite monthly meeting was the forerunner of the current Richland Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. From the description of Marriage certif...

Mather, Jane, 1785-1847

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Foulke family.

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The Foulke family of Richland, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, descended from Hugh Foulke, the son of Edward and Eleanor, who moved from Gwynedd at the time of his marriage in 1713. Members of the family were prominant Quakers, active in Richland Monthly Meeting. Hugh's great grandson, Caleb Foulke (1783-1852) married Jane Green. Their son, Benjamin G., married Jane Mather, daughter of Charles and Jane of Whitpain in 1837. Benjamin was Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and a conveyancer and farme...

Foulke, Caleb, 1783-1852

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Foulke, Edward, 1651-1741

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Foulke, Thomas, 1789-1831

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Foulke, Jane M. (Jane Mather), 1817-1911

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Foulke, Catharine P. (Catharine Palmer), 1809-1890

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Foulke, Benjamin G. (Benjamin Green), 1813-1888

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Gwynedd Boarding School (Gwynedd, Pa.)

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