Historedia
Person

Captain Mayhew Folger

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1808

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Mayhew Folger, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Ship Topaz rediscovers Pitcairn Islands

    1808

    Role: Commander of the American ship Topaz

    1. February 1808 · Pitcairn IslandsTopaz Rediscovery

      Captain Mayhew Folger's ship Topaz rediscovered Pitcairn Islands in February 1808, finding John Adams as the sole surviving mutineer.

Sources

  1. HMS Bounty Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
  2. John Adams (mutineer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-05