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Abner Foster 1733–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1733

Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1809

Death Location: Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA

Father: Zebadiah Foster

Mother: Margaret Foster

Spouse(s): Lydia Nelson

Children(s): Asa Foster

Abner Foster was born in 1733 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Zebadiah Foster And Margaret Tyler Foster. Abner Foster married Lydia Nelson, and had children including Asa Foster. Abner Foster passed away in 1809 in Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Abner Foster was born in 1733 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Zebadiah Foster And Margaret Tyler Foster.
  • Abner Foster married Lydia Nelson, and had children including Asa Foster.
  • Abner Foster passed away in 1809 in Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zebadiah Foster
1702–1772
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
ZF
Margaret Foster
1703–1784
Birth Location: MA
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Nelson
1734–1809
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Asa Foster
1765–1831
Birth Location: Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States
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Abner Foster's Ancestors

Self
Abner Foster
1733–1809
Birth Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Zebadiah Foster
1702–1772
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret (Tyler) Foster
1703–1784
MA
Grandparents
Jonathan Foster
1667–1730
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Kimball
1677–1759
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Job Tyler
1675–1754
Rowley Village, Mass
Margaret (Bradstreet) Tyler
1674–1736
Andover, Mass
Great-Grandparents
William Foster
1633–1713
Mary Jackson
1639–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reginald Foster
1595–1680
Judith Wignol
1598–1664

Abner Foster's Descendants

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Abner Foster (23 Apr 1733–1809) m. Lydia Nelson (15 Nov 1734–3 Jan 1809)
  1. 1. Asa Foster 1765–1831 m. Nancy ((Anna) Bartlett) Foster 1766–1851
    1. 1. Joel Foster 1790–1877 m. Marcia (T. Jackson) Foster 1794–1883
      1. 1. Caleb (Fuller) Foster 1829–1894 m. Priscilla (Purinton Kilgore) Foster 1835–1909
        1. 1. Robert (Lee Foster) Sr. 1878–1953 m. Mary (L. Jackson) Foster 1882–1949
        2. 2. Celden (B.) Foster 1853–1934
        3. 3. Jason Foster 1861–1872
    2. 2. Betsey Foster 1796–1882
    3. 3. Asa (Foster) II 1791–1878
    4. 4. Nathan (Ames) Foster 1793–
    5. 5. Reuben (Ball) Foster 1795–1875
    6. 6. Enoch Foster 1799–1881

Abner Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1733
23 Apr 1733
Birth of Abner Foster in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts
1809
1809
Age 76
Death of Abner Foster in Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1733
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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