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Alexander Foster 1710–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland

Death Date: April 1767

Death Location: Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Forster

Mother: Martha Golding

Spouse(s): Mary Connor

Children(s): William Esquire, Violet Foster, John Foster, James Foster, Margaret Foster, Mary Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Susanna Foster, Janet Foster

Alexander Foster was born in 1710 in Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland, the child of John Npy Forster And Martha Npy Golding. Alexander Foster married Mary Polly Connor, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Foster, James Alexander Foster, Janet Jenney Foster, John Alexander Foster, Margaret Foster, Mary Foster, Susanna Foster, Violet Foster, William Foster Esquire. Alexander Foster passed away in 1767 in Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alexander Foster was born in 1710 in Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland, the child of John Npy Forster And Martha Npy Golding.
  • Alexander Foster married Mary Polly Connor, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Foster, James Alexander Foster, Janet Jenney Foster, John Alexander Foster, Margaret Foster, Mary Foster, Susanna Foster, Violet Foster, William Foster Esquire.
  • Alexander Foster passed away in 1767 in Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Foster's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Foster
1710–1767
Birth Place: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
Parents
John (npy) Forster
1688–1745
Essex, Virginia, USA
Martha ((npy)) Golding
1695–1761
Essex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Forster) IX
1659–1722
, , Louth, Ireland
Frances Hall
1666–1697
Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
John Golding
1670–
Gloucester, VA, USA
Isabella MNU
1674–
Great-Grandparents
Colonel VIII
1626–1673
Mary Cole
1630–1681
Williame Hall
1653–
Barbara Reide
1650–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas VII
1604–1637
Mary Fenwick
1606–1672
Sir Cole
1559–1660
Mary Liddell
1595–

Alexander Foster's Descendants

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Alexander Foster (1710–April 1767) m. Mary (Polly) Connor (1710–1775)
  1. 1. William (Foster) Esquire 1750–1805 m. Sarah (Sally) Bishop 1750–1820
    1. 1. William Foster 1769–1826 m. Tabitha Moore 1772–1820
      1. 1. Anna (Foster) (npy) 1797–1869
  2. 2. Violet Foster 1740–1800
  3. 3. John (Alexander) Foster 1739–1832
  4. 4. James (Alexander) Foster 1738–1814
  5. 5. Margaret Foster 1751–
  6. 6. Mary Foster 1754–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Betsy) Foster 1743–
  8. 8. Susanna Foster 1745–
  9. 9. Janet (Jenney) Foster 1749–

Alexander Foster's Timeline

6 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Alexander Foster in Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland
Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland
1710
1710
Birth of Alexander Foster in Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
1765
1765
Age 55
Death of Alexander Foster in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1767
Apr 1767
Age 57
Death of Alexander Foster in Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1767
April 1767
Age 57
Death of Alexander Foster in Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1767
1767
Age 57
Alexander Foster - Probate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1250.152; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: PA, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1767
    Event Place: Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908; Index, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1767
    Event Place: Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908; Index, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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