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Benjamin Tenney Foster 1813 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 July 1813

Birth Location: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA

Death Date: 30 Oct 1868

Death Location: Wilton, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA

Father: Joshua FOSTER

Mother: Lucy TENNEY

Spouse(s): Abigail Howard

Children(s): Addison Foster

The story of Benjamin Tenney Foster began in 1813 in Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA. Benjamin Tenney Foster married Abigail Howard, and had children including Addison Howard Foster. Benjamin Tenney Foster passed away in 1868 in Wilton, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Tenney Foster began in 1813 in Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA.
  • Benjamin Tenney Foster married Abigail Howard, and had children including Addison Howard Foster.
  • Benjamin Tenney Foster passed away in 1868 in Wilton, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua FOSTER
1757 – 1823
Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Lucy TENNEY
1779 – 1828
Birth Location: Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Howard
1815 – 1885
Birth Location: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
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Children(s)

Addison Foster
1838 – 1906
Birth Location: Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
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Benjamin Foster's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Foster
1813 – 1868
Birth Place: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
Parents
Joshua FOSTER
1757 – 1823
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lucy TENNEY
1779 – 1828
Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Foster
1732 – 1776
Andover Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Peabody
1729 – 1806
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin Tenney
1746 – 1790
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Ruth (Blanchard) Hudson
1751 – 1831
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Foster
1705 – 1743
Sarah Frost
1704 – 1760
Jonathan Peabody
1673 – 1741
Alice Pearl
1683 – 1746
William Tenney
1723 – 1783
Anne Jewett
1726 – 1794
Ruth Tenney
1728 – 1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Foster
1677 – 1753
REBECCA FARLEY
1669 – 1705
Joseph Peabody
1644 – 1721
Bethia Bridges
1648 – 1714
William Tenney
1698 – 1784
Mehitable Pearson
1695 – 1774
Deacon Jewett
1681 – 1727
Elizabeth Hopkinson
1683 – 1739

Benjamin Foster's Descendants

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Benjamin (Tenney) Foster (8 July 1813 – 30 Oct 1868) m. Abigail Howard (11 June 1815 – 7 Feb 1885)
  1. 1. Addison (Howard) Foster (13 Nov 1838 – 3 Mar 1906) m. Susan (Morton) Houghton (29 Nov 1838 – 14 Mar 1924)
    1. 1. Winston (Howard) Foster (7 April 1872 – 1942) m. Anna (Mabel) Burr (1 July 1868 – 3 September 1943)
      1. 1. Ann Foster (abt 1900 – ) m. Partick McCarthy (abt 1893 – )
        1. 1. James McCarthy (22 Nov 1921 – Dec 1998) m. Mary Dempsey (Jan 1920 – )

Benjamin Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1813
8 July 1813
Birth of Benjamin Tenney Foster in Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
1838
4 Jan 1838
Age 25
Benjamin Tenney Foster was married in Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
1868
30 Oct 1868
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Tenney Foster in Wilton, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
Wilton, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 July 1813
    Event Place: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Wilton, Hillsborough Co., NH, USA
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