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Betsey Foster 1795–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1795

Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 3 Jun 1879

Death Location: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Israel Foster

Mother: Mehitable Carlton

Spouse(s): Aaron Capt.

Children(s): Rebecca Spofford, Israel Spofford, Eliza Spofford, Sarah Spofford, Julia Spofford, Mehitabel Spofford, Aaron Jr., Harriet Spofford, Phineas Spofford, Daniel Spofford

Betsey Foster was born in 1795 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Israel Foster And Mehitable Carlton. Betsey Foster married Aaron Spofford Capt, and had children including Aaron Spofford Jr, Daniel Webster Spofford, Eliza J Spofford, Harriet Spofford, Israel Foster Spofford, Julia M Spofford, Mehitabel Spofford, Phineas Spofford, Rebecca Frances Spofford, Sarah A Spofford. Betsey Foster passed away in 1879 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Betsey Foster was born in 1795 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Israel Foster And Mehitable Carlton.
  • Betsey Foster married Aaron Spofford Capt, and had children including Aaron Spofford Jr, Daniel Webster Spofford, Eliza J Spofford, Harriet Spofford, Israel Foster Spofford, Julia M Spofford, Mehitabel Spofford, Phineas Spofford, Rebecca Frances Spofford, Sarah A Spofford.
  • Betsey Foster passed away in 1879 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Betsey Foster's Ancestors

Self
Betsey Foster
1795–1879
Birth Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Israel Foster
1765–1855
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mehitable Carlton
1766–1853
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Grandparents
Jonathan (Foster Capt.) III
1727–1813
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Rebecca Dorman
1732–1794
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Col
1693–1762
Hannah Peabody
1693–1769
John Dorman
1696–1775
Rebecca Smith
1708–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Foster
1667–1730
Abigail Kimball
1667–1760

Betsey Foster's Descendants

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Betsey Foster (abt 1795–3 Jun 1879) m. Aaron (Spofford) Capt. (1 Feb 1793–28 May 1879)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Frances) Spofford 1824–1911 m. Samuel Killam 1811–1892
    1. 1. Phineas (Spofford) Killam 1855–1897 m. Florence (Elmira) Gould 1855–1929
      1. 1. Edith (Abbie) Killam 1884–1969 m. Arthur (Herbert) Choate 1880–1951
        1. 1. Nancy (Pearl) Choate 1929– m. Charles (Ewan McGregor) Jr. 1923–1981 m. Erwin Schoef 1925–
      2. 2. May (Lois) Killam 1878–1950
      3. 3. Elsie (Marion) Killam 1887–
      4. 4. Florence (Ethel) Killam 1882–1918
      5. 5. Phineas (Spofford Killam) Jr 1895–1968 m. Gladys (Anna) Mathson 1899–1983
        1. 1. Gladys (E) Killam 1921–
      6. 6. Annie (Clare) Killane 1889–
    2. 2. Caroline (Bartlett) Killam 1852–1857
    3. 3. Amos (Foster) Killam 1856–1911
    4. 4. Frances (E) Killam 1858–
    5. 5. Franklin (Webster) Killam 1861–1935
    6. 6. Lois (Herrick) Killam 1863–1911 m. Edward (W) Hay 1862–1942
      1. 1. Mildred (Caroline) Hay 1892–1983
      2. 2. Sidney (M) Hay 1906–
      3. 3. Gertrude (Francis) Hay 1894–
    7. 7. Harriet ((Hattie) Jennie) Killam 1865–1942
    8. 8. Nettie (Abbie) Killam 1869–1931
    9. 9. Clara (Holt) Killam 1860– m. Martin (V B) Morse 1835–1925
      1. 1. Rowena (H) Morse 1891–
      2. 2. G (Douglass) Morse 1892–
      3. 3. Emerson (G) Morse 1895–
    10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Killam 1842–1850
    11. 11. Joseph (Warren) Killam 1846–1939
    12. 12. Clara (Holt) Killam 1860–1911
  2. 2. Israel (Foster) Spofford 1839–1918
  3. 3. Eliza (J) Spofford 1828–1908
  4. 4. Sarah (A) Spofford 1829–
  5. 5. Julia (M) Spofford 1831–1904 m. Joseph (B) Perkins 1825–
  6. 6. Mehitabel Spofford 1832–1906
  7. 7. Aaron (Spofford) Jr. 1833–1862
  8. 8. Harriet Spofford 1836–1874
  9. 9. Phineas Spofford 1825–1902
  10. 10. Daniel (Webster) Spofford 1834–1924

Betsey Foster's Timeline

4 Records

1795
10 Dec 1795
Birth of Betsey Foster in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1795
abt 1795
Birth of Betsey Foster in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1879
2 Jun 1879
Age 84
Death of Betsey Foster in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1879
3 Jun 1879
Age 84
Death of Betsey Foster in Boxford, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1795
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 57
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1795
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Betsey Foster Spofford 2 Jun 1879

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Boxford, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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