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Captain Hopestill Foster 1701–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 FEB 1701

Birth Location: Massachusetts Bay, USA

Death Date: 26 December 1772

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk , MA

Father: Lieut I

Mother: Anna (Foster)

Spouse(s): Sarah Allen

Children(s): Sarah Foster

In 1701, Captain Hopestill Foster entered the world in Massachusetts Bay, USA, born to Lieut James Foster I And Anna Lane Foster. Captain Hopestill Foster married Sarah Ann Allen, and had children including Sarah Foster. Captain Hopestill Foster passed away in 1772 in Boston, Suffolk , MA.

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Biography

  • In 1701, Captain Hopestill Foster entered the world in Massachusetts Bay, USA, born to Lieut James Foster I And Anna Lane Foster.
  • Captain Hopestill Foster married Sarah Ann Allen, and had children including Sarah Foster.
  • Captain Hopestill Foster passed away in 1772 in Boston, Suffolk , MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lieut I
–1728
Birth Location: Ipswich, Massachusetts
LI
Anna (Foster)
1664–1732
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Allen
1702–1772
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
SA

Children(s)

Sarah Foster
1725–1788
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts, Colonial America
SF

Captain Foster's Ancestors

Self
Captain Foster
1701–1772
Birth Place: Massachusetts Bay, USA
Parents
Lieut James Foster I
–1728
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Anna (Lane) (Foster)
1664–1732
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Cpt. (Hopestill) Foster
1620–1676
Biddenden, Kent, England
Mary (Rachel Glover) Bates
1619–1703
Lydd, Kent, England
Captian (Job) Lane
1620–1697
Rickmansworth, Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England
Anna (Hannah) Raynor
1632–1704
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard (10thGGF)
1595–1630
James GGF
1582–1655
Alice GGM
1583–1657
Sir Lane
1588–1654
Judith Russell
1590–1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Holmes
1560–1627
Sarah Harries
1570–1627
Richard Russell
1559–1590
Elizabeth Wrench
1550–1604

Captain Foster's Descendants

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Captain (Hopestill) Foster (15 FEB 1701–26 December 1772) m. Sarah (Ann) Allen (March 1702–15 MAR 1772)
  1. 1. Sarah Foster 1725–1788 m. Captain (George) Hanners 1721–1761
    1. 1. Sarah Nowell 1753–1826 m. Samuel (Nowell) Jr 1749–1833
      1. 1. Foster (Nowell) Sr. 1779–1842 m. Lydia Chadwick 1780–1819
        1. 1. Foster (Nowell) Jr. 1814–1896 m. Mary (H) Knowles 1814–1899

Captain Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1701
15 FEB 1701
Birth of Captain Hopestill Foster in Massachusetts Bay, USA
Massachusetts Bay, USA
1772
26 December 1772
Age 71
Death of Captain Hopestill Foster in Boston, Suffolk , MA
Boston, Suffolk , MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1701
    Event Place: Massachusetts Bay, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1772
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk , MA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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