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Deacon John Foster 1642–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 October 1642

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.

Death Date: 1731

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Elizabeth Whitmore

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Deacon John Foster was born in 1642 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass., the child of Thomas Foster And Elizabeth Whitmore. Deacon John Foster passed away in 1731 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Deacon John Foster was born in 1642 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass., the child of Thomas Foster And Elizabeth Whitmore.
  • Deacon John Foster passed away in 1731 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Deacon Foster's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Foster
1642–1731
Birth Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.
Parents
Thomas Foster
1600–1682
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Whitmore
1618–1695
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Richard (B C P Foster) Esq
1580–1630
Biddenden, Kent, England
Patience (Bigge) (Foster)
1588–1646
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Sir (William) Whitmore
1572–1648
London, Ontario, Canada
Dorothy Weld
1574–1627
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Rev ggf
1566–1638
Abigail Wimes
1573–1638
John Bigge
1560–1605
Rachel Martin
1565–1647
John Weld
–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir II*
1548–1612
Lady Ider*
1548–1625
Matthew Wines
1543–1589
Katheryne Alger
1560–1582
James Biggs
1530–1563
Lady (Bigge)
1535–1628
James Martin
1547–1583
Joan Maartin
1544–1582
John, Wilde
1505–1551
Lady Fitzhugh
1505–1593

Deacon Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1642
7 October 1642
Birth of Deacon John Foster in Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.
Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.
1731
1731
Age 89
Death of Deacon John Foster in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 October 1642
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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