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Deacon John Foster 1642–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1642

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 13 Jun 1732

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir Jr

Mother: Elizabeth WHITMORE

Spouse(s): Mary Chillingsworth

Children(s): Josiah Foster

Deacon John Foster was born in 1642 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Sir Thomas Foster Jr And Elizabeth Whitmore. Deacon John Foster married Mary Chillingsworth, and had children including Josiah F Foster. Deacon John Foster passed away in 1732 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Deacon John Foster was born in 1642 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Sir Thomas Foster Jr And Elizabeth Whitmore.
  • Deacon John Foster married Mary Chillingsworth, and had children including Josiah F Foster.
  • Deacon John Foster passed away in 1732 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Jr
1600–1664
Birth Location: England
SJ
Elizabeth WHITMORE
1618–1695
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
EW

Spouses(s)

Mary Chillingsworth
1642–1702
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
MC

Children(s)

Josiah Foster
1669–1757
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
JF

Deacon Foster's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Foster
1642–1732
Birth Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Sir Thomas Foster Jr
1600–1664
England
Elizabeth WHITMORE
1618–1695
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel Foster
1580–1636
St Dunstan and All Saints, London, England
Abigail Wimes
1573–1638
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Foster's Descendants

1.
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Deacon (John) Foster (7 Oct 1642–13 Jun 1732) m. Mary Chillingsworth (7 Oct 1642–25 Sep 1702)
  1. 1. Josiah (F.) Foster 1669–1757 m. Sarah Foster 1676–1713 m. Sarah Foster 1676–1713 m. Ursula Randall 1673–1717 m. Tryphena Andross 1665–1742
    1. 1. Josiah Foster 1703–1779 m. Mary Bonney 1708–
      1. 1. Abigail Foster 1731– m. Elisha (Whiton) Jr 1729–1789
        1. 1. Mary Morton 1755–1843 m. Josiah (Morton) III 1752–

Deacon Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1642
7 Oct 1642
Birth of Deacon John Foster in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1732
13 Jun 1732
Age 90
Death of Deacon John Foster in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1642
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1732
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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