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Deacon Joseph Foster 1657–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1657

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Mass

Death Date: 4 December 1721

Death Location: Billerica,Middlesex,Massachusetts

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Elizabeth Whitmore

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The story of Deacon Joseph Foster began in 1657 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Mass. Deacon Joseph Foster passed away in 1721 in Billerica,Middlesex,Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon Joseph Foster began in 1657 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Mass.
  • Deacon Joseph Foster passed away in 1721 in Billerica,Middlesex,Massachusetts.

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Deacon Foster's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Foster
1657–1721
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, 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

1657
about 1657
Birth of Deacon Joseph Foster in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Mass
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Mass
1721
4 December 1721
Age 64
Death of Deacon Joseph Foster in Billerica,Middlesex,Massachusetts
Billerica,Middlesex,Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1657
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Mass

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1721
    Event Place: Billerica,Middlesex,Massachusetts

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