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Deacon David Foster 1694–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1694

Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 22 Jun 1759

Death Location: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Ephraim Foster

Mother: Hannah Eames

Spouse(s): Judith Norton, Lydia Farnum, Elizabeth Foster

Children(s): Lydia Foster, Elizabeth Foster, David Foster, Ruth Foster, Lydia Foster, Gideon Foster, Rebecca Foster, Mehitable Foster, Ruth Porter, Lidea Foster, David Foster, Ebenezer Foster, Elizabeth Foster

Deacon David Foster was born in 1694 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Ephraim Foster And Hannah Eames. Deacon David Foster married Elizabeth Foster, Judith Norton, Lydia Farnum, and had children including David Foster, Ebenezer Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Gideon Foster, Lidea Foster, Lydia Foster, Mehitable Foster, Rebecca Foster, Ruth Foster, Ruth Foster Porter. Deacon David Foster passed away in 1759 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Deacon David Foster was born in 1694 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Ephraim Foster And Hannah Eames.
  • Deacon David Foster married Elizabeth Foster, Judith Norton, Lydia Farnum, and had children including David Foster, Ebenezer Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Gideon Foster, Lidea Foster, Lydia Foster, Mehitable Foster, Rebecca Foster, Ruth Foster, Ruth Foster Porter.
  • Deacon David Foster passed away in 1759 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Deacon Foster's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Foster
1694–1759
Birth Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Ephraim Foster
1657–1746
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Eames
1661–1731
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Foster's Descendants

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Deacon (David) Foster (18 Apr 1694–22 Jun 1759) m. Judith Norton (3 Mar 1704–22 Nov 1778) m. Lydia Farnum (15 Oct 1699–21 Mar 1745) m. Elizabeth Foster (6 Nov 1695–1 Dec 1715)
  1. 1. Lydia Foster 1740–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Foster 1739–
  3. 3. David Foster 1736–
  4. 4. Ruth Foster 1734–
  5. 5. Lydia Foster 1740–
  6. 6. Gideon Foster 1738–
  7. 7. Rebecca Foster 1732–
  8. 8. Mehitable Foster 1730–
  9. 9. Ruth (Foster) Porter 1722–1760
  10. 10. Lidea Foster 1720–1736
  11. 11. David Foster 1717–1736
  12. 12. Ebenezer Foster 1715–1715
  13. 13. Elizabeth Foster 1715–

Deacon Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1694
18 Apr 1694
Birth of Deacon David Foster in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1759
22 June 1759
Age 65
Death of Deacon David Foster in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1759
22 Jun 1759
Age 65
Death of Deacon David Foster in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1694
    Event Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts Town Birth Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1759
    Event Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1759
    Event Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

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