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Ebenezer Foster 1709 – 1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1709

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Jun 1749

Death Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Father: John Foster

Mother: Margaret Wares

Spouse(s): Desire Cushman

Children(s): Fear Foster

In 1709, Ebenezer Foster entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Foster and Margaret Wares. Ebenezer Foster married Desire Cushman, and had children including Fear Foster. Ebenezer Foster passed away in 1749 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1709, Ebenezer Foster entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Foster and Margaret Wares.
  • Ebenezer Foster married Desire Cushman, and had children including Fear Foster.
  • Ebenezer Foster passed away in 1749 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Foster
1680 – 1759
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JF
Margaret Wares
1685 – 1761
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Desire Cushman
1710 –
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
DC

Children(s)

Fear Foster
1737 – 1778
Birth Location: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
FF

Ebenezer Foster's Ancestors

Self
Ebenezer Foster
1709 – 1749
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Foster
1680 – 1759
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Wares
1685 – 1761
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ebenezer Foster's Descendants

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Ebenezer Foster (20 Aug 1709 – 18 Jun 1749) m. Desire Cushman (18 Sep 1710 – )
  1. 1. Fear Foster (9 Mar 1737 – Jan 1778) m. Oliver Peck (5 Feb 1737 – Jun 1796)
    1. 1. Nancy Peck (25 Nov 1759 – May 1807) m. Stephen Ketcham (26 Aug 1761 – 14 Feb 1841)
      1. 1. Foster Ketcham (10 Jun 1798 – 13 Jul 1889) m. Miriam (Mary) Warner (abt 1800 – 27 Jan 1876)
        1. 1. Helen (Jane) Ketcham (13 Jan 1846 – 20 Mar 1908) m. Thomas (J.) Razor (Dec 1845 – )

Ebenezer Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1709
20 Aug 1709
Birth of Ebenezer Foster in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1749
18 Jun 1749
Age 40
Death of Ebenezer Foster in Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1709
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1749
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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