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Hopestill Foster 1621–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1621

Birth Location: Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Date: 14 Oct 1676

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Foster

Mother: Patience Bigge

Spouse(s): Mary Bates

Children(s): James Foster, Thankful Baker, Standfast Foster, Patience Browne, John Foster

The story of Hopestill Foster began in 1621 in Biddenden, Kent, England. Hopestill Foster married Mary Bates, and had children including James Foster, John Foster, Patience Browne, Standfast Foster, Thankful Baker. Hopestill Foster passed away in 1676 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Hopestill Foster began in 1621 in Biddenden, Kent, England.
  • Hopestill Foster married Mary Bates, and had children including James Foster, John Foster, Patience Browne, Standfast Foster, Thankful Baker.
  • Hopestill Foster passed away in 1676 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hopestill Foster's Ancestors

Self
Hopestill Foster
1621–1676
Birth Place: Biddenden, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Foster
1595–1630
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Patience Bigge
1588–1646
Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Foster
1566–1638
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Abigail Wimes
1573–1638
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Wimes
1558–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wimes
1533–1589
Lady Wimes
1533–1573

Hopestill Foster's Descendants

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Hopestill Foster (1621–14 Oct 1676) m. Mary Bates (21 Nov 1619–4 Jan 1702)
  1. 1. James Foster 1659–1740 m. Elizabeth Price 1638–1683
    1. 1. Susannah Foster 1692–1751 m. Martin Alexander 1687–1751
      1. 1. Rebecca Alexander 1717–1800 m. Thomas Morgan 1680–1778
        1. 1. Ann ("Nancy") Morgan 1746–1840 m. Benjamin Hart 1732–1802
  2. 2. Thankful Baker 1640–1698
  3. 3. Standfast Foster 1660–1727
  4. 4. Patience Browne 1646–1706
  5. 5. John Foster 1648–1681

Hopestill Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1620
30 Jul 1620
Hopestill Foster was baptized in Biddenden, Kent, England
Biddenden, Kent, England
1621
1621
Birth of Hopestill Foster in Biddenden, Kent, England
Biddenden, Kent, England
1676
14 Oct 1676
Age 55
Death of Hopestill Foster in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Biddenden, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1620
    Event Place: Biddenden, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1676
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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