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Hopestill Foster 1621–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1621

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 15 OCT 1676

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Richard Foster

Mother: Patience Foster

Spouse(s): Mary Foster

Children(s): Patience Brown, James Foster

The story of Hopestill Foster began in 1621 in England. Hopestill Foster married Mary Foster, and had children including Comfort Foster, James Foster, John Foster, Patience Brown. Hopestill Foster passed away in 1676 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Hopestill Foster began in 1621 in England.
  • Hopestill Foster married Mary Foster, and had children including Comfort Foster, James Foster, John Foster, Patience Brown.
  • Hopestill Foster passed away in 1676 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hopestill Foster's Ancestors

Self
Hopestill Foster
1621–1676
Birth Place: England
Parents
Richard Foster
1595–1639
Biddenden, Kent, England
Patience Foster
1595–1646
Grandparents
Thomas Foster
–1628
England
Dorothy Bisbee
1565–1619
England
John Bigg
1561–1605
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Rachel Bigg
1565–1646
England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Austin
–1571
James Bigg
1530–1563
James Martin
–1583
Joan Martin
1544–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bigg
–1532
Joan Bigg
–1550
William Adam

Hopestill Foster's Descendants

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Hopestill Foster (1621–15 OCT 1676) m. Mary Foster (1618–4 JAN 1702/03)
  1. 1. Patience Brown 1646–1703 m. Thomas Brown 1645–1709
    1. 1. Patience Brown 1672–1722
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bent 1678– m. Hopestill(3) Bent 1672–1725
      1. 1. Peter(4) Bent 1703– m. Mary Bent 1703–1774
        1. 1. Catherine Russell 1736–1818 m. William Russell 1737–1828
  2. 2. James Foster 1651–1732

Hopestill Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1621
1621
Birth of Hopestill Foster in England
England
1676
15 OCT 1676
Age 55
Death of Hopestill Foster in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1677
    Record Source: Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, v. 2 p. 187-88

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Foster Genealogy, p.495

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1654/55
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England 1636-1734, p.166

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 AUG 1666
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England 1636-1734, p.51

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1676
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [2] Foster Genealogy, pp.492-495

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Who Begot Thee?, p. 15

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, p.118-9

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: AFT 1676
    Record Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v.52, #2; William H. Whitmore; 1898; pp.194-197

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Foster Genealogy, pp.492-495

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