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Israel Foster 1765–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1765

Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 02 Apr 1855

Death Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jonathan III

Mother: Rebecca Dorman

Spouse(s): Mehitable Carlton, Sarah Ober

Children(s): Betsey Foster, Elizabeth Foster

In 1765, Israel Foster entered the world in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jonathan Foster Capt Iii And Rebecca Dorman. In 1790, Israel Foster resided in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Israel Foster married Mehitable Carlton, Sarah Ober, and had children including Betsey Foster, Elizabeth Foster. Israel Foster passed away in 1855 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Israel Foster entered the world in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jonathan Foster Capt Iii And Rebecca Dorman.
  • In 1790, Israel Foster resided in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Israel Foster married Mehitable Carlton, Sarah Ober, and had children including Betsey Foster, Elizabeth Foster.
  • Israel Foster passed away in 1855 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan III
1727–1813
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
JI
Rebecca Dorman
1732–1794
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
RD

Spouses(s)

Mehitable Carlton
1766–1853
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
MC
Sarah Ober
1756–1825
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
SO

Children(s)

Betsey Foster
1795–1879
Birth Location: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
BF
Elizabeth Foster
1793–1866
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
EF

Israel Foster's Ancestors

Self
Israel Foster
1765–1855
Birth Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Foster Capt. III
1727–1813
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Rebecca Dorman
1732–1794
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Jonathan (Foster) Col
1693–1762
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Hannah Peabody
1693–1769
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
John Dorman
1696–1775
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Rebecca ((Rebeckah)) Smith
1708–1794
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Foster
1667–1730
Abigail Kimball
1667–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1633–1713
Mary Jackson
1640–1715

Israel Foster's Descendants

1.
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Israel Foster (16 Mar 1765–02 Apr 1855) m. Mehitable Carlton (13 Apr 1766–17 Nov 1853) m. Sarah Ober (9 May 1756–9 Jul 1825)
  1. 1. Betsey Foster 1795–1879 m. Aaron (Spofford) Capt. 1793–1879
    1. 1. Rebecca (Frances) Spofford 1824–1911 m. Samuel Killam 1811–1892
      1. 1. Phineas (Spofford) Killam 1855–1897 m. Florence (Elmira) Gould 1855–1929
        1. 1. Edith (Abbie) Killam 1884–1969 m. Arthur (Herbert) Choate 1880–1951
        2. 2. May (Lois) Killam 1878–1950
        3. 3. Elsie (Marion) Killam 1887–
        4. 4. Florence (Ethel) Killam 1882–1918
        5. 5. Phineas (Spofford Killam) Jr 1895–1968 m. Gladys (Anna) Mathson 1899–1983
        6. 6. Annie (Clare) Killane 1889–
      2. 2. Caroline (Bartlett) Killam 1852–1857
      3. 3. Amos (Foster) Killam 1856–1911
      4. 4. Frances (E) Killam 1858–
      5. 5. Franklin (Webster) Killam 1861–1935
      6. 6. Lois (Herrick) Killam 1863–1911 m. Edward (W) Hay 1862–1942
        1. 1. Mildred (Caroline) Hay 1892–1983
        2. 2. Sidney (M) Hay 1906–
        3. 3. Gertrude (Francis) Hay 1894–
      7. 7. Harriet ((Hattie) Jennie) Killam 1865–1942
      8. 8. Nettie (Abbie) Killam 1869–1931
      9. 9. Clara (Holt) Killam 1860– m. Martin (V B) Morse 1835–1925
        1. 1. Rowena (H) Morse 1891–
        2. 2. G (Douglass) Morse 1892–
        3. 3. Emerson (G) Morse 1895–
      10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Killam 1842–1850
      11. 11. Joseph (Warren) Killam 1846–1939
      12. 12. Clara (Holt) Killam 1860–1911
    2. 2. Israel (Foster) Spofford 1839–1918
    3. 3. Eliza (J) Spofford 1828–1908
    4. 4. Sarah (A) Spofford 1829–
    5. 5. Julia (M) Spofford 1831–1904 m. Joseph (B) Perkins 1825–
    6. 6. Mehitabel Spofford 1832–1906
    7. 7. Aaron (Spofford) Jr. 1833–1862
    8. 8. Harriet Spofford 1836–1874
    9. 9. Phineas Spofford 1825–1902
    10. 10. Daniel (Webster) Spofford 1834–1924
  2. 2. Elizabeth Foster 1793–1866

Israel Foster's Timeline

11 Records

1765
16 Mar 1765
Birth of Israel Foster in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1765
16 Mar 1765
Birth of Israel Foster in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 25
Israel Foster resided here in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1801
1801
Age 36
Israel Foster resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 45
Israel Foster resided here in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 55
Israel Foster resided here in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1840
1840
Age 75
Israel Foster resided here in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1850
1850
Age 85
Israel Foster resided here in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1855
2 Apr 1855
Age 90
Death of Israel Foster in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1855
02 Apr 1855
Age 90
Death of Israel Foster
None
1855
Apr 1855
Age 90
Israel Foster - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1765
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 314; Page: 409a
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1765
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 386; Family History Library Film: 0568144

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Tax Records, 1780-1821, Boston Public Library; Boston, MA, USA; City of Boston Tax Records 1780-1821; Access Date: March 2023

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 18; Page: 133; Image: Mam252_18-0135; FHL Roll: 0205626

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 173; NARA Roll: M33_49; Image: 136

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 180; Page: 200; Family History Library Film: 0014676

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Massachusetts, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 314; Page: 409a

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1855

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Apr 1855
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County)
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