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Jacob Foster 1703–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex Co., England

Death Date: 17 JAN 1779

Death Location: Canterbury, Connecticut (Windham)

Father: Isaac Foster

Mother: Abigail Carroll

Spouse(s): Mary Suffield

Children(s): Isaac Foster

Jacob Foster was born in 1703 in Ipswich, Essex Co., England, the child of Isaac Foster And Abigail Carroll. Jacob Foster married Mary Suffield, and had children including Isaac Foster. Jacob Foster passed away in 1779 in Canterbury, Connecticut (Windham).

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Biography

  • Jacob Foster was born in 1703 in Ipswich, Essex Co., England, the child of Isaac Foster And Abigail Carroll.
  • Jacob Foster married Mary Suffield, and had children including Isaac Foster.
  • Jacob Foster passed away in 1779 in Canterbury, Connecticut (Windham).

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Foster
1656–1741
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex Co., England
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Abigail Carroll
1657–1749
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex Co., England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Suffield
1710–
Birth Location: Sherborn, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
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Children(s)

Isaac Foster
1743–1788
Birth Location: Holliston, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
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Jacob Foster's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Foster
1703–1779
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex Co., England
Parents
Isaac Foster
1656–1741
Ipswich, Essex Co., England
Abigail Carroll
1657–1749
Ipswich, Essex Co., England
Grandparents
Reginald Foster
1636–1707
Exeter, Devonshire Co., England
Elizabeth Dane
1636–
Andover, Massachusetts (Essex)
Great-Grandparents
Reginald Foster
1595–1681
Judith Wignol
1597–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Foster's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Foster (1703–17 JAN 1779) m. Mary Suffield (27 NOV 1710–)
  1. 1. Isaac Foster 1743–1788 m. Patience Foster 1747–
    1. 1. Jacob Foster 1771–1854 m. Mary Young 1771–1842
      1. 1. Betsey (L.) Foster 1806– m. Shadrach Humphrey 1802–1890
        1. 1. Delphina (N.) Humphrey 1842– m. Jacob (N.) Morrill 1845–1920
        2. 2. Cynthia (J.) Humphrey 1835–
        3. 3. Adaline (Y.) Humphrey 1837–
        4. 4. John (Westley) Humphrey 1838–
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Humphrey 1841–
        6. 6. Shadrach (Granville) Humphrey 1845– m. Abbie (or Abby L.) Frank 1847– m. Almeda (M.) Frank 1851–
      2. 2. Mary Foster 1796– m. John Hunnewell 1794–
      3. 3. Moses Foster 1798–1801
      4. 4. Dorcas Foster 1801– m. Samuel Harmon 1799–
      5. 5. Job (Y.) Foster 1803– m. Statira Leighton 1805–
      6. 6. Shepel Foster 1809–1891
      7. 7. John Foster 1811– m. Priscilla Benson 1814–
      8. 8. Hannah Foster 1813–
      9. 9. Susan Foster 1815–

Jacob Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1703
1703
Birth of Jacob Foster in Ipswich, Essex Co., England
Ipswich, Essex Co., England
1779
17 JAN 1779
Age 76
Death of Jacob Foster in Canterbury, Connecticut (Windham)
Canterbury, Connecticut (Windham)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex Co., England
    Record Source: Pedigree Resource File - LDS, Jerry KKenneth McFarlane - Spokane, Washington

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1779
    Event Place: Canterbury, Connecticut (Windham)
    Record Source: Pedigree Resource File - LDS, Jerry KKenneth McFarlane - Spokane, Washington
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