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James Richard Foster 1619 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1619

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: AFT 7 Oct 1691

Death Location: Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia

Father: Unknown Foster

Mother: Dorcas Isham

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Richard Foster was born in 1619 in Essex, England, the child of Unknown Foster and Dorcas Isham. James Richard Foster passed away in 1691 in Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia.

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C
Reliability score criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criterion (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criterion (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • James Richard Foster was born in 1619 in Essex, England, the child of Unknown Foster and Dorcas Isham.
  • James Richard Foster passed away in 1691 in Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Unknown Foster
1600 – 1624
Birth Location: England
UF
Dorcas Isham
1600 – 1651
Birth Location: England
DI

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1619
Oct 1619
Birth of James Richard Foster in Essex, England
Essex, England
1691
AFT 7 Oct 1691
Age 72
Death of James Richard Foster in Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia
Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1619
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 7 Oct 1691
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia
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