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James Foster 1645 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: Lynhaven Parish, Elizabeth City County now VA Beach, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1704

Death Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Foster

Mother: Susannah Garnett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth None, Elizabeth None, Martha None

Children(s):

James Foster was born in 1645 in Lynhaven Parish, Elizabeth City County now VA Beach, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard James Foster and Susannah Anne Garnett. James Foster married Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Martha. James Foster passed away in 1704 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Foster was born in 1645 in Lynhaven Parish, Elizabeth City County now VA Beach, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard James Foster and Susannah Anne Garnett.
  • James Foster married Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Martha.
  • James Foster passed away in 1704 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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James Foster's Ancestors

Self
James Foster
1645 – 1704
Birth Place: Lynhaven Parish, Elizabeth City County now VA Beach, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard James Foster
1619 – 1681
Durham, England, United Kingdom
Susannah (Anne) Garnett
1619 – 1660
Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Foster
1587 – 1663
Mundon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mira (Dorcas) Isham
1587 – 1670
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Garnett
1585 – 1635
Kirby Lonsdale, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Powell
1599 – 1628
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Forster
1569 – 1618
Susan Matson
1570 – 1612
John Isham
1525 – 1595
Elizabeth Barker
1540 – 1592
Robert Garnett
1555 – 1646
Ann Garnett
1557 – 1592
John Powell
1571 – 1618
Elizabeth Cole
1575 – 1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Forster
1526 – 1599
Margaret Browning
1528 – 1599
Arthur Matson
1540 – 1623
Susan Bowdish
1554 – 1625
Euseby Isham
1486 – 1546
Anne Poulton
1495 – 1546
Nicholas Barker
1508 – 1595
Joan
1512 – 1636
Anthony Garnett
1520 –
Susan Garnett
1530 – 1599
Thomas Appowell
1534 – 1601
Fortune Bell
1535 – 1576
John Cole
1552 – 1597
Margaret Vyron
1552 – 1587

James Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1645
1645
Birth of James Foster in Lynhaven Parish, Elizabeth City County now VA Beach, Virginia, United States
Lynhaven Parish, Elizabeth City County now VA Beach, Virginia, United States
1655
3 SEP 1655
Age 10
James Foster was christened in Easington, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Easington, Durham, England, United Kingdom
1704
1704
Age 59
Death of James Foster in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Lynhaven Parish, Elizabeth City County now VA Beach, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1655
    Event Place: Easington, Durham, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

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