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James Foster 1659–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1659

Birth Location: Jones Green Springs, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 10 May 1740

Death Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Hopestill Foster

Mother: Mary Bates

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Price

Children(s): Susannah Foster

James Foster was born in 1659 in Jones Green Springs, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Hopestill Foster And Mary Bates. James Foster married Elizabeth Price, and had children including Susannah Foster. James Foster passed away in 1740 in Cecil, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Foster was born in 1659 in Jones Green Springs, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Hopestill Foster And Mary Bates.
  • James Foster married Elizabeth Price, and had children including Susannah Foster.
  • James Foster passed away in 1740 in Cecil, Maryland, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Foster's Ancestors

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James Foster
1659–1740
Birth Place: Jones Green Springs, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
Hopestill Foster
1621–1676
Biddenden, Kent, England
Mary Bates
1619–1702
Lydd, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Foster
1595–1630
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Patience Bigge
1588–1646
Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
James Bate
1582–1655
Lydd, England
Alice Bate
1583–1657
England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Foster
1566–1638
Abigail Wimes
1573–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Wimes
1558–1588

James Foster's Descendants

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James Foster (1659–10 May 1740) m. Elizabeth Price (1638–1683)
  1. 1. Susannah Foster 1692–1751 m. Martin Alexander 1687–1751
    1. 1. Rebecca Alexander 1717–1800 m. Thomas Morgan 1680–1778
      1. 1. Ann ("Nancy") Morgan 1746–1840 m. Benjamin Hart 1732–1802
        1. 1. James Hart 1765–1824 m. Catherine (Dolly 'Katy') Sizemore 1770–1861

James Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1659
1659
Birth of James Foster in Jones Green Springs, Maryland, United States of America
Jones Green Springs, Maryland, United States of America
1740
10 May 1740
Age 81
Death of James Foster in Cecil, Maryland, United States of America
Cecil, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Jones Green Springs, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1676; Page Number: 166

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1740
    Event Place: Cecil, Maryland, United States of America

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