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Jeremiah Foster 1671–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Mar 1671

Birth Location: Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States

Death Date: Apr 1757

Death Location: Southampton, Lewis, New York, United States

Father: John Foster

Mother: Esther Shaw

Spouse(s): Hannah Meigs

Children(s): Mehitabel Foster, Stephen Foster, Abigail Foster, Eunice Foster, Jeremiah Foster, Jerusha Foster, Nathan Foster

Jeremiah Foster was born in 1671 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States, the child of John Christopher Foster And Esther Hester Shaw. Jeremiah Foster married Hannah Meigs, and had children including Abigail Foster, Eunice Foster, Jeremiah Foster, Jerusha Foster, Mehitabel Foster, Nathan Foster, Stephen Foster. Jeremiah Foster passed away in 1757 in Southampton, Lewis, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Jeremiah Foster was born in 1671 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States, the child of John Christopher Foster And Esther Hester Shaw.
  • Jeremiah Foster married Hannah Meigs, and had children including Abigail Foster, Eunice Foster, Jeremiah Foster, Jerusha Foster, Mehitabel Foster, Nathan Foster, Stephen Foster.
  • Jeremiah Foster passed away in 1757 in Southampton, Lewis, New York, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jeremiah Foster's Ancestors

Self
Jeremiah Foster
1671–1757
Birth Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
Parents
John Christopher Foster
1634–
Ewell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Esther ((Hester)) Shaw
1638–1725
East Hampton, Lewis, British American Colonies, New York, USA
Grandparents
Edmund Shaw
1596–1665
Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Anne Kellet
1592–1661
Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Shaw
1570–1620
Jean Cunningham
1576–
Edward Kellett
1567–1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Kellett
1520–1572
Agnes Wayles
1520–1591

Jeremiah Foster's Descendants

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Jeremiah Foster (02 Mar 1671–Apr 1757) m. Hannah Meigs (25 February 1677–4 May 1775)
  1. 1. Mehitabel Foster 1719–1768
    1. 1. Mehetabel Jessup 1747–1828 m. John Howell 1743–1815
      1. 1. John (Howell) V 1769–1835
      2. 2. Mehetable Topping 1772–1827
      3. 3. Charles (Jessup) Howell 1787–1869
      4. 4. Matilda White 1775–1863
      5. 5. Lucretia (Angeline) Howell 1775–1844 m. John Branham 1856–1921
        1. 1. William Morris 1802–1877
        2. 2. *Mahala (Ann) Morris 1813–1895 m. William (Anderson) Finch 1811–1893
        3. 3. George Morris 1810–1894
        4. 4. ELIZABETH (HOWELL) MORRIS 1801–1870 m. Thomas (H.) Wingfield 1805–1879
      6. 6. Dorstha (Dolly) Howell 1778–1861
      7. 7. LUCRETIA (ANGELINE) HOWELL 1775–1844
  2. 2. Stephen Foster 1705–1784
  3. 3. Abigail Foster 1710–1787
  4. 4. Eunice Foster 1690–
  5. 5. Jeremiah Foster 1704–1728
  6. 6. Jerusha Foster 1708–
  7. 7. Nathan Foster 1690–

Jeremiah Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1671
02 Mar 1671
Birth of Jeremiah Foster in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
1757
Apr 1757
Age 86
Death of Jeremiah Foster in Southampton, Lewis, New York, United States
Southampton, Lewis, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1671
    Event Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1757
    Event Place: Southampton, Lewis, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999

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