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John Foss 1638–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JAN 1638

Birth Location: Ribe, Ribe, Denmark

Death Date: 17 DEC 1699

Death Location: New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Father: David Foss

Mother: Anna Hundevad

Spouse(s): Mary Berry, Sarah Goss

Children(s): Samuel Foss, Walter Foss, John Foss, Thomas Foss, Samuel Foss, Joshua Foss, Martha Foss, Zachariah Foss, Richard Foss, Elizabeth Foss, William Foss, Hannah Foss

John Foss was born in 1638 in Ribe, Ribe, Denmark, the child of David Lauritzen Foss And Anna Jensdatten Hundevad. John Foss married Mary Berry, Sarah Goss, and had children including Elizabeth Foss, Hannah Foss, John Foss, Joshua Foss, Martha Foss, Richard Foss, Samuel Foss, Thomas Foss, Walter Foss, William Foss, Zachariah Foss. John Foss passed away in 1699 in New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • John Foss was born in 1638 in Ribe, Ribe, Denmark, the child of David Lauritzen Foss And Anna Jensdatten Hundevad.
  • John Foss married Mary Berry, Sarah Goss, and had children including Elizabeth Foss, Hannah Foss, John Foss, Joshua Foss, Martha Foss, Richard Foss, Samuel Foss, Thomas Foss, Walter Foss, William Foss, Zachariah Foss.
  • John Foss passed away in 1699 in New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Foss
1604–1659
Birth Location: Haderslev, Sonderjylland, Denmark
DF
Anna Hundevad
1620–1664
Birth Location: Kolding, Vejle, DENMARK
AH

Spouses(s)

Mary Berry
1640–1707
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
MB
Sarah Goss
1637–1687
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
SG

Children(s)

Samuel Foss
1662–
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
SF
Walter Foss
1675–
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
WF
John Foss
1660–1752
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
JF
Thomas Foss
1672–
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
TF
Samuel Foss
1668–
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
SF
Joshua Foss
1665–1736
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
JF
Martha Foss
1670–
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
MF
Zachariah Foss
1676–
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
ZF
Richard Foss
1681–
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
RF
Elizabeth Foss
1666–1746
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
EF
William Foss
1673–1718
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
WF
Hannah Foss
1677–1718
Birth Location: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
HF

John Foss's Ancestors

Self
John Foss
1638–1699
Birth Place: Ribe, Ribe, Denmark
Parents
David Lauritzen Foss
1604–1659
Haderslev, Sonderjylland, Denmark
Anna (Jensdatten) Hundevad
1620–1664
Kolding, Vejle, DENMARK
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Foss's Descendants

1.
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John Foss (3 JAN 1638–17 DEC 1699) m. Mary Berry (1640–1707) m. Sarah Goss (1637–1687)
  1. 1. Samuel Foss 1662–
  2. 2. Walter Foss 1675–
  3. 3. John Foss 1660–1752
  4. 4. Thomas Foss 1672–
  5. 5. Samuel Foss 1668–
  6. 6. Joshua Foss 1665–1736
  7. 7. Martha Foss 1670–
  8. 8. Zachariah Foss 1676–
  9. 9. Richard Foss 1681–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Foss 1666–1746 m. Nathaniel Batchelder 1659–1745
    1. 1. Elizabeth Batchelder 1694–1753
    2. 2. Josiah Batchelder 1695–1759
    3. 3. Nathan Batchelder 1700–1755
    4. 4. Nathaniel Batchelder 1690–1723
    5. 5. John Batchelder 1692–1753
    6. 6. Jethro Batchelder 1698–1723 m. Dorothy Sanborn 1698–1757
      1. 1. Abraham Batchelder 1721–1803 m. Sarah Lovering 1725–1799
        1. 1. Jethro Batchelder 1747–1841 m. Dorothy Mighile 1751–1843
    7. 7. Phineas Batchelder 1701–1793
    8. 8. Ebenezer Batchelder 1710–1784
    9. 9. Deborah Batchelder 1686–1733 m. David Tilton 1682–
  11. 11. William Foss 1673–1718
  12. 12. Hannah Foss 1677–1718

John Foss's Timeline

2 Records

1638
3 JAN 1638
Birth of John Foss in Ribe, Ribe, Denmark
Ribe, Ribe, Denmark
1699
17 DEC 1699
Age 61
Death of John Foss in New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1638
    Event Place: Ribe, Ribe, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1699
    Event Place: New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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