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John Foster 1616 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1616

Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 MAR 1688

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Richard Foster

Mother: Annis Jewson

Spouse(s): Mary Tompkins, Martha Tompkins

Children(s): Bartholomew Foster, Edward Foster, Thomas Foster, Mary Forster, Edward Forster, Samuel Forster, John Forster, Benjamin Forster, Jonathan Forster, David Forster, Josiah Foster, Hannah Forster, Martha Forster, Ebenezer Foster, Elizabeth Forster

In 1616, John Foster entered the world in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Foster and Annis Juson or Jewson. John Foster married Mary Tompkins, Martha Tompkins, and had children including Bartholomew Foster, Edward Foster, Thomas Foster, Mary Forster, Edward Forster, Samuel Forster, John Forster, Benjamin Forster, Jonathan Forster, David Forster, Josiah F Foster, Hannah Forster, Martha Forster, Ebenezer Foster, Elizabeth Forster. John Foster passed away in 1688 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1616, John Foster entered the world in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Foster and Annis Juson or Jewson.
  • John Foster married Mary Tompkins, Martha Tompkins, and had children including Bartholomew Foster, Edward Foster, Thomas Foster, Mary Forster, Edward Forster, Samuel Forster, John Forster, Benjamin Forster, Jonathan Forster, David Forster, Josiah F Foster, Hannah Forster, Martha Forster, Ebenezer Foster, Elizabeth Forster.
  • John Foster passed away in 1688 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Foster's Ancestors

Self
John Foster
1616 – 1688
Birth Place: Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Foster
1578 – 1641
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Annis (Juson or) Jewson
1582 –
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Patrick Foster
1550 – 1609
Wing, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Helene (Newton) Greenway
1552 – 1609
Wing, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Henry Juson
1547 – 1623
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, Great Britain
Ellen
1551 – 1623
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Guy Foster
1520 –
Joan Church
1523 – 1579
Jewson
1521 –
Jewson
1525 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Foster
1490 – 1555
Fitzgeoffrey
1495 –

John Foster's Descendants

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John Foster (ABT 1616 – 14 MAR 1688) m. Mary Tompkins (ABT 1621 – ) m. Martha Tompkins (1627 – 16 NOV 1688)
  1. 1. Bartholomew Foster (1644 – 5 DEC 1689) m. Hannah Very (31 MAR 1653 – 1752)
  2. 2. Edward Foster (ABT 1645 – 14 JUN 1712) m. Elizabeth Harris (<1649> – 7 OCT 1684)
  3. 3. Thomas Foster (ABT 1648 – ) m. Sarah Foster (ABT 1652 – ) m. Sarah
  4. 4. Mary Forster (ABT 1649 – )
  5. 5. Edward Forster (ABT 1650 – ) m. Foster (ABT 1655 – ) m. Katharine Wood (ABT 1654 – ) m. Catharine (( widow)) Wood
  6. 6. Samuel Forster (ABT 1651 – )
  7. 7. John Forster (ABT 1655 – )
  8. 8. Benjamin Forster (ABT 1658 – )
  9. 9. Jonathan Forster (ABT 1660 – 28 MAR 1662)
  10. 10. David Forster (16 OCT 1665 – )
  11. 11. Josiah (F) Foster (7 JUN 1669 – 1757) m. Sarah Sherman (30 JUL 1676 – 30 JUL 1713) m. Ursula Randall (3 JUL 1673 – )
  12. 12. Hannah Forster (ABT 1672 – )
  13. 13. Martha Forster (ABT 1674 – )
  14. 14. Ebenezer Foster (5 AUG 1677 – 23 MAR 1718) m. Anna Wilkins (31 OCT 1681 – 5 JUN 1773)
  15. 15. Elizabeth Forster

John Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1616
ABT 1616
Birth of John Foster in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1616
26 OCT 1616
John Foster was christened in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1688
14 MAR 1688
Age 72
Death of John Foster in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1616
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1616
    Event Place: Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1688
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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