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John "Tod" Foster 1757 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1757

Birth Location: Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1837

Death Location: Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA

Father: William 5GGF

Mother: Mary 5GGM

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John "Tod" Foster was born in 1757 in Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA, the child of William James Foster 5GGF and Mary Hill 5GGM. John "Tod" Foster passed away in 1837 in Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • John "Tod" Foster was born in 1757 in Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA, the child of William James Foster 5GGF and Mary Hill 5GGM.
  • John "Tod" Foster passed away in 1837 in Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA.

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John Foster's Ancestors

Self
John Foster
1757 – 1837
Birth Place: Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William James Foster 5GGF
1724 – 1782
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary (Hill) 5GGM
1727 – 1819
Salem, Salem, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
John Foster
1700 – 1785
Elizabeth (Shephard) 6GGM
1680 – 1742
Accomack Co VA
James Hill
1700 – 1773
Salem County, New Jersey, USA
Martha Heaton(Button?)
1700 – 1792
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Foster
1674 – 1738
Colonel HILL
1680 – 1734
Margaret Pines
1690 – 1749
Ann Bennet
1680 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Foster
1648 –
Hannah )
1661 – 1731
Mary (Humphrey)
1658 – 1733
Edmund Jenings
1663 – 1727
ALICE (VA-VA)
1660 – 1713
Thomas Bennet
1651 – 1704
Jane Wise
1652 – 1685

John Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1757
25 May 1757
Birth of John "Tod" Foster in Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
1837
26 Jan 1837
Age 80
Death of John "Tod" Foster in Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1757
    Event Place: Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1837
    Event Place: Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA

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