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John Foster 1757 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1757

Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 January 1837

Death Location: Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Foster

Mother: Mary Hill

Spouse(s): Rachel Gibson

Children(s): Nancy Foster

John Foster was born in 1757 in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA, the child of William James Foster and Mary Hill. John Foster married Rachel Gibson, and had children including Nancy Hester Foster. John Foster passed away in 1837 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Foster was born in 1757 in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA, the child of William James Foster and Mary Hill.
  • John Foster married Rachel Gibson, and had children including Nancy Hester Foster.
  • John Foster passed away in 1837 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Foster's Ancestors

Self
John Foster
1757 – 1837
Birth Place: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William James Foster
1724 – 1782
Salem County, New Jersey, USA
Mary Hill
1727 – 1819
Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
John Foster
– 1718
Elizabeth Foster
James Hill
1699 – 1773
Salem County, New Jersey
Martha Heaton
1700 – 1792
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hill
1680 – 1734
Joseph Eaton
1679 –
Ann Bennet
1680 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Foster's Descendants

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John Foster (25 May 1757 – 26 January 1837) m. Rachel Gibson (1767 – 1851)
  1. 1. Nancy (Hester) Foster (11 Jul 1771 – 07 Feb 1802) m. William Lum
    1. 1. William (G Erastus "Ras") Lum (14 August 1792 – 9 March 1837) m. Sinai (Amelia) Lum (18 September 1800 – 24 August 1881)
      1. 1. William (J.) Lum (18 October 1821 – 1 September 1881)
      2. 2. Edwin (O) Lum (14 September 1824 – 21 October 1878)
      3. 3. Clinton (Dewitt) Lum (10 February 1826 – 10 December 1866)
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Regan (6 October 1832 – 15 December 1934)
      5. 5. James (Conning) Mcbrier (12/25/1820 – 1868) m. Charlotte McBrier (1818 – 1868)
        1. 1. Mary McBrier (abt 1849 – )
        2. 2. Sinai McBrier (abt 1851 – )
        3. 3. Evan (Shelby) McBrier (1854 – 1885) m. Winnie (Jane) Jameson (Aug 1855 – 24 Aug 1934)
        4. 4. Sarah McBrier (abt 1855 – )
        5. 5. Martha McBrier (abt 1858 – )

John Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1757
25 May 1757
Birth of John Foster in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
1837
26 January 1837
Age 80
Death of John Foster in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States of America
Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States of America
1873
21 Dec 1873
Age 116
John Foster was baptized in Holy Trinity, Hull, York, England
Holy Trinity, Hull, York, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1757
    Event Place: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Hull, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 January 1837
    Event Place: Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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