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Joseph Foster 1638 – 1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1638

Birth Location: Lynn Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 30 Jan 1708

Death Location: Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA

Father: Christopher Foster

Mother: Frances Stevens

Spouse(s): Abigail Lord

Children(s): Daniel Foster

Joseph Foster was born in 1638 in Lynn Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Christopher Lynn Foster and Frances Stilgoe Stevens. Joseph Foster married Abigail Lord, and had children including Daniel Foster. Joseph Foster passed away in 1708 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Foster was born in 1638 in Lynn Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Christopher Lynn Foster and Frances Stilgoe Stevens.
  • Joseph Foster married Abigail Lord, and had children including Daniel Foster.
  • Joseph Foster passed away in 1708 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Foster
1603 – 1687
Birth Location: England
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Frances Stevens
1610 – 1697
Birth Location: (bapt date) Ewell, Surry, England
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Lord
1640 – 1689
Birth Location: Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Daniel Foster
1676 – 1744
Birth Location: Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
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Joseph Foster's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Foster
1638 – 1708
Birth Place: Lynn Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Christopher Lynn Foster
1603 – 1687
England
Frances (Stilgoe) Stevens
1610 – 1697
(bapt date) Ewell, Surry, England
Grandparents
Jerome (Jeremye John) Stevens
1584 – 1623
Ewell, Surry, England
Alice Glover
1588 – 1644
Ewell, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
William Steavens
1560 – 1613
Frances Smith
1568 – 1595
John Glover
1556 – 1615
Elizabeth Fowle
1568 – 1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Stevens
1510 – 1587
Lady Andrewe
1510 – 1587
William Smith
1550 – 1572
Elizabeth Stalles
1550 – 1572
Sir Fowle
1546 – 1592
Alice Lambert
1543 – 1590

Joseph Foster's Descendants

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Joseph Foster (April 1638 – 30 Jan 1708) m. Abigail Lord (1640 – 1689)
  1. 1. Daniel Foster (27 Jul 1676 – 5 Nov 1744) m. Lydia Wood (1676 – 1744)
    1. 1. Mehitabel Foster (24 Jan 1715 – 23 Apr 1777) m. Benjamin Canfield (1710 – 15 Oct 1738)
      1. 1. Phoebe Canfield (1735 – ) m. William Burroughs (1733 – 25 Dec 1795)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Burroughs (1745 – 13 Aug 1841) m. William (S) McGinnis (1736 – 3 Aug 1814)

Joseph Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1638
April 1638
Birth of Joseph Foster in Lynn Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lynn Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1708
30 Jan 1708
Age 70
Death of Joseph Foster in Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1638
    Event Place: Lynn Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1708
    Event Place: Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
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