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Joshua Foster 1702–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1702

Birth Location: Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 29 October 1784

Death Location: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Constable Sr

Mother: Hannah Ames

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In 1702, Joshua Foster entered the world in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Constable Ephraim Foster Sr And Hannah Ames. Joshua Foster passed away in 1784 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1702, Joshua Foster entered the world in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Constable Ephraim Foster Sr And Hannah Ames.
  • Joshua Foster passed away in 1784 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Joshua Foster's Ancestors

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Joshua Foster
1702–1784
Birth Place: Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Constable Ephraim Foster Sr
1657–1746
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Ames
1661–1731
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Abraham Foster
1622–1711
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Lydia Burbank
1644–1692
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Robert Ames
1639–1693
England
Rebekah Blake
1641–1721
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1702
13 March 1702
Birth of Joshua Foster in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1784
29 October 1784
Age 82
Death of Joshua Foster in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1702
    Event Place: Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1784
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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