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Katherine Foster 1577–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Wenover, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1636

Death Location: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Peter Foster

Mother: Ellen Greenway

Spouse(s): Ralph Tompkins

Children(s): Mary Tompkins, John Tompkins, Samuel Tompkins, Elizabeth Tompkins, Sarah Tompkins

The story of Katherine Foster began in 1577 in Wenover, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Katherine Foster married Ralph Tompkins, and had children including Elizabeth Tompkins, John Tompkins, Mary Marie Tompkins, Samuel Tompkins, Sarah Tompkins. Katherine Foster passed away in 1636 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Foster began in 1577 in Wenover, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Katherine Foster married Ralph Tompkins, and had children including Elizabeth Tompkins, John Tompkins, Mary Marie Tompkins, Samuel Tompkins, Sarah Tompkins.
  • Katherine Foster passed away in 1636 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Katherine Foster's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Foster
1577–1636
Birth Place: Wenover, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Peter Patricke Foster
1547–1609
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Ellen ((Helene)) Greenway
1553–1609
Turville, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Bernard Foster of) Hanslope
1490–1555
Hanslape, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan Church
1523–1600
Ranwell Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Anthony Greenway
1536–1593
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Winifred Harcourt
1538–
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Greenway
1500–1553
Mary Malone
1525–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Marston
1851–1905
SARAH Steward
1857–

Katherine Foster's Descendants

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Katherine Foster (1577–1636) m. Ralph Tompkins (1585–1666)
  1. 1. Mary ((Marie)) Tompkins 1621–1688 m. Capt (John) Foster 1616–1685
    1. 1. Thomas Foster 1642–1712
    2. 2. Bartholomew (Foster) (Fosster) 1646–1689
  2. 2. John Tompkins 1610–1681
  3. 3. Samuel Tompkins 1613–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Tompkins 1617–
  5. 5. Sarah Tompkins 1613–1613

Katherine Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1577
1577
Birth of Katherine Foster in Wenover, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Wenover, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1636
1636
Age 59
Death of Katherine Foster in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Wenover, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Randall and Allied Families : William Randall (1609-1693) of Scituate and His Descendants with Ancestral Families
    [2] Descendants of Thomas Farr of Harpswell, Maine and ninety allied families

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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