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Mary Foster 1618–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1618

Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England

Death Date: 4 JAN 1702/03

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father: James Bate

Mother: Alice Bate

Spouse(s): Hopestill Foster

Children(s): Patience Brown, James Foster

The story of Mary Foster began in 1618 in Lydd, Kent, England. Mary Foster married Hopestill Foster, and had children including Comfort Foster, James Foster, John Foster, Patience Brown. Mary Foster passed away in 1702 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Foster began in 1618 in Lydd, Kent, England.
  • Mary Foster married Hopestill Foster, and had children including Comfort Foster, James Foster, John Foster, Patience Brown.
  • Mary Foster passed away in 1702 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Foster's Ancestors

Self
Mary Foster
1618–1702
Birth Place: Lydd, Kent, England
Parents
James Bate
1582–1655
Lydd, Kent, England
Alice Bate
1583–1657
England
Grandparents
James Bate
1562–1614
Shepway District, Shepway District, Kent, England
Mary Martine
–1614
England
William(a) Glover
1545–1603
England
Great-Grandparents
John Bate
–1580
Mildred Bate
–1577
James Martin
–1583
Joan Martin
1544–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Bate
–1532
William Adam

Mary Foster's Descendants

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Mary Foster (1618–4 JAN 1702/03) m. Hopestill Foster (1621–15 OCT 1676)
  1. 1. Patience Brown 1646–1703 m. Thomas Brown 1645–1709
    1. 1. Patience Brown 1672–1722
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bent 1678– m. Hopestill(3) Bent 1672–1725
      1. 1. Peter(4) Bent 1703– m. Mary Bent 1703–1774
        1. 1. Catherine Russell 1736–1818 m. William Russell 1737–1828
  2. 2. James Foster 1651–1732

Mary Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1618
1618
Birth of Mary Foster in Lydd, Kent, England
Lydd, Kent, England
1619
21 NOV 1619
Age 1
Mary Foster was christened in England
England
1702
4 JAN 1702/03
Age 84
Death of Mary Foster in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Lydd, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 21 NOV 1619
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1702/03
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Foster Genealogy, pp.492-495
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

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