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Mary Sherwin 1679–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1679

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1770

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Sherwin

Mother: Frances Loomis\Lomas

Spouse(s): Caleb Foster

Children(s): Lydia Foster, Jonathan Foster, John Foster, Caleb Foster, Philemon Foster, Sarah Foster, Sarah Foster, Stephen Foster, Mary Foster

Mary Sherwin was born in 1679 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Sherwin And Frances Loomis Lomas. Mary Sherwin married Caleb Foster, and had children including Caleb Foster, John Foster, Jonathan Foster, Lydia Foster, Mary Foster, Philemon Foster, Sarah Foster, Stephen Foster. Mary Sherwin passed away in 1770 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Sherwin was born in 1679 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Sherwin And Frances Loomis Lomas.
  • Mary Sherwin married Caleb Foster, and had children including Caleb Foster, John Foster, Jonathan Foster, Lydia Foster, Mary Foster, Philemon Foster, Sarah Foster, Stephen Foster.
  • Mary Sherwin passed away in 1770 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sherwin
1644–1726
Birth Location: England
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Frances Loomis\Lomas
1640–1690
Birth Location: Ipswitch, MA
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Spouses(s)

Caleb Foster
1677–1766
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Lydia Foster
1703–1736
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
LF
Jonathan Foster
1704–1779
Birth Location: –
JF
John Foster
1717–1766
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JF
Caleb Foster
1708–1763
Birth Location: –
CF
Philemon Foster
1713–1737
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Foster
1715–1715
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SF
Sarah Foster
1706–1706
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Stephen Foster
1710–1781
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Foster
1711–1780
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MF

Mary Sherwin's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sherwin
1679–1770
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Sherwin
1644–1726
England
Frances Loomis\Lomas
1640–1690
Ipswitch, MA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Sherwin's Descendants

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Mary Sherwin (Aug 1679–13 Mar 1770) m. Caleb Foster (9 Nov 1677–25 Jan 1766)
  1. 1. Lydia Foster 1703–1736 m. Nathan Dresser 1700–1772
    1. 1. John Dresser 1735–1823 m. Jane (Bailey) Harriman 1741–1788 m. Mehetabel Dickinson 1755–1823
      1. 1. Enoch Dresser 1774–1824 m. Elizabeth Bridges 1779–1864
        1. 1. Leonard (Parker) Dresser 1816–1867 m. Ann (O.) Hopkinson 1818–1902
        2. 2. William (O) Dresser 1814–1892
        3. 3. Elbridge (G) Dresser 1820–
        4. 4. Silena Winter 1805–1892
        5. 5. Mahalah Pickett 1807–1891
        6. 6. Eliza Dresser 1803–1879
        7. 7. Mary (Jane) Sawins 1821–1893
      2. 2. Salley Dresser 1786–
      3. 3. Eunice Dresser 1788–
      4. 4. Betsy Dresser 1794–
      5. 5. Jacob Dresser 1792–
      6. 6. Jane Dresser 1764–
      7. 7. John Dresser 1772–
      8. 8. Lydia Dresser 1767–
        1. 1. Sophia Dole 1793–1869 m. William Townsend 1788–1863
      9. 9. Mehetable Dresser 1783–
      10. 10. Mercy Dresser 1778–
      11. 11. Molley Dresser 1776– m. Benjamin Nelson 1770–
        1. 1. Aaron (W) Nelson 1804–1884 m. Elizabeth Hardy 1805–1885
      12. 12. Nathan Dresser 1790–
      13. 13. Nathaniel Dresser 1781–1886 m. Abigail Littlefield 1800–1884 m. Phebe Burnham –1824
        1. 1. Emerson (E) Dresser 1835–1886 m. Ruth (A) Clement 1837–1868
        2. 2. Rebecca (M) Dresser 1833–1901
        3. 3. Aaron (B.) Dresser 1839–1916
        4. 4. Lydia (A.) Dresser 1837–1926 m. Urias Coombs 1829–1911
        5. 5. Abby Dresser 1842–
        6. 6. Alvonia (D (Dresser)) Perry 1821–1897 m. Parker (Wood) Perry 1818–1890
        7. 7. Nathaniel (Dresser) Jr. 1806–1874 m. Maria Dresser 1810–1878
        8. 8. Mary (A.) Dresser 1807–
        9. 9. Jane (M.) Dresser 1809–
      14. 14. Phineas (P.) Dresser 1801–
      15. 15. Rebeckah Dresser 1770–
      16. 16. Thomas Dresser 1762–
      17. 17. Dickenson Dresser 1797–
  2. 2. Jonathan Foster 1704–1779
  3. 3. John Foster 1717–1766
  4. 4. Caleb Foster 1708–1763
  5. 5. Philemon Foster 1713–1737
  6. 6. Sarah Foster 1715–1715
  7. 7. Sarah Foster 1706–1706
  8. 8. Stephen Foster 1710–1781
  9. 9. Mary Foster 1711–1780

Mary Sherwin's Timeline

2 Records

1679
Aug 1679
Birth of Mary Sherwin in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1770
13 Mar 1770
Age 91
Death of Mary Sherwin in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1679
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1770
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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