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Matthew Foster 1780–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1780

Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1835

Death Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Elizabeth Berry

Spouse(s): Charlotte Preston

Children(s): Hiram Foster

The story of Matthew Foster began in 1780 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Matthew Foster married Charlotte Preston, and had children including Hiram Foster. Matthew Foster passed away in 1835 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Foster began in 1780 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  • Matthew Foster married Charlotte Preston, and had children including Hiram Foster.
  • Matthew Foster passed away in 1835 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Foster
1736–1808
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Berry
1738–1815
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Preston
1785–1838
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Hiram Foster
1812–1880
Birth Location: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Matthew Foster's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Foster
1780–1835
Birth Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Foster
1736–1808
Elizabeth Berry
1738–1815
Grandparents
Thomas Foster
1702–1756
North Haven,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
Capt (Divan) Berry
1701–1783
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Bethiah Burrage
1704–1752
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hannah Parker
1671–1758
Elizabeth Burrage
1667–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sgt. Haven
1648–1711
Hannah Bassett
1650–1726
Mary Sargent
1637–1716

Matthew Foster's Descendants

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Matthew Foster (4 Sep 1780–12 Feb 1835) m. Charlotte Preston (07 APR 1785–18 MAY 1838)
  1. 1. Hiram Foster 1812–1880 m. Marietta (B) Hamlin 1814–1892
    1. 1. Samuel (Hiram) Foster 1838–1886 m. Mary (Melvina) Stanley 1843–
      1. 1. James (Hiram Foster) Sr 1879–1952 m. Edith (Agnes Mc) Intosh 1883–1942
        1. 1. George (McIntosh) Foster 1909–1973 m. Irene Ruffing 1905–1982

Matthew Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1780
4 Sep 1780
Birth of Matthew Foster in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1835
12 Feb 1835
Age 55
Death of Matthew Foster in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1780
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1835
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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