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Patience Foster 1646 – 1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1646

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1703

Death Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Hopestill Foster

Mother: Mary Bate

Spouse(s): Thomas Brown

Children(s): Patience Brown, Elizabeth Brown

Patience Foster was born in 1646 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Hopestill Foster and Mary Bate. Patience Foster married Thomas Brown, and had children including Patience Brown, Elizabeth Brown. Patience Foster passed away in 1703 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Patience Foster was born in 1646 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Hopestill Foster and Mary Bate.
  • Patience Foster married Thomas Brown, and had children including Patience Brown, Elizabeth Brown.
  • Patience Foster passed away in 1703 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hopestill Foster
1621 – 1676
Birth Location: England
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Mary Bate
1618 – 1702
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Thomas Brown
1645 – 1709
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
TB

Children(s)

Patience Brown
1672 – 1722
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
PB
Elizabeth Brown
1678 –
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
EB

Patience Foster's Ancestors

Self
Patience Foster
1646 – 1703
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Hopestill Foster
1621 – 1676
England
Mary Bate
1618 – 1702
Lydd, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Foster
1595 – 1639
Biddenden, Kent, England
Patience Bigg
1595 – 1646
James Bate
1582 – 1655
Lydd, Kent, England
Alice Glover
1583 – 1657
England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Foster
– 1628
Dorothy Austin
1565 –
John Bigg
1561 – 1605
Rachel Martin
1565 – 1646
James Bate
1562 – 1614
Mary Martine
– 1614
William(a) Glover
1545 – 1603
Anne Gaveiard
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Austin
Mary Unknown
James Bigg
1530 – 1563
Ann Unknown
James Martin
– 1583
Joan Adam
– 1582
John Bate
– 1580
Mildred Ward
– 1577
James Martin
– 1583
Joan Adam
– 1582

Patience Foster's Descendants

1.
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Patience Foster (16 Jul 1646 – 15 Aug 1703) m. Thomas Brown (22 Mar 1645 – 07 May 1709)
  1. 1. Patience Brown (26 Feb 1672 – 13 Nov 1722)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Brown (17 Mar 1678 – ) m. Hopestill(3) Bent (17 Jan 1672 – 18 Aug 1725)
    1. 1. Peter(4) Bent (17 May 1703 – ) m. Mary Parris (20 Dec 1703 – Bef. 17 Jun 1774) m. Sarah Willard
      1. 1. Catherine(5) Bent (03 Dec 1736 – 18 Jan 1818) m. William Russell (22 Aug 1737 – 05 Nov 1828)
        1. 1. Sarah Russell (11 Feb 1759 – 01 Aug 1849) m. Bezaleel Myrick (20 Jul 1758 – 30 Oct 1841)
        2. 2. Catherine Russell (15 May 1761 – )
        3. 3. Mary Russell (06 Apr 1763 – )
        4. 4. Nathan Russell (05 May 1765 – )
        5. 5. William Russell (18 Apr 1767 – Bef. Oct 1770)
        6. 6. Melecent Russell (08 Nov 1768 – )
        7. 7. William Russell (23 Oct 1770 – 20 December 1829)
        8. 8. Dorothy Russell (02 Dec 1772 – )
        9. 9. Thadeas Russell (11 Dec 1774 – 16 September 1805)

Patience Foster's Timeline

4 Records

1646
16 Jul 1646
Birth of Patience Foster in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1646
16 Aug 1646
Patience Foster was christened in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
1703
15 Aug 1703
Age 57
Death of Patience Foster in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1703
1703
Age 57
Burial of Patience Foster in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1646
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1646
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source: Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England 1636-1734, p.158

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Foster Genealogy, p.495

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: History of Sudbury, Massachusetts. 1638-1889, The, p.570

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1703
    Event Place: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Sudbury Vital Records, p.299
    [4] Foster Genealogy, p.495

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] History of Sudbury, Massachusetts. 1638-1889, The, p.261
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