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Richard Foster 1785 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JAN 1785

Birth Location: Kingston Parish Colonial Gloucester present day Mathews County, Virginia

Death Date: 2 AUG 1851

Death Location: Kingston Parish, Mathews, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Foster

Mother: Nancy Hall

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The story of Richard Foster began in 1785 in Kingston Parish Colonial Gloucester present day Mathews County, Virginia. Richard Foster passed away in 1851 in Kingston Parish, Mathews, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Foster began in 1785 in Kingston Parish Colonial Gloucester present day Mathews County, Virginia.
  • Richard Foster passed away in 1851 in Kingston Parish, Mathews, Virginia, United States.

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Richard Foster's Ancestors

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Richard Foster
1785 – 1851
Birth Place: Kingston Parish Colonial Gloucester present day Mathews County, Virginia
Parents
Peter Garnett Foster
1756 – 1819
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) Hall
1756 – 1820
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Foster
1723 – 1794
Gloucester, Gloucester, VA.
Susannah Rand
1723 – 1794
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hachaliah Foster
1695 – 1783
Elizabeth Ransome
1700 – 1776
William Ransom
1700 – 1748
Elizabeth Randolph
1702 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1785
26 JAN 1785
Birth of Richard Foster in Kingston Parish Colonial Gloucester present day Mathews County, Virginia
Kingston Parish Colonial Gloucester present day Mathews County, Virginia
1851
2 AUG 1851
Age 66
Death of Richard Foster in Kingston Parish, Mathews, Virginia, United States
Kingston Parish, Mathews, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1785
    Event Place: Kingston Parish Colonial Gloucester present day Mathews County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 AUG 1851
    Event Place: Kingston Parish, Mathews, Virginia, United States

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