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"Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free 1600–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 APR 1600

Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 20 APR 1682

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Abigail Wimes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whitmore

Children(s): Dr. Foster, Hopestill Foster, Elizabeth Foster, John Foster, Joseph Foster, Increase Foster

Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free was born in 1600 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Foster And Abigail Wimes. In 1661, "Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free resided in Billerica, Middlesex County, MA. "Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free married Elizabeth Whitmore, and had children including Dr Thomas Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Hopestill Foster, Increase Foster, John Foster, Joseph Foster. "Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free passed away in 1682 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free was born in 1600 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Foster And Abigail Wimes.
  • In 1661, "Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free resided in Billerica, Middlesex County, MA.
  • "Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free married Elizabeth Whitmore, and had children including Dr Thomas Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Hopestill Foster, Increase Foster, John Foster, Joseph Foster.
  • "Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free passed away in 1682 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

"Sergeant" Free's Ancestors

Self
"Sergeant" Free
1600–1682
Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Foster
1578–1638
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Abigail Wimes
1573–1638
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Foster
1552–1585
of Biddenden, Kent, England
Dorothy Austin
1559–1619
Biddenden, Kent, England
Matthew Wimes
1558–1589
Ipswick, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Foster
1530–
Foster
1528–
Thomas Austin
1533–1571
Anne Cox
1536–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Austin
1484–1557
Margaret Wrigley
1497–1550

"Sergeant" Free's Descendants

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"Sergeant" (THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant.) Free (28 APR 1600–20 APR 1682) m. Elizabeth Whitmore (1618–29 JAN 1695)
  1. 1. Dr. (Thomas) Foster 1640–1679 m. SARAH Parker 1640–1718
    1. 1. Sarah Foster 1667–1751 m. Thomas Holyoak 1667– m. Captain (THOMAS) Williams 1664–1751 m. Thomas Williams 1664–1723
      1. 1. Joseph Williams 1689–1752 m. Susanna Lawrence 1690–1732
        1. 1. Williams 1610– m. Fish 1734–
        2. 2. Joseph Williams 1713–1713
        3. 3. Eleazer Williams 1730–1730
        4. 4. Elizabeth Williams 1711–1798
        5. 5. Anne Williams 1728–1728
        6. 6. Susannah Williams 1732–1764
        7. 7. Samuel Williams 1717–1759
        8. 8. Nathan Williams 1723–1764
      2. 2. Sarah Williams 1704–1777
      3. 3. Thomas Williams 1687–
      4. 4. Anna Williams 1696–1698
      5. 5. Rev (EBENEZER) Williams 1693–1746
      6. 6. Nathan Williams 1699–1720
      7. 7. Isaiah Williams 1701–1748
      8. 8. Alfred Williams 1868–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Williams 1707–1729
    2. 2. Jonathan Foster 1671–1755
    3. 3. Elizabeth Foster 1677–1742
    4. 4. Hannah Foster 1669–1742
    5. 5. Thomas Foster 1663–1663
  2. 2. Hopestill Foster 1648–1679
  3. 3. Elizabeth Foster 1646–1726
  4. 4. John Foster 1642–1732
  5. 5. Joseph Foster 1650–1721
  6. 6. Increase Foster 1644–

"Sergeant" Free's Timeline

3 Records

1600
28 APR 1600
Birth of "Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1661
1661
Age 61
"Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free resided here in Billerica, Middlesex County, MA
Billerica, Middlesex County, MA
1682
20 APR 1682
Age 82
Death of "Sergeant" THOMAS FOSTER "Blacksmith" (1st generation American Immigrant. Free in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 APR 1600
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1620 AND 1650
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index , 1500s-1900s<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;, n.d.), Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 173

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex County, MA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes I ndex, 1790-1890<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;, n.d.)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Billerica
    Record Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society, <i>Massachusetts, Town Death R ecords, 1620-1850<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;, n.d.)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 APR 1682
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] New England Historic Genealogical Society, <i>Massachusetts, Town Death R ecords, 1620-1850<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;, n.d.)

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