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Thomas Foster 1566–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 Mar 1638

Death Location: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Susanna Knight

Spouse(s): Abigail Wimes

Children(s): Richard Foster, Sarah Foster, Thos Foster, Margaret Foster

In 1566, Thomas Foster entered the world in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Foster And Susanna Knight. Thomas Foster married Abigail Wimes, and had children including Margaret Foster, Marie Foster, Richard Foster, Sarah Foster, Thos Foster. Thomas Foster passed away in 1638 in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1566, Thomas Foster entered the world in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Foster And Susanna Knight.
  • Thomas Foster married Abigail Wimes, and had children including Margaret Foster, Marie Foster, Richard Foster, Sarah Foster, Thos Foster.
  • Thomas Foster passed away in 1638 in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Foster's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Foster
1566–1638
Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Foster
1548–1612
Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Susanna Knight
1548–1679
Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Lady (Margaret (aka Margett) Elizabeth Browning) Counsby
1528–1620
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Thomas Forster
1540–1589
Horton, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Foster's Descendants

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Thomas Foster (1566–6 Mar 1638) m. Abigail Wimes (1573–1638)
  1. 1. Richard Foster 1595–1630 m. Patience Bigge 1588–1646
    1. 1. Hopestill Foster 1620–1676 m. Mary Foster 1619–1702
      1. 1. Patience Foster 1646–1706 m. Thomas Brown 1645–1709
        1. 1. Elizabeth Brown 1677–1725 m. Hopestill Bent 1672–1725
        2. 2. Patience Rice 1672–1722
    2. 2. John Foster 1616–1685
    3. 3. Elizabeth Foster –1615
  2. 2. Sarah Foster
  3. 3. Thos Foster 1599–
  4. 4. Margaret Foster –1635

Thomas Foster's Timeline

4 Records

1566
1566
Birth of Thomas Foster in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1638
24 November 1638
Age 72
Death of Thomas Foster in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1638
6 Mar 1638
Age 72
Burial of Thomas Foster in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
1659
31 Jul 1659
Age 93
Thomas Foster was baptized in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1659
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 November 1638
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1638
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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