Joshua Foss Jr. (1708 - 1809)

Born 29 Dec 1708 in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Rand — married before 1732 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1809 at age 100 in Barrington, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Joshua Foss Jr. served with Civil Service, New Hampshire during the American Revolution.

He is listed in D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 64 p 45 DAR ID Number: 63132 "Joshua Foss (1709-1809) served as representative, 1775-76, and Selectman, 1779. He was born in Rye; died in Barrington" link.

Joshua Foss was born 26 Dec 1708 and died in 17 Apr 1809 in Barrington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA aged 100 years.^[1][2] His mortuary noticed reads:

"Died: At Barrington, on Monday the 17th instant, Mr. Joshua Foss, in the 100th year of his age. His character is well worth remark and more worthy of imitation. The fortitude of his mind, the rectitude of his maners, the mildness of his temper, together with the universal temperate way of living, is not exceeded perhaps of any in the present age,

Those who would wise to long enjoy

Their health and strength and reason,

Should live as temperate as he did,

Then drop like corn in season.

His posterity which are now living, are 7 children, three of which are above 70 years of age, 47 grand children, 95 of the the 4th generation, 4 of the 5th generation - 27 deceased. Total 180!"^[2]

Joshua and Lydia had 8 children.^[3][4]

1. John Foss, b 16 SEP 1732 - 1812^[4]
2. Thomas Foss, c 1733 - c 1847 m Meribah Rand^[4][5]
3. Captain Joshua Foss, b. 12 JUN 1738 - 12 MAR 1820^[4][6][7][8] He married 18 SEP 1764 in Barrington, NH, Abigail Locke born 4 Mar 1743 the daughter of William Locke and Elizabeth Rand^{[6][9][10][11]}
4. Hannah Foss 04 MAR 1741 - 1819 m Danielson^[4]
5. Ephraim Foss, b 31 AUG 1745 - 02 JUN 1827^[4]
6. Sarah Foss, b 30 Dec 1748 - 20 Jan 1827 m Micajah Otis^{[4] [12]}
7. Lydia Foss, b 19 DEC 1752 - 2 Nov 1854 m Simon Locke Elder^[4][13]
8. Moses Foss, bef 13 SEP 1755 - c 1800 m Molly Daniels^[4]

Biography and sources by Roland Henry Baker, III

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mortuary Notice Date: Monday, May 1, 1809 Paper: Gazette (Portland, ME) Volume: XII Issue: 3 Page: 1 This entire product and/or portions thereof are copyrighted by NewsBank and/or the American Antiquarian Society. 2004. Source: GenealogyBank.com
3. ↑ Noyes/Libby/Davis, "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire," (1939), p. 240 (#3)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} June Berry, Descendants of William Berry and Jane of Strawberry Bank, to and Including the fifth Generation: Book 7 (Kearns, Utah: June Berry 1992) Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992, pp. 101-2 Manuscript/Manuscript on Film NEHGS Manuscript and NH
5. ↑ Taken from the Pioneers of, New Hampshire, USA. Strafford
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Arthur Horton Locke, A history and genealogy of Captain John Locke (1627-1696) of Portsmouth and Rye, N.H., and his descendants; also of Nathaniel Locke of Portsmouth, and a short account of the history of the Lockes in England (Concord, N.H.: Rumford Press, 1916) F1 Captain John Locke, F10 Deacon William Locke, F47 William Locke, F217 Abigail Locke, 682 Joshua: p 10, 14, 27, 54 Link to Archives.org
7. ↑ New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900
8. ↑ New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904: FHL Film Number 1000940
9. ↑ Langdon Brown Parsons, History of the town of Rye, New Hampshire from its discovery and settlement to December 31 1903 (Concord, NH: Rumford Print, 1905) History of the town of Rye, New Hampshire : from its discovery and settlement to December 31, 1903 (1905) p 412. 424, 428 link
10. ↑ Joseph Dow, History of the town of Hampton, New Hampshire, from its settlement in 1638 to the autumn of 1892 (Salem, Mass.: L.E. Dow, 1893) Vol 2 p 822 p 823 link
11. ↑ New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947
12. ↑ New England Historical and Genealogical Register: The Otis Genealogy (Boston, MA; NEHGS, 1851) Vol 5 p 218 link
13. ↑ Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922: Registration Place: Dayton, York, Spouse: Rev Simon Locke; Image

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 02/19/2016), "Record of Joshua Foss", Ancestor # A041398.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 165896270

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (#: A041398 http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 02/19/2016), "Record of Joshua Foss", Ancestor # Ancestor #: A041398.

• He is listed in D. A. R. Lineage Books, Volume 64 p 45 DAR ID Number: 63132 "Joshua Foss (1709-1809) served as representative, 1775-76, and Selectman, 1779. He was born in Rye; died in Barrington" link.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24S-MYRG : 19 September 2016), Joshua Foss, 1809; Burial, Barrington, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States of America, Foss Burying Ground Tolend Road; citing record ID 165896270, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947

Joshua Foss

Marriage Date 17 Nov 1791

Event Type Marriage

Clerk's Location Barrington, Strafford, New Hampshire

Spouse Name Lidia Danils

FHL Film Number 1000993