Abraham Foster (abt. 1621 - 1711)

Born about 1621 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Lydia (Burbank) Foster — married about 1655 in Rowley, MA

Descendants

Died Jan 1711 at about age 90 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Abraham Foster immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Abraham was the son of Reginald and Judith Foster/Forster, who immigrated from England to Ipswich in 1638.^{[1] [2]}.

Date of Birth

Abraham was 76 years old when he deposed on 26 September 1698 concerning Rev. John Norton's land, which leads to an estimated birth date of 1622^{[1] [3]}

According to Massachusetts Town Records, he was 90 years of age when he died in January of 1711, implying an estimated date of birth of 1621.

Marriage and Children

Circa 1655, he married Lydia Burbank, daughter of Caleb and Martha Burbank of Rowley^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}, and their children included:

1. Ephraim, born Oct. 9, 1657^[3]; who married Hannah Eames and Mary West^{[1] [2]}
2. Abraham, born Oct. 16, 1659^[5][3] ; who married Mary Robinson^{[1] [2]}
3. James, born Jan. 12, 1662^[6]; who is believed to have died died before 1698, as he is not included in his father's distribution of real estate^{[1] [2]}
4. A stillborn child, Dec. 27, 1668^{[1] [2]}
5. Benjamin, born in 1670^[3]; who married Ann ^{[1] [2]}
6. Ebenezer, born July 15, 1672^{[7] [3]}, who married Mary Borman^{[1] [2]}
7. Mehitable, born October 12, 1675^{[8] [3]}, who married Dec. 31, 1700, Ebenezer Averill^{[1] [2]}
8. Caleb, born November 9, 1677^{[7] [3]}, who married Mary Sherwin^[1]
9. Isaac, born 1668, who died without children Feb. 13, 1717^{[1] [2]}
10. Ruth, who married April 16, 1702, Jeremiah Perley, son of John and Mary Perley, of Boxford^{[1] [2]}

Date of Death

According to Massachusetts Town Records, Abraham Foster died January 11, 1711. ^[9]

According to Descendants of Reginald Foster, Abraham Foster died January 15, 1711. ^[2]

According to the Foster Genealogy, Abraham Foster died January 25, 1711. ^[1]

There is no will or administration of his estate. Before he died, he distributed his property among his family by deed on 21 Dec 1698 (Essex Deeds, lib. 13, p. 206)^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Foster Genealogy: Being the Record of the Posterity of Reginald Foster. Abraham is person #10 found on page 124 and 132
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Descendants of Reginald Foster of Ipswich Mass by Edward Jacob Forster, published in Volume 39, page 83 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.). Abraham is person #7, found on page 87
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} The Foster Family Volume 1, page 353 of Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.)
4. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700 Volume 1, page 565 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, which suggests more information may be available than is shown in this profile: FOSTER, Abraham (1622-1711) & 1/wf? 2/wf Lydia [BURBANK]? (?1644-); by 1657?; Ipswich/ Rowley/Andover {Snow-Estes 1:116; Reg. 30:84, 90:309; Warner-Harrington 87; Wildes Anc. 181; Foster 124; Burbank 10; Cross Anc. 51; Foster Anc. 8; Dwight 634; Chute lii; Goodhue Anc 116; Perley 58; Rowley MA Fam 117; Sv 1:185-6; Burbank (n.d.) 2; Utah Gen Mag 21:14; Gamage 58}
5. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Volume 1, page 143, also found in NEHGS, which states FOSTER (see also Forster) Abraham, s. Abraham, Oct. 14, 1659
6. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Volume 1, page 145, also found in NEHGS, which states FOSTER (see also Forster) James, s. Abraham, June 12, 1662
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Massachusetts Vital Records Volume 1, page 144, also found in NEHGS, which states
   • FOSTER (see also Forster) Caleb, s. Abraham, Nov. 9, 1677
   • Ebenezer, s. Abraham, July 15, 1672
8. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Volume 1, page 147, also found in NEHGS, which states FOSTER (see also Forster) Mehitabell, d. Abraham, Oct. 12, 1675
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5L-N53 : Wed Oct 25 22:41:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Abraham Foster, 11 Jan 1711.

See also:

• William Richard Cutter, A.M. Editor. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913. Volume IV, p. 1860.
• Little, George Thomas (ed.). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine. Vol. IV. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909. Page 1964. [1]