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Hannah (Foster) Gains (abt. 1698)

Hannah Gains formerly Foster aka Chandler
Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1723 [location unknown]
Wife of — married 9 Nov 1736 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Profile last modified | Created 11 Nov 2012
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Biography

Hannah's parents and birth details are not known.

Hannah Foster was married to Henry Chandler in Andover, Massachusetts.[1] Their intentions to marry were published in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on 14 September 1723; the record identifies Henry as "of Enfield."[2] Hannah's birth year is estimated at about 1698, based on her husband's birth in 1696, but she may have been younger.

The family resided in Enfield, Connecticut, where their five children were born and where Henry Chandler died on 4 April 1735.[3]

Hannah was married to John Gains as her second husband on 9 November 1736.[4]

Marriage

Marriage: 9 Nov 1736[5]
Husband: John Gains

Sources

  1. Abbott, Vol. 1, page 26
  2. Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, volume 1, page 234
  3. Abbott, Vol. 1, page 26
  4. Abbott, Vol. 1, page 26
  5. Source: #S7.






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'mrs Hannah Gains wife of mr John Gains died febr 1747 which was omitted before to be entered.' (The History of Enfield, Connecticut, Vol. II, p. 1874)
posted by Patrick Griffith
'Hanah, d. Ely and Judah, May 11, 1698.' (Vital Records of Chelmsford, p. 69.)

Daughter of Eli and Judith (Keies/Keyes) Foster.

posted by Patrick Griffith

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