Born in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Luke Hovey
and Susanna (Pillsbury) Hovey
Sister of
Susannah (Hovey) Lakeman, Hannah (Hovey) Hale, Elizabeth (Hovey) Kimball, Luke Hovey II, Joseph Hovey, Mary (Hovey) Worcester and Abijah Hovey
Wife of
John Foster
— married
23 Nov 1732 in Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
John Foster Jr, Jemima Foster, Stephen Foster, Nathan Foster, Rebecca Foster and Jimima Foster
Died
at age 92
in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2014
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Biography
Dorcas married as his second wife, John Foster, son of Ephraim and Hannah (Eames) Foster, on 23 Nov 1732 at Essex, MA Bay - parents of Nathan, Rebecca and Jemima Foster
Sources
- MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988
- The Book of Daniel Hovey and His Descendants, page 54
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