Born
1753 in
Lunenburg, Virginia
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
1796
at about age 43
in
Charlotte, Virginia, United States
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Biography
FamilySearch ID: L58D-6SX [1]
Name:
Josiah Foster [2] 1753–1796 • L58D-6SX
Son of George Foster (1727–1762) and Mary Sarah Low Foster (1731–1797)
Birth:
1753 in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States[3]
Christening:
4 February 1759 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia
Death
1796 in Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Marriage:
Married Caty Gayle[4] on 4 Oct 1751 in the Episcopal Church in Kingston Parish,Gloucester,Virginia
Issue:
John Foster 1757–Deceased • K4KW-51S
Betty Foster 1762–Deceased • KZGZ-R9C
Ann Foster 1769–Deceased • MQ4P-L9G
Married Judith Singleton in 1776 in Lunenburg, Virginia
Issue:
Mary Foster Webb 1777–1810 • LHPK-MDS
George Washington Foster 1778–1866 • KLCS-F74
Judith Foster Hatchett 1781–1820 • LHG9-MJD
William Foster 1783–1857 • KJJX-Z2W
Richard Singleton Foster 1784–1869 • LHP9-7NJ
Margaret "Peggy" Foster Foster 1792–Deceased • KF2W-62S
Sources
↑ Source #FSFTID Josiah Foster 1753–1796
↑ Source #FSFTID Josiah Foster 1753–1796
↑ Source #FSFTID Josiah Foster 1753–1796
↑ Source: #Wed01 Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
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Source: Wed01 Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 , database online; Repository: [[#R02]; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-THW : 5 December 2014), Josiah Foster and Caty Gayle, 14 Oct 1751; citing Episcopal Church, Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.53 V26M
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