Foster Finch (1758 - 1843)

Born 5 Feb 1758 in Dutchess, New York Colony

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Died 23 May 1843 at age 85 in Knox, Albany, New York, United States

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Biography

Foster Finch served with The Levies (Pawling), New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Foster was born in what is now Dutchess County, New York in 1761 to Jacob and Martha (Jacobs) Finch.^[1] In 1779 he served as a Private with Captain Robert Wood's New York Company.^[1][2] He was a part of the company called "the Levies" under Colonel Albert Pawling (he shows up in with the name "Fawster Finch").^[3] The Levies were regiments that could be sent out of New York.^[3] One biography of Colonel Pawling says that this regiment spent the war guarding forts in Ulster and Orange Counties.^[4]

Foster married Naomi Merrick (sometimes spelled Myrrick).^[5][6] They had at least eight children: Jane (b. 1787), Sarah (b. 1789, James (b. 1791), Adah (b. 1794), Ira (b. 1796), Jemimah (b. 1797), John (b. 1803), and Hannah (b. 1805).^[7]

Foster died in Albany County, New York in 1843 and is buried in West Township, part of the Town of Knox.^[7][8]

Notes

The only primary source used for this profile is his son John's marriage license.^[5] His military record is a book of records copied over from originals.^[3] The other information comes from lineage books.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Louise Pearson, Lineage Book Volume XXII, published by Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, DC (1906), page 52, accessed 3 February 2018 through Google Books[1]
2. ↑ Yearbook of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, 1899), page 371, digitized by the Internet Archive (2012), accessed 3 February 2018[2]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} New York in the Revolution, Second Edition, Brandow Printing Company, Albany, NY, page 83, New York State Library Digital Collections, accessed 3 February 2018[3]
4. ↑ Friends of Pawling Park, "Commemoration & History of Col. Albert Pawling," accessed 3 February 2018[4]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ([5] : 5 December 2014), Foster Finch in entry for John Finch and Mary Ann Cash, 17 Jan 1858; citing Alex, Virginia, reference P3; FHL microfilm 31,329.
6. ↑ 'William S. Pelletreau, History of Putnam County, New York with biographical sketches of its prominent men, W.W. Preston, Philadelphia (1886), page 282, accessed 3 February 2018 through the Internet Archive[6]
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} George Byron Merrick, Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Myrick family of Massachusetts, Madison, WI: Tracy, Gibbs & Company (1902), page 43, accessed 3 February 2018 through the Internet Archive[7]
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 February 2018), memorial page for Foster Finch (1761–22 May 1843), Find A Grave Memorial no. 107388738, citing Finch Family Burying Ground, Knox, Albany County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Max Finch (contributor 48036794) .

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