Paul Foster (abt. 1765 - 1820)

Born about 1765 in Machias, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Webber) Foster — married 22 Jul 1792 in Machias ,Maine

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1820 at about age 55 in East Machias, Washington, Maine, United States

Biography

Paul Foster was born c1765 (from age at death) in that part of Machias, Maine, later set off as East Machias, the son of Wooden Foster and Frances Scott; ^{[1] [2]} died at East Machias, Maine, 10 Jun 1821, ae 55y, ^[3] and is buried in the East Machias Village Cemetery. ^[4]

He married (1) at Machias, 28 Jul 1792, Elizabeth "Betsey" Webber. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} They apparently divorced after the birth of their youngest child, and Paul married (2) Helen Livermore. ^[1]

Lived in that part of Machias, later set off as East Machias. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Revolutionary War veteran. ^{[13] [14]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Drisko, George W., Narrative of the Town of Machias, The Old and the New, The Early and the Late (Press of The Republican, Machias, Maine, 1904, 575 pages), p. 419. Cit. Date: 18 Nov 2021.
2. ↑ Pierce, Frederick Clifton, Foster Genealogy (W. B. Conkey Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1899), Part 1, p. 297. Cit. Date: 18 Nov 2021.
3. ↑ Joseph W. Porter, editor and publisher, Inscriptions from Gravestones in the Old Burying Ground at East Machias, Bangor Historical Magazine (Charles H. Glass & Co., Printers, Bangor, Maine, 1885-1894), Vol. 4, p. 196. Cit. Date: 13 Sep 2021.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 September 2021), memorial page for Paul Foster (1766–10 Jun 1821), Find A Grave: Memorial #19803624, citing East Machias Village Cemetery, East Machias, Washington County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651).
5. ↑ Jackman, Mrs. Beulah B., Earliest Records of Machias, Maine (1767-1827), (Concord, NH, 1937?, 55 pages), p. 32. Cit. Date: 13 Sep 2021.
6. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48P-DMH : 10 February 2018), Paul Foster and Betsy Webber, 22 Jul 1792; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 11,562.
7. ↑ Joseph Crook Anderson II, editor, Maine Families in 1790, Volume 5 (Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 25, Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, First Printing June 1996, Second Printing January 2001, 402 pages, ISBN: 0-89725-255-1), p. 123. Cit. Date: 13 Sep 2021.
8. ↑ Joseph Crook Anderson II, CG, FASG, Maine Families in 1790, Volume 7 (Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 36, Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, April 2001, 651 pages), p. 177. Cit. Date: 13 Sep 2021.
9. ↑ United States 1800 Census. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (Original index: United States Census, 1800. FamilySearch, 2015.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1559/rd/22046/616/438753592
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRS-RFB : accessed 3 September 2019), Paul Foster, Machias, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. 616, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 218,678.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH24-423 : accessed 3 September 2019), Paul Foster, Machias, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. 588, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 12; FHL microfilm 218,683.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG9-VSJ : accessed 3 September 2019), Paul Foster, Machias, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. 293, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 281,241.
13. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-GCH4 : 18 March 2018), Paul Foster, 15 Jul 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711084.
14. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-KRXW : 18 March 2018), Paul Foster, 17 Jun 1780; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711084.