Abraham Foster (1659 - 1741)

Born 16 Oct 1659 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Robinson) Foster — married 15 Nov 1693 in Newbury, MA

Descendants

Died 22 May 1741 at age 81 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

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Biography

Abraham was born at Ipswich October16, 1659, the son of Abraham Foster and Lydia Burbank^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was a soldier in the military service of the colony "and was wounded in the public service and is to receive 8 pounds out of the public treasury 'for smart money.'"^[2]

On November 15, 1693, he married Mary Robinson, daughter of Robert Robinson of Newbury, at Rowley Mass^{[4][2] [3]}

Children:

1. Abraham, born June 12, 1696^{[1] [3]}, who married Sarah Dunnell^[2]
2. Nathan, born May 17, 1700^{[5] [3]}, who married Hannah Standish^[2]
3. Daniel, born April 13, 1705^{[6] [3]}, who married Hannah Clark and Elizabeth Davis^[2]

He died on May 23, 1741^[3] He died without a will, however his funeral expenses were paid on August 24, 1741, and on April 5, 1742, his widow Mary, and son Abraham signed administration to Daniel, and on June 1, 1742, Nathan signed acceptance of his portion^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Massachusetts Vital Records Volume 1, page 143, also found in NEHGS, which states
   • FOSTER (see also Forster) Abraham, s. Abraham, Oct. 14, 1659
   • Abraham, s. Abraham, jr. and Mary, June 11, 1696.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Foster genealogy by Pierce, Frederick Clifton, 1855-1904. Publication date 1899; Publisher Chicago, Press o W.B. Conkey company. Abraham is person #10 found on page 124 and 132
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Descendants of Reginald Foster of Ipswich Mass by Edward Jacob Forster, published in Volume 39, page 83 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.). Abraham is person #7, found on page 87
4. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Volume 1, page 295, also found in NEHGS, which states FOSTER (Forster, Fostor) Abraham, of Ipswich, and Mary Robison of Newbury, Nov. 15, 1693
5. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Volume 1, page 147, also found in NEHGS, which states FOSTER (see also Forster) Nathan, s. Abram, jr. and Mary, May 17, 1700
6. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Volume 1, page 144, also found in NEHGS, which states FOSTER (see also Forster) Daniel, s. Abraham, jr. and Mary, Apr. 13, 1705
7. ↑ Case # 9797 Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881 Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)

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