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Katherine (Foster) Calkins (1696 - bef. 1746)

Katherine Calkins formerly Foster
Born in Topsfield, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 5 Nov 1719 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 49 in Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut Colonymap [uncertain]
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Biography

Katherine Foster was born in Topsfield, Massachusetts, on August 21, 1696, the daughter and eldest child of Daniel Foster and his second wife, Mary Dresser.Forster, Edward Jacob.[1]

She married, November 5, 1719, at Lebanon, Connecticut, John Calkin.[2] on November 5, 1719 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony.[3]

Katherine Calkins presumably died sometime between June 10, 1736, when her youngest child was born, and May 4, 1746, the date her father's will was written. She was not directly mentioned in her father's will, instead he made bequests "to the heirs of Katharine Calkin my eldest daughter the sum of Five Shillings."[4]

Children (Calkin/Calkins)

Children of John and Katherine (Foster) Calkins, born at Hebron and Lebanon, Connecticut:

  1. Mary Calkins, born September 8, 1720, at Hebron.[5]
  2. Daniell Calkins, born March 8, 1721, at Hebron. (Note: There is also a birth record for a "Daniel" at Lebanon, but the record is undated.)[6][7]
  3. Solomon Calkins, born April 4, 1724, at Lebanon.[8]
  4. Hannah Calkins, born May 29, 1726, at Lebanon.[9]
  5. Ezekiel Calkins, born November 4, 1728, at Lebanon.[10]
  6. Israel Calkins, born June 8, 1731, at Lebanon.[11]
  7. Elizabeth Calkins, born September 13, 1733, at Lebanon.[12]
  8. Simeon Calkins, born June 10, 1736, at Lebanon.[13]

Sources

  1. A Genealogy of the Fo(r)ster Family; Descendants of Reginald Foster, Who Settled in Ipswich, Essex County, Mass. A.D. 1638. (David Clapp & Son, Boston, 1876). Pages 8-9. Citing: "13. Daniel."
  2. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Lebanon. Lebanon, Page 64. Citing: "Katherine, m. John Calkin, Nov. 5, 1719."
  3. "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP34-Z72T : 15 April 2022), John Calkin, ; citing Marriage, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272225.
  4. Windham CT Probate District Records, 4:396-398. Daniel Foster, 4 May 1746.
  5. The Barbour Collection: Hebron, Page 23. Citing: "Mary, d John, b. Sept. 8, 1720."
  6. The Barbour Collection: Hebron, Page 23. Citing: "Daniell, s. John, b. Mar. 8, 1721."
  7. The Barbour Collection: Lebanon, Page 30. Citing: "Daniel, [s. John & Katherine], b. [ ]"
  8. The Barbour Collection: Lebanon, Page 31. Citing: "Solomon, [s. John & Katharine], b. Apr. 4, 1724."
  9. The Barbour Collection: Lebanon, Page 30. Citing: "Hannah, [d. John & Katharine], b. May 29, 1726."
  10. The Barbour Collection: Lebanon, Page 30. Citing: "Ezekiel, [s. John & Katharine], b. Nov. 4, 1728."
  11. The Barbour Collection: Lebanon, Page 30. Citing: "Israel, [s. John & Katharine], b. June 8, 1731."
  12. The Barbour Collection: Lebanon, Page 30. Citing: "Elizabeth, [d. John & Katharine], b. Sept. 14, 1733."
  13. The Barbour Collection: Lebanon, Page 31. Citing: "Simeon, [s. John & Katharine], b. June 10, 1736."

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Foster-16230 and Foster-4925 appear to represent the same person because: Same name (Katherine vs. Catherine), parents, married name "Calkins."
posted by Chip White Jr.
Foster-7795 and Foster-4925 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates, same locations, same husband. No parents on either profile, so there are no parent conflicts to prevent or delay a merge.
posted by Ellen Smith

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