Born in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Israel Holly
and Sarah (Cross) Holly
Sister of
Israel Holley, Sarah Holly, Israel Holly, Nathaniel Holly, Martha Holly, Margaret Holly, Hannah (Holley) Hanchett and Phoebe (Holly) Hanchett
Wife of
Elijah Foster
— married
9 Oct 1757 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Joel Foster and Olive Foster
Died
at age 51
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Dec 2017
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Biography
Capt Elijah Foster married Deborah Holley 9 Oct 1757 in Sharron Connecticut. [1]
Deborah Foster died 25 Dec 1787 and was buried in the Hillside Cemetery in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- "wife of Lieut. Elijah Foster ae 51" [2]
Research Notes
Israel & Sarah did have a daughter Deborah. I'm trying to confirm that Elijah's wife was that Deborah.
Deborah Holly was born 14 Jul 1736 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America to Israel & Sarah Holly. [3]
From Barbour - Stamford:
- "Sarah, d. Nathaniel & Hannah, was on Nov. 15, 1714, 9 yrs. old"
- "Sarah m. Israel Holly Feb. 25, 1724/5, by Joseph Bishop" [4]
- "Deborah, d. Israel & Sarah, b. July 14, 1736." [5]
Sources
- ↑ "Foster genealogy' Frederick Clifton Pierce, WB Conkey Company, Chicago,1899; pg 204
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 26 June 2021, memorial page for Deborah Foster (unknown–25 Dec 1787), Find A Grave: Memorial #22893253, citing Hillside Cemetery, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834) .
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77K-T8T : 7 January 2020), Israel Holly in entry for Deborah Holly, 1736.
- ↑ "Barbour Index" http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/c_barbour.htm
- ↑ http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/holly_barbour.htm
- Huntington, Elijah Baldwin. Stamford Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Wm. W. Gillespie & Co., Stamford, Conn., 1874) Page 43.
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