Mary (Johnson) Foster (1677 - 1749)

Born 25 Jun 1677 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham Foster — married 29 Jun 1703 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Mary (Johnson) Foster was born on 25 Jun 1677 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, daughter of Sgt William Johnson (~1655 - 1727) and Sarah (Lovejoy) Johnson (1654 - 1705).

Her siblings were:

1. Sarah Lovejoy (Johnson) Blanchard (1681 - 1769)
2. Susannah (Johnson) Carrier (1683 - 1739)
3. Mehitabell (Johnson) Blunt (~1686 - ~1750)
4. Benjamin Johnson (1689 - 1771)
5. Caleb Johnson (1694 - 1760)

Mary married Abraham Foster (1677 - 1753) on 29 Jun 1703 in Andover. Their children were:

1. Abraham II Foster (1705 - 1743)
2. Sarah (Foster) Preston (1708 - 1751)
3. Dan Foster (1710 - )
4. Isaac Foster (1712 - 1798)
5. Hannah (Foster) Russell (1716 - 1775)
6. Jacob Foster (1717 - 1806).

Mary died on 21 Feb 1749 aged 71.

Records

Marriage: FOSTER, Abraham, and Mary Johnson, June 29, 1703 in Andover, Essex, MA^[1] . ^[2]

Births of Children (Andover, Mass)^[3]:

1. FOSTER, Abraham, s. Abraham and Mary, ––– ––, [1705?].
2. FOSTER, Hannah, d. Abraham and Mary, June 13, 1[716. CR2]
3. FOSTER, [Isaac, s. CR2] Abraham and Mary, June 26, 1712.
4. FOSTER, Jacob, s. Abraham and Mary, June ––, 1718.
5. FOSTER, Sarah, d. Abraham and Mary, July ––, [1707?].

Death: FOSTER, Mary, w. Abraham, Feb. 21, 1749-50, in her 71st y. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : Ancestry.com
2. ↑ Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Volume II; Andover Marriages; page 130;
3. ↑ Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Volume I; Andover Births; Pages 150-157
4. ↑ Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Volume II; Andover Deaths; page 440

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Resource Books

Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A ..., Volume 4

Stearns, E.S., Whitcher, W.F. & Parker, E.P. (1908). Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, (Vol. 4, pp. 1665). NH: Lewis Publishing Co. Google Books.[1]

Acknowledgements

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