flag male ancestor  John  FOSTER

  (b. 7 October 1642 Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 13 June 1732 Marshfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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John FOSTER was born 7 October 1642 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John FOSTER was the child of Thomas FOSTER   and   Elizabeth WHITMORE

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John  married  Mary CHILLINGSWORTH abt. 1663 in Marshfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary CHILLINGSWORTH  was born abt. 1642 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA (Rexhame) (East Marshfield) (Green Harbor) (Ocean Bluff) (Marshfield Hills) (Brant Rock).  Mary died 25 September 1702 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA (Rexhame) (East Marshfield) (Green Harbor) (Ocean Bluff) (Marshfield Hills) (Brant Rock).  Mary was the child of Thomas CHILLINGSWORTH and Joane PORTER.

John FOSTER died 13 June 1732 in Marshfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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John FOSTER married flag female ancestor Mary CHILLINGSWORTH-- Date: abt. 1663 Place: Marshfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary CHILLINGSWORTH was the child of Thomas CHILLINGSWORTH and Joane PORTER




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birth1642 Birth
7 October 1642
Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1680 Birth of Child
Chillingsworth FOSTER was born 11 July 1680, Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA (Rexhame) (East Marshfield) (Green Harbor) (Ocean Bluff) (Marshfield Hills) (Brant Rock)

John was 37 years old.
1702 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary CHILLINGSWORTH died 25 September 1702, Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA (Rexhame) (East Marshfield) (Green Harbor) (Ocean Bluff) (Marshfield Hills) (Brant Rock)
marriage1705 Marriage of Child
Chillingsworth FOSTER married 14 February 1705, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis) to Mercy FREEMAN
death1732 Death
13 June 1732
Marshfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 89.
Added: 2/23/2025 2:00:47 PM - Updated: 2/23/2025 2:04:22 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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