Abraham Foster

1622 - 1711  (89 years)

• Name	Abraham Foster
  Born	1622	Exeter, Devonshire, England, UK   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Notable	was an early settler of New England who came to America at age 16 with his father, settled in Ipswich, MA abt. 1638
  _UID	756CDB5189723342AB36673A82F1CE418173
  Died	25 Jan 1711	Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I1235	Irving Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	Reginald Foster,   b. Abt 1595, , , England, UK ,   d. Bef 9 Jun 1681, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	Judith Wignol,   b. Abt 1600, , , England, UK ,   d. Oct 1664, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	Abt 1619	London, Essex, England, UK   [3, 4, 5]
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	5F0E5A05C0E38C4EA9154FA8EDB79AA1DD91
  Family ID	F572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Burbank,   b. Abt 1644, Rowley, Essex, MA, USA   [6]
  Married	1655	Rowley, Essex, MA, USA   [7]
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	BD601E30F9935949A99A72664E91F52DB5B6
  Notes	It is believed that Lydia was the second wife of Abraham but there is no information on the first wife. [8]
  Children	1. Ephraim Foster,   b. 9 Oct 1657, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 1746, Andover, Essex, MA, USA  (Age 88 years) + 2. Abraham Foster,   b. 16 Oct 1659, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 23 May 1741, Topsfield, Essex, MA, USA  (Age 81 years)   3. James Foster,   b. 12 Jan 1662, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA   4. Isaac Foster,   b. 1668, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1717  (Age 49 years)   5. Benjamin Foster,   b. 1670, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 12 Sep 1735, Lunenburg, Worcester, MA, USA  (Age 65 years)   6. Ebenezer Foster,   b. 15 Jul 1672, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 25 Feb 1718, Rowley, Essex, MA, USA  (Age 45 years)   7. Mehitable Foster,   b. 12 Oct 1675, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA   8. Caleb Foster,   b. 9 Nov 1677, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA ,   d. 25 Jan 1766, Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1622 - Exeter, Devonshire, England, UK Married - 1655 - Rowley, Essex, MA, USA Died - 25 Jan 1711 - Ipswich, Essex, MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  See page 124 in Pierce Book (Foster Genealogy) Came to America at age 16 with his father, settled in Ipswich, MA abt. 1638 Two other children of Abraham and Lydia (numbers 9 and 10 in sequence) are not listed. One born 27 Dec 1668 assummed to have died young; and Ruth no known birth or death dates.

  
  

• Sources

  [S169] Foster Genealogy, Frederick Clifton Pierce, (1899; Chicago W. B. Conkey Co.), Pg 124 (Reliability: 2). Abraham b. Exeter, Devonshire, England 1622 Pierce Individual - 3 [S169] Foster Genealogy, Frederick Clifton Pierce, (1899; Chicago W. B. Conkey Co.), Pg124 (Reliability: 2). He d. Jan. 25, 1711. Res. Ipswitch, Mass. [S169] Foster Genealogy, Frederick Clifton Pierce, (1899; Chicago W. B. Conkey Co.), Pg 115 (Reliability: 2). Reginald was twice married, first Judith ___ who died in Ipswich, MA October, 1664 (she was the mother of all the children) [S288] New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence Almon, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.), 5-056.doc., Pg 278 (Reliability: 2). FOSTER, Reginald/Renold & 1/wf Judith [WIGNOL] ( -1684); 1619; Ipswich, MA/London Garden, Essex, Eng Believe death year for Judith is a typo and should be 1664 [S259] CD-New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence A., Record No.. 12,201 (Reliability: 2). FOSTER, Reginald/Renold & 1/wf Judith [WIGNOL] (-1664); 1619; Ipswich, MA/Leydon Garden, Essex, Eng {Wildes Anc. 177; Granberry 290; Reg. 30:83, 90:307, 98:361; Snow-Estes 1:106, 108; TAG 18:13; Tingley-Meyers 84, 274; Dwight 634; Goodhue Anc. 116; Chute lii; Stickney Anc. 36; Utah Gen. Mag. 21:18, 19; Foster 115, 120; Caldwell Anc. 60; Cross Anc. 152} [S259] CD-New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence A., Record No. 12,129 (Reliability: 2). FOSTER, Abraham (1622-1711) & 1/wf? 2/wf Lydia [BURBANK]? (?1644-); by 1657?; Ipswich/ Rowley/Andover {Snow-Estes 1:116; Reg. 30:84, 90:309; Warner-Harrington 87; Wildes Anc. 181; Foster 124; Burbank 10; Cross Anc. 51; Foster Anc. 8; Dwight 634; Chute lii; Goodhue Anc. 116; Perley 58; Rowley MA Fam. 117; Sv. 1:185-6; Burbank (n.d.) 2; Utah Gen. Mag. 21:14; Ga,age 58} [S169] Foster Genealogy, Frederick Clifton Pierce, (1899; Chicago W. B. Conkey Co.), Pg 124 (Reliability: 2). Abraham m. 1655 Lydia Burbank, dau of Caleb and Martha of Rowley [S288] New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence Almon, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.), 5-056.doc.