Abraham Foster, Twin of Sarah

Twin to Sarah

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24 May 2023

Biography

Abraham Foster (25 may 1677 Andover, MA - 15 Dec 1753).[2]

Parents

Father: Andrew II Foster of Andover (d. 07 May 1685 Andover, MA)[3]
Mother: Mary Russa (d. 19 Apr 1721)[4]
Marriage

m. (29 Jun 1703) Mary Johnson Lovejoy (1678 - 21 Feb 1749; p. William Lovejoy and Sarah). Issue: 7.[5]

Hannah I (12 Mar 1704 - d. young)
Abraham II (Nov 1705 - 15 Sep 1743) m. (02 Feb 1729) Sarah Frost[1]
Sarah (b. 03 Sep 1708) m. (21 Sep 1730) Jacob Preston of Andover
(dau) _____ (02 Oct 1710 - d. young)
Isaac (26 Jun 1712 - d. young)
Hannah II (b. 13 Jun 1776) m. (16 Feb 1738) John Russell
Jacob (b. 17 Jun 1717) m. Abigail Frost

Records

Birth: FOSTER, Abraham, s. twin, Andrew [Abraham. CTR] and Mary, May 25, 1677.[2]

Marriage: FOSTER, Abraham, and Mary Johnson, June 29, 1703. [July 24. CR1] [3]

Births of Children (Andover, Mass):

FOSTER, Abraham, s. Abraham and Mary, ––– ––, [1705?]. [4]
FOSTER, Hannah, d. Abraham and Mary, June 13, 1[716. CR2] [5]
FOSTER, [Isaac, s. CR2] Abraham and Mary, June 26, 1712.[6]
FOSTER, Jacob, s. Abraham and Mary, June ––, 1718.[7]
FOSTER, Sarah, d. Abraham and Mary, July ––, [1707?]. [8]
Death: FOSTER, Abraham, Dec. 15, 1753, in his 77th y. [9]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Foster-1301

Abraham Foster (1677 - 1753)

Abraham Foster

Born 25 May 1677 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Son of Andrew Foster III and Mary (Russ) Foster

Brother of Hannah (Foster) Gutterson, Mary (Foster) Lovejoy, Sarah (Foster) Blunt and Esther (Foster) Stone

Husband of Mary (Johnson) Foster — married 29 Jun 1703 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father of Abraham Foster, Sarah (Foster) Preston, Dan Foster, Isaac Foster, Hannah (Foster) Russell and Jacob Foster

Died 15 Dec 1753 at age 76 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

20:03: Bob Hanrahan Jr edited the Biography for Abraham Foster (1677-1753). (Bio improvement. ) [Thank Bob for this]

Sources

↑ Sarah remarried to Abraham's cousin, Andrew Foster.[1]
↑ Andover Births; page 150; Massachusetts Vital Records Project
↑ Andover Marriages; page 130; Massachusetts Vital Records Project
↑ Andover Births; page 150; Massachusetts Vital Records Project
↑ Andover Births; page 152; Massachusetts Vital Records Project
↑ Andover Births; page 153; Massachusetts Vital Records Project
↑ Andover Births; page 153; Massachusetts Vital Records Project
↑ Andover Births; page 157; Massachusetts Vital Records Project
↑ Andover Deaths; page 438; Massachusetts Vital Records Project
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