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Dea. Chillingsworth Foster, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Marshfield, Plymouth Colony
Death: December 22, 1764 (84)
Brewster, Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Deacon John Foster and Mary Foster
Husband of Mercy Foster; Susanna Foster and Ruth Foster
Father of Deacon James Foster; Chillingsworth Foster; Mary Paddock (Foster); Thomas Foster; Nathan Foster and 6 others
Brother of Elizabeth Carver; Deacon John Foster; Josiah F Foster; Joseph Foster, Sr.; Mary Hatch and 4 others

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About Dea. Chillingsworth Foster, Sr.

Chillingsworth Foster

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  • Birth: June 11 1680 - Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  • Death: Dec 22 1764 - Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  • Parents: John Foster & Mary Chillingworth
  • Spouse: Mercy Freeman - married 1705
  • Spouse: Susannah Gray - married 1721
  • Spouse: Ruth Merrick - married 14 October 1731
  • Children: Jerusha Foster, Foster, Nathaniel Foster, Jerusha Bangs (born Foster), Thomas Foster, Foster, Mary Paddock (born Foster)

Biography

https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr07/rr07_417.html#P14299

Family of Mary Chillingsworth (6068) & Dea. John Foster:

16300. Chillingsworth Foster. Born on 11 Jul 1680 in Marshfield, MA.60 Chillingsworth died in Harwich, MA, on 22 Dec 1764; he was 84.

Chillingsworth resided in Harwich, of which town he was many years Representative in the General Court.400
Ca 1704/5 Chillingsworth first married Mercy Freeman (13838) , daughter of John Freeman (4732) (Dec 1651-27 Jul 1721) & Sarah Merrick (1 Aug 1654-21 Apr 1696). Born on 3 Aug 1687 in Eastham, MA.148 Mercy died in Harwich, MA, on 7 Jul 1720; she was 32.400

Children of Chillingsworth and Mercy (Freeman) Foster:

  1. i. James Foster, b. 6 Jan 1705/6, d. ca. 1778 at Athol, MA, m. 1st 10 Jul 1729 Lydia Winslow (d. 7 Jan 1770, dau. of Edward Winslow), m. 2nd 13 May 1771 Phebe Axtell;
  2. ii. Chillingsworth Foster, b. 25 Dec 1707, d. before 9 Jun 1779, m. at Rochester, MA, 10 Oct 1730 Mary Winslow (b. 1 Sep 1712, d. 25 Jan 1757, dau. of Edward Winslow);
  3. iii. Mary Foster, b. 5 Jan 1709/10, d. after 1763 at Southeast, Dutchess Co., NY, m. 12 Oct 1727 David Paddock (b. 12 Aug 1705 at Yarmouth, d. ca. 1772 at Southeast, son of Zachariah & Bethiah (Hall) Paddock);
  4. iv. Thomas Foster, b. 15 Mar 1711/2, m. at Harwich 11 Jul 1734 Mary Hopkins;
  5. v. Nathan Foster, b. 10 Jun 1715, m. at Harwich 14 Jun 1739 Sarah Lincoln;
  6. vi. Isaac Foster, b. 1718; and
  7. vii. Mercy Foster, b. & d. 1720.

On 10 Aug 1721 when Chillingsworth was 41, he second married Susannah Gray, daughter of John Gray (Jul 1671-31 Mar 1732) & Susanna Clark (12 Mar 1673/4-10 Sep 1731), in Harwich, MA.400 Born 2 Mar 1693/4 in Harwich, MA. Susannah died in Harwich, MA on 7 Dec 1730. Susanna, widow of Nathaniel Sears.

Children of Chillinsworth and Susanna (Gray) (Sears) Foster:

  1. i. Mercy Foster, b. 29 Jul 1722, m. 7 Oct 1742 Isaac Crosby;
  2. ii. Nathaniel Foster, b. 17 Apr 1725, d. afater 1763;
  3. iii. Jerusha Foster, b. 9 Dec 1727, d. after 1763; and
  4. iv. a sillborn son, b. 1730.

On 7 Dec 1731 when Chillingsworth was 51, he third married Ruth Merrick (20496) , daughter of William Merrick (15 Sep 1643-30 Oct 1732) & Abigail Hopkins (7451) (Oct 1644-ca 1691), in Harwich, MA. Born ca 1684 in Eastham, MA. Ruth died in Harwich, MA on 13 Feb 1766.

Notes

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wingfamilyofameri...

He married Susanna Gray Sears. Chillingworth was born at Marshfield, PC, on 11 June 1680. He died at Harwich, Barnstable, MA, on 22 December 1764. His body was interred at Harwich, Barnstable, MA, at Old Burial Ground.

Child of Deacon Chillingworth Foster and Susanna Gray Sears

  1. Nathaniel Foster+ b. 17 Apr 1725, d. c 1 May 1787

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Dea. Chillingsworth Foster, Sr.'s Timeline

1680
June 11, 1680
Marshfield, Plymouth Colony
1705
January 21, 1705
Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1707
December 25, 1707
Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1709
January 5, 1709
Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
1712
March 15, 1712
Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1715
June 10, 1715
Harwich,Barnstable,Massachusetts,USA
1718
June 17, 1718
Harwich, Barnstable, MA
1720
May 20, 1720
Harwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay