John Foster

John Deake: He was married Feb. 26, 1746 to Hannah Foster (She was born on May 17,1729 in Hopkinton, R.I. to John Foster and Margery Card. She died some time after 1774.) by Elder Joseph Maxson. Hannah was seventeen years old and five months pregnant when she married John Deake, which may have contributed to her father's hostility towards her marriage, evidenced later when she fell into poverty.

FAMILY OF GEORGE DEAKE
AB. JOHN DEAKE
John Deake was born on Feb. 22, 1724 to parents George and Susannah Deake in Westerly, Kings Co., Colony of Rhode Island. He was educated in the local school and grew to manhood on the family farm. As a young man, he apparently received training as a physician. On Jan. 15, 1743, he signed as a witness to the Will of James Babcock. He was married Feb. 26, 1746 to Hannah Foster (She was born on May 17,1729 in Hopkinton, R.I. to John Foster and Margery Card. She died some time after 1774.) by Elder Joseph Maxson. Hannah was seventeen years old and five months pregnant when she married John Deake, which may have contributed to her father's hostility towards her marriage, evidenced later when she fell into poverty. On April 16, 1746, he was admitted as a freeman in the Town of Hopkinton, R.I. which gave him the rights of a citizen.
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