William Foster

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name
William Foster
sex
male
access
public
born
date
7 Feb 1753
place
Roxbury, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-roxbury]
father
id
john-foster-1722
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-roxbury]
mother
id
jane-lindsey-fl1750
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-roxbury]
spouses
name
Mary Draper
married
date
11 June 1778
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-roxbury]
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-roxbury]

Son of John and Jane Foster. Married Mary Draper of Dedham at Roxbury, 11 June 1778. Hosmer's William Foster of Deer Isle, a blacksmith from Dedham, "brother" of Mrs. Thomas Thompson, is taken to be this man; that is our inference. "Of him Deacon Nehemiah Closson learned his trade" (Hosmer p. 51).

  1. ---
  2. name: William Foster
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. born:
  6. date: 7 Feb 1753
  7. place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
  8. basis: documented
  9. confidence: proven
  10. sources: [vital-records-roxbury]
  11. father:
  12. id: john-foster-1722
  13. basis: documented
  14. confidence: proven
  15. sources: [vital-records-roxbury]
  16. mother:
  17. id: jane-lindsey-fl1750
  18. basis: documented
  19. confidence: proven
  20. sources: [vital-records-roxbury]
  21. spouses:
  22. - name: Mary Draper
  23. married:
  24. date: 11 June 1778
  25. basis: documented
  26. confidence: proven
  27. sources: [vital-records-roxbury]
  28. basis: documented
  29. confidence: proven
  30. sources: [vital-records-roxbury]
  31. ---
  33. Son of John and Jane Foster. Married Mary Draper of Dedham at Roxbury, 11 June 1778. Hosmer's William Foster of Deer Isle, a blacksmith from Dedham, "brother" of Mrs. Thomas Thompson, is taken to be this man; that is our inference. "Of him Deacon Nehemiah Closson learned his trade" (Hosmer p. 51).
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