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Foster, Samuel

Foster, Samuel[1, 2, 3]

Male Abt 1650 - Abt 1730  (80 years)


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  • Name Foster, Samuel 
    Birth Abt 1650  Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 21 Jul 1730  Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Unknown via findagrave Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2422  Theisen & Allied Families
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2022 

    Father Foster, Hon./Lt. Samuel,   b. 31 Jan 1619, York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1702, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Kemp, Esther,   b. Abt 1625, Massachusetts, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 30 May 1647  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Keyes, Sarah,   b. Abt 24 Aug 1656, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 27 Jan 1718, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage Abt 28 May 1678  Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spouse: Sarah Foster (born Keyes)
    Children 
     1. Foster, Sarah,   b. Abt 16 Aug 1679, Essex, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 13 Mar 1756, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Foster, Hannah,   b. Abt 3 Dec 1684, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1749, Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     3. Foster, Joseph,   b. Abt 14 Nov 1686   d. Abt 29 Jan 1689 (Age 2 years)
     4. Foster, Edward,   b. Abt 29 Jan 1689, Chelmsford, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 12 Jul 1740, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     5. Foster, Moses,   b. Abt 4 Oct 1692, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 17 Oct 1785, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     6. Foster, Andrew,   b. Abt 28 Mar 1695, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Foster, Jean Jane,   b. Abt 8 Oct 1696, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1765, Hudson, Province of New Hampshire, now Hillsborough County Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     8. Foster, Samuel   d. Abt 17 Dec 1698
     9. Foster, Elizabeth   d. Abt 1772, Chelmsford, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-69507098/samuel-foster-in-geni-world-family-tree.
      Samuel Foster&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1650 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Sarah Foster (born Keyes) - May 28 1678 - Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA&lt;br&gt;Death: July 21 1730 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Burial: Unknown via findagrave&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Samuel Foster</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Esther Foster (born Kemp)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Sarah Foster (born Keyes)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Elizabeth Foster</a>, <a>Sarah Miles (born Foster)</a>, <a>Hannah Barrett (born Foster)</a>, <a>Joseph Foster</a>, <a>Edward Foster</a>, <a>Jean Senter (born Foster)</a>, <a>Moses Foster</a>, <a>Andrew Foster</a>, <a>Samuel Foster</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Eli Kemp Foster</a>, <a>Edward Foster</a>, <a>Esther Foster</a>, <a>Jonathan Foster</a>, <a>Andrew Foster</a>, <a>Abraham Foster</a>, <a>Nathaniel Foster</a>, <a>Hannah Fletcher (born Foster)</a>, <a>John Foster</a>

    2. [S262] Compilation of Published Sources.
      &lt;p&gt;Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, 1907&lt;br /&gt;Date: 1907&lt;br /&gt;Place:  Massachusetts, USA &lt;br /&gt;Publication place:  Chicago, Illinois, USA &lt;br /&gt;Text: "...September 28, 1671, died December 13, 1671. (II) Samuel Foster, son of Samuel Foster (l), was born at Wenham in 1650. He married. May 28, 1678, Sarah Keyes, daughter of Solomon Keyes. She was born in 16..."&lt;br /&gt;About this source: &lt;br /&gt;Title: Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, 1907&lt;br /&gt;Subject: Worcester Historical Society, Worcester County (Mass.) -- Genealogy&lt;br /&gt;Volume: 1&lt;br /&gt;Publication date: 1907&lt;br /&gt;Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company&lt;br /&gt;Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Boston Public Library&lt;br /&gt;Tags: bostonpubliclibrary, americana&lt;br /&gt;Contributor: Boston Public Library&lt;/p&gt;

    3. [S431] Massachusetts Newspapers, 1704-1974.
      &lt;p&gt;The Boston Transcript&lt;br /&gt;Publication: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br /&gt;Date: Jan 13 1909&lt;br /&gt;Text: "...will show the situation as clearly as possible. Samuel (2) Foster, son of Samuel (1) and Esther Kemp, resided ln Chelmsford and died there, July 21, 1730, according to the genealogy of hls family. At hls..."&lt;/p&gt;

    4. [S430] New England families, genealogical and memorial, Vol 3, pg 428.