flag male ancestor  John  FOSTER

  (b. 9 February 1689 Dorchester, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England   d. abt. 1746 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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John FOSTER was born 9 February 1689 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England

John FOSTER was the child of James FOSTER   and   Anna LANE and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Job LANE and Hannah REYNER

John FOSTER died abt. 1746 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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