Benen FOSTER

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14 November 1760 , Scarborough, Maine, New England

Died

24 October 1843 , Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

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Ezekiel FOSTER Mary FOGG

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Born: 14 November 1760 in Scarborough, Maine, New England

Father: Ezekiel FOSTER

Mother: Mary FOGG

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Benen married Deborah A KINNEY 20 May 1782 in Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Deborah A KINNEY was born 30 January 1764 in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Deborah A died 13 April 1852 in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Deborah A was the child of Israel KINNEY and Susannah HOOD.

Benen FOSTER died 24 October 1843 in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Deborah A KINNEY
Marriage date: 20 May 1782
Marriage place: Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Deborah A KINNEY was the child of Israel KINNEY and Susannah HOOD

Children of Benen FOSTER and Deborah A KINNEY

James O FOSTER

Born: 3 November 1789, Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 13 April 1895, Newburgh, Maine, USA

Married: Mary Polly BURTT 1812

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Birth — 1760
14 November 1760
Scarborough, Maine, New England

1782 Marriage / Partner
Benen FOSTER and Deborah A KINNEY 20 May 1782, Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
James O FOSTER was born 3 November 1789, Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada

Benen was 28 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1843
24 October 1843
Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 82.

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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