Thomas FOSTER

Born

18 August 1640 , Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

28 October 1679 , Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Thomas married Sarah PARKER 15 October 1662 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah PARKER was born April 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Sarah died 18 April 1718 in Billerica, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Sarah was the child of Robert PARKER and Judith BARNHAM .

Parents & Family of Thomas FOSTER

Parents of Thomas FOSTER

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Thomas FOSTER

Mother

Elizabeth WHITMORE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas FOSTER

Thomas FOSTER married

Sarah PARKER
Marriage date: 15 October 1662
Marriage place: Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Sarah PARKER was the child of Robert PARKER and Judith BARNHAM

Children of Thomas FOSTER and Sarah PARKER

Sarah FOSTER

Born: 3 June 1667, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
Died: 8 August 1751, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Thomas WILLIAMS 1679

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Birth — 1640
18 August 1640
Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1662 Marriage / Partner
Thomas FOSTER and Sarah PARKER 15 October 1662, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Birth of Child
Sarah FOSTER was born 3 June 1667, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Thomas was 26 years old.

Death — 1679
28 October 1679
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony
He died at the age of 39.

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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