James F R Foss
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1847 - Biddeford, Maine
Baptism:
Death:
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Spouses and Children
1. *Alvena M Baker (5 Dec 1853 - 26 Sep 1920)
Marriage: 22 Feb 1877 - Newton, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Florence Ellen Foss (1881-1967) 1
Linwood M Foss
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Apr 1912 - Barnstable co., Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 23 Aug 1993 - South Dennis, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Soc Sec Num, 028-09-8751 in Massachusetts
Spouses and Children
1. *B Harriet (26 Jul 1913 - 16 Jul 2003)
Marriage:
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Children:
1. N Joan Foss (1933-2007)
N Joan Foss
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1933 - Dennisport, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 6 Dec 2007 - Harwichport, Massachusetts
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Parents
Father: Linwood M Foss (1912-1993)
Mother: B Harriet (1913-2003)
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General:
Cape Codder obit
N. Joan McGuire
Native Cape Codder, avid birder
HARWICH PORT — N. Joan (Foss) (Bauer) McGuire, 74, died at home Dec. 6 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was the wife of the late Frederick A. Bauer and the late Edward G. McGuire.
Mrs. McGuire was an 11th generation Cape Codder. The daughter of the late Linwood and Harriet Foss, she grew up in Dennisport and attended Dennis schools. She raised her six children in West Harwich. She worked at Thompson’s Clam Bar, Wychmere Harbor Club, Harwich High School, and for the past 17 years in the gift shop at Wequassett Inn. Her passions included her family, golf and the natural world.
She was an avid birder and loved traveling with her birding friends. She was a member of South Dennis Congregational Church, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and Cape Cod Bird Club.
Mrs. McGuire is survived by her sister, Marion E. Gomes of Hampden Maine; her sons, Brian A. Bauer of Somerville, Blair E. Bauer of Plymouth and Brett A. Bauer of Harwich; her daughters, Elizabeth Williams of Brewster, Robin Shaw of Wellfleet, and Kristen Squazzo of Monument, Colo.; four grandsons; and two step-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Dec. 11 at South Dennis Congregational Church. Memorial donations may be made to South Dennis Congregational Church or Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.
Abigail Foster
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1782 - (Woolwich, Maine)
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Spouses and Children
1. *Ebenezer Hatch (24 Apr 1780 - 19 Oct 1856) 2
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Melinda Hatch (1802- )
2. Thomas Hatch (1804-1889)
3. Clarissa Hatch (1806- )
4. William Hatch (1808- )
5. Bradford Hatch (1811- )
6. Captain Ebenezer K Hatch (1816-1882)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Ebenezer Hatch)
Marriage 1 Abigail FOSTER b: in of Woolwich, ME
Married: in Dresden, ME
Children
Melinda HATCH b: 1802
Thomas HATCH b: 1804
Clarissa HATCH b: 1806
William HATCH b: 1808
Bradford HATCH b: 1811
Ebenezer HATCH b: 1816
(ernerst_keene)
Abigail S Foster
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1820 - Wenham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: After 1890 - (Brewster, Massachusetts)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Dr Samuel H Gould (19 Dec 1814 - 25 Aug 1882)
Marriage:
Status:
Anna Lewis Foster
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Jan 1766 - Boston, Massachusetts 3
Baptism:
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Parents
Father: John Foster (Est 1735- )
Mother: Susanna Lewis (1738- )
Arthur E Foster
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Jul 1876 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 5
Baptism:
Death: 1935
Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Collins Cole Foster (1847-1917) 6
Mother: Sabra N Wiley (1851-1946) 4 7
Caroline H Foster
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Dec 1853 - Jersey City, New Jersey
Baptism:
Death: 1927
Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas F Foster (1815-1862)
Mother: Mary Newcomb (1815-1886) 8
Spouses and Children
1. *Solomon Stacy Atwood (12 May 1844 - 1 Mar 1923) 4 9
Marriage: 7 Nov 1872 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 10
Status:
Children:
1. Alton Stacy Atwood (1875-1934) 4 5 11
2. Flossie N Atwood (1887-1953) 4
Charles Francis Foster
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Jul 1838
Baptism:
Death: 8 Feb 1841 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas F Foster (1815-1862)
Mother: Mary Newcomb (1815-1886) 8
Chillingsworth Foster
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Dec 1707 - Harwich, Massachusetts 13
Baptism:
Death: 1779 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Will 14, 28 Dec 1776 in Harwich, Massachusetts
From Probate Records of Barnstable county, vol. 20, p. 415 : I, Chillingwh Foster of Harwich in the County of Barnstable do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament this 28th Day of Deer. Anno Domini 1776 first I recommend my soul to God that Gave it hoping in his Mercy through the Merits of Christ and my body to the Earth in Decent Christian burial as to my worldly Estate I Give demise and dispose of the same in manner following.
My will is that all my Just Debts & funeral charges be paid by my Executor hereafter named and ordained.
Imprimis. I Give to my Daughter Sarah Waterman her heirs &c two acres and a half of upland & swamp lying on the Southerly side of the Country Road between said Road and the pond to be measured of to her of on ye westerly part of my land adjoining to Winslows land.
Item. I Give to my said Daughter Waterman my grandson Jeremiah Mayo and my Grand daughter Thankfull Freeman to their Heirs &c. to be divided in Equal thirds among them the woodlot I bought of Thomas Clark lying to the Southward of Sequastones way.
Item. I also Give to the said Sarah Jeremiah and Thankfull the land and meadow that I now own that was formerly my Grandfather John Freeman Deceased to them their Heirs &c to be divided Equally between them three.
Item I also Give to the said Sarah Waterman Jeremiah Mayo & Thankfull Freeman all my indoor movables and all my neat cattle & swine "Excepting my best pair of oxen.
Item, I give my Grandson Jeremiah Mayo my chaise horse.
Item. I Give to my Daughter Sarah, my Grandson Jeremiah Mayo and my granddaughter Thankfull Freeman liberty to sett in my Pew in the meeting house from time to time as they shall have occasion.
My will further is that if both or either of my aforesaid Grand children shall die without issue in that case such part of the Estate as is Given to them or either of them in this will shall be to my Daughter Sarah Waterman her heirs &c forever.
Item. I Give to my son Chillingwh. Foster his heirs &c forever all my Estate both Real and personal Goods and Chattels not heretofore disposed of in this my Last will & Testament he paying all my Just Debts & funeral charges and faithfully performing what is injoined him in this will.
And I do constitute Ordain & appoint my son Chillingsworth Foster Sole Executor to this my last will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto sett my Hand & Seal the day & year before written. Signed, Sealed Pronounced & declared to be his last will and Testament. In Presence of us. Chillingwh. Foster. (L. S. )
Isaac Foster.
Joseph Snow.
Thomas Stevens. Proved June 9, 1779.
A true copy of the record.
Parents
Father: Chillingsworth Foster (1680-1764) 15 16
Mother: Marcy Freeman (1687-1720)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mercy Winslow (1 Sep 1712 - 25 Jan 1757)
Marriage: 10 Oct 1730 - Rochester, Massachusetts 17
Status:
Children:
1. Thankful Foster (1733-1759)
2. Mercy Foster (1735-1760)
3. Chillingsworth Foster (1737-1815)
4. Mehitable Foster (1746-1773) 16
5. Sarah Foster (1747-1795)
Notes
General:
HON. CHILLINGSWORTH FOSTER (Chillingsworth, John, Thomas, Thomas), b. Dec. 25, 17o7, Harwich, Mass.; m. Oct . 1o, 173o, Mercy Winslow, dau. of Edward, Esq., of Rochester; b. Sept. ?, 1712; d. Jan. 25, 1757; m. 2d, July 7, 1757, Sarah Freeman, of'Harwich. He was a son of Chillingsworth and Mercy (Freeman), of Harwich, and brother of Deacon James Foster, who m. Lydia Winslow. He was a blacksmith and resided generally in Harwich, now Brewster, but seems to have been in Barnstable a few years, where two of his children were born in 1735 and 1737. He was selectman of Harwich two years; representative ten years ; justice of the peace, and special justice of the Court of Common Pleas. His will is dated Dec. 28, 1776. 14Marriage Notes (Mercy Winslow)
4172. i. THANKFUL, b. June 14, 1733; m. Oct. 23, 1755, Joshua Freeman ; had dau. Thankful.
4173. ii. MERCY, b. May 2, 1735, Barnstable, Mass.; d. May 4, 1760; m. Dec. 30, 1756, Hon. Solomon Freeman.
4174. iii. CHILLINGSWORTH, b. July 17, 1737, Barnstable; m. Nov. 15, 1759, Sarah Freeman, b. 1741; d. July 26, 1823. He d. Jan. 2, 1815. Res.. Barnstable, Mass.
4175. iv. MEHITABEL, b. April 18, 1746; m., Nov. 25, 1762, Joshua Mayo of Eastham; had son Jeremiah.
4176. v. SARAH, b. Nov. 25, 1747; m. Jan. 8, 1767, Samuel Waterman, of Wellflet. 14
Chillingsworth Foster
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Jul 1737 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 18
Baptism:
Death: 2 Jan 1815 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Chillingsworth Foster (1707-1779)
Mother: Mercy Winslow (1712-1757)
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Freeman (14 Nov 1740 - 26 Jul 1823)
Marriage: 15 Nov 1759
Status:
Children:
1. Polly Crosby Foster (1778-1842)
2. Ruby Foster (1783-1855)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Sarah Freeman)
residence: Barnstable
Chillingsworth Foster
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Jun 1680 - Marshfield, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: 22 Dec 1764 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Old Burial Ground, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. Ruth Merrick (15 May 1684 - 13 Feb 1766) 19
Marriage: 7 Dec 1731 - Harwich, Massachusetts 15
Status:
2. *Susanna Gray (2 Mar 1694 - 7 Dec 1730)
Marriage: 10 Aug 1721 - Harwich, Massachusetts 20
Status:
Children:
1. Nathaniel Foster (1725-Abt 1787)
3. Marcy Freeman (3 Aug 1687 - 7 Jul 1720)
Marriage: Est 1705
Status:
Children:
1. Deacon James Foster (1706-Cir 1788)
2. Chillingsworth Foster (1707-1779)
3. Mary Foster (1710- )
4. Thomas Foster (1712-Abt 1790)
5. Nathan Foster (1715- )
6. Captain Isaac Foster (1718-1777)
7. Mercy Foster (1720-1720)
Notes
General:
Father: John FOSTER b: 7 Oct 1642 in Weymouth, Norfolk, MAMarriage Notes (Ruth Merrick)
Mother: Mary CHILLINGWORTH b: 1642 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass. 15
"By deed of 3 Feb 1741/42 Benjamin Mirrick and Nathaniel Mirrick, yeoman, and Chillingsworth Forster, blacksmith and Ruth, his wife, seamstress, all of Harwich, conveyed land in Eastham to Jonathan and Josep Sparrow, both of Eastham, husbandmen, as intended by Mr. William Mirrick, late of Harwich, he being grandfather of grantees and father of grantors." 19Marriage Notes (Susanna Gray)
Children, in Harwich
Mercy FOSTER b: 29 JUL 1722
Nathaniel FOSTER b: 17 APR 172
Jerusha FOSTER b: 9 DEC 1727
Son FOSTER b: MAR 1729/30
(cduke)
Captain Collins Cole Foster
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 22 Jun 1847 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 6
Baptism:
Death: 1917
Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Scotto Foster (1816-1895) 12
Mother: Elizabeth Lewis Doane (1816-1901) 12 21
Spouses and Children
1. *Sabra N Wiley (28 Oct 1851 - Jun 1946) 4 7
Marriage: 28 Apr 1874 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Arthur E Foster (1876-1935) 4
2. Harvey W Foster (1881-1889) 4
Notes
General:
1876, 1881 mariner, WellfleetMarriage Notes (Sabra N Wiley)
1880 Wellfleet census:
Scotto Foster, head, age 64, sea captain, all b Mass.
Elizabeth Foster, wife, 63, keeping house, all b Mass.
Collins Foster, son, 33, sea captain, all b Mass.
Sobria N. Foster, wife, 28, keeping house, all b Mass.
Arthur E. Foster, son, 4, all b Mass.
schooner Edward H. Norton, of Wellfleet. Master: Collins C. Foster.
Built: Essex, 1871. 56 51/100 tons; lenth 73 ft., breadth 21.9 ft., depth 7.3 ft.
One deck, two masts, square stern, billet head.
Registerd 22 April 1880 - permanent, Wellfleet
owners:
C.C. Foster 3/32, Scotto Foster 3/32, William L. Paine 1/32, Alvin F. Paine 1/32, Abbie S. Kerr 2/32, Wellfleet
William L. Chipman 2/32, Lewis H. Higgins 1/32, John F. Weeks 2/32, John S. Weeks 2/32, Thomas A. Wescott 2/32, Boston
Samuel Rich 2/32, Ebenezer L. Atwood 2/32, Somerville
Timothy D. Atwood 2/32, Chelsea
Joseph A. Stubbs 5/32, Edward H. Norton 2/32, Cambridge 22
David Foster
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Mar 1743 - Harwich, Massachusetts 23
Baptism:
Death: 12 Apr 1825 - Brewster, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Isaac Foster (1718-1777)
Mother: Hannah Sears (1720-1760)
Spouses and Children
1. *Phebe Freeman (19 Nov 1747 - 19 Sep 1811)
Marriage: 2 Nov 1769 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Freeman Foster (1782-1870)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Phebe Freeman)
Children
Eunice Foster b: 18 OCT 1770
Phebe Foster b: 7 AUG 1777
Freeman Foster Sr. b: 1 MAY 1782
Deborah Foster
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Jan 1711 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Bef 9 Dec 1788
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Isaac Freeman (20 Oct 1706 - 16 Sep 1766)
Marriage: 22 Nov 1733 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Status:
2. Rev Thomas West (26 Aug 1708 - 14 Jul 1790)
Marriage: 29 Apr 1780 - Rochester, Plymouth Colony
Status:
Desire Freeman Foster
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1800 24
Baptism:
Death: 1891 - Brewster, Massachusetts 24
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Isaac Lincoln (1797 - 1838) 24
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Captain Joseph L Lincoln (1825-1870) 24
2. Captain Edgar Lincoln (1829-After 1890) 25
Edna Foster
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 4 Mar 1852 - Jericho, Vermont
Baptism:
Death: 2 Mar 1911 - Jericho, Vermont
Burial: 5 Mar 1911 - Jericho Cemetery
Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation, housewife, 1911 in Jericho, Vermont
Parents
Father: Milo Foster (1808-1881) 27
Mother: Minerva Smith (1829-1881)
Spouses and Children
1. *James W Kew (23 Dec 1844 - 1924) 28 29 30
Marriage:
Status:
2. Albert Cilley (Est 1850 - Est 1900)
Marriage: 1876
Status:
Notes
General:
Jericho History has birth date in 1857 instead of 1852, but context makes 1852 correct.
Elisha Foster
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Jun 1708 - of Scituate, Mass.
Baptism:
Death: 23 Apr 1771 - Scituate, Massachusetts 31
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Temperance Freeman (Oct 1715 - 22 Jul 1777)
Marriage: 26 Oct 1738 - Harwich, Massachusetts 32
Status:
Eliza Freeman Foster
Sex: F
AKA: Elizabeth Freeman Foster 33
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Sep 1839 - South Wellfleet, Massachusetts 33
Baptism:
Death: 19 Apr 1904 - South Wellfleet, Massachusetts 33
Burial: in South Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: tuberculosis of lungs 33
Parents
Father: Captain Scotto Foster (1816-1895) 12
Mother: Elizabeth Lewis Doane (1816-1901) 12 21
Spouses and Children
1. *Alvin F Paine (11 Aug 1837 - 18 Feb 1890) 4 34
Marriage: 25 Apr 1860 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Isaac Paine (1867-1943) 4
2. Mabel Foster Paine (1868-1956) 4 35
3. Alvin F Paine Jr (1881-1900) 4 36
Notes
Medical:
age 64-6-22Marriage Notes (Alvin F Paine)
widow
at home
"Alvin F. Paine, son of Isaac and Catharine (Ryder) Paine, and grandson of Thomas Paine, was born in 1837 and died in February, 1890. He followed the sea from 1849 until 1863, and from that time until his death was a merchant. He was a deacon of the Congregational church in South Wellfleet and a prominent and trusted citizen. He married Eliza F., daughter of Scotter Foster. They have had three children: Isaac, Mabel F. and Alvin F., jr." - Deyo
1880 Wellfleet census:
Alvin F. Paine, head, age 41, grocer
Eliza F. Paine, wife, 40, keeping house
Isaac Paine, son, 13, at school
Mabel F. Paine, daughter, 11, at school
The next census household was that of Eliza's parents. 34
Elizabeth Foster
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1820
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Francis Stilphen (6 Dec 1813 - ) 2
Marriage: 28 Nov 1840 - Dresden, Maine 2
Status:
Children:
1. Ida Stilphen (1852-1934)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Francis Stilphen)
Children
Asbury Coke Stilphen b: 21 MAR 1842 in Dresden, Lincoln Co., ME
Ida Stilphen b: 30 JUL 1852 in Dresden, Lincoln Co., ME
Zoe F. Stilphen b: 30 JUL 1852 in Dresden Co., ME 2