Name |
Mary / "Mercy" FOSTER, 45, F |
Birth |
14 Aug 1727, Stafford, CT |
Death |
24 Dec 1812, Annapolis Age: 85 |
Death Memo |
"Planters & Pioneers" by Esther Clark Wright, 1978 |
Father |
Daniel FOSTER, 2387, M (1705-1752) |
Mother |
Hannah BLACK, 2388, F |
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Spouses: |
1 |
"Deacon" John WHITMAN, 44, M |
Birth |
21 Sep 1717, Stow, Middlesex Co. Mass. |
Death |
12 Sep 1763, Annapolis, NS Age: 45 |
Father |
John WHITMAN, 75, M (1688-1772) |
Mother |
Dorcas GREEN, 76, F (-1718) |
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Children: |
Dorcas, 145, F (1749-) |
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Daniel, 146, M (1750-1840) |
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Hannah, 147, F (1751-) |
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Edward, 22, M (1752-1822) |
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John, 148, M (1753-) |
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Salome, 149, F (1755-1831) |
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Elnathan, 170, M (1756-1765) |
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Jacob, 171, M (1757-1837) |
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Isaac, 172, M (1758-1777) |
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Abraham, 173, M (1761-1854) |
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Mercy, 174, F (1763-1828) |
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Notes for Mary / "Mercy" FOSTER |
Was left alone with several children to raise after her husband's death. She is listed in the census of Nova Scotia in 1770-1787 with a household of ten persons; three of them listed as born in NS, and seven as born in the USA |
Notes for John (Spouse 1) |
A Planter, "Deacon" John Whitman emigrated to Annapolis, NS, 17 May 1760 on the sloop "Charming Molly" with his wife Mercy Foster and their children. They brought 2 oxen, 10 sheep, 1 pig, 4 calves, and 6 lambs with them on the rough journey. |
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