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William James Foster 1724 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1724

Birth Location: Salem County, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 04 May 1782

Death Location: Long Crane, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Foster

Mother: Elizabeth Foster

Spouse(s): Mary Hill

Children(s): James Foster, John Foster, Stillborn Foster

The birth of William James Foster took place in 1724 in Salem County, New Jersey, USA, to John Foster and Elizabeth Foster. William James Foster married Mary Hill, and together they had James Foster, John Foster and Stillborn Foster. William James Foster's death occurred in 1782 in Long Crane, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.

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Parents

John Foster
– 1718
Birth Location: –
JF
Elizabeth Foster
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hill
1727 – 1819
Birth Location: Salem, Salem, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

James Foster
1752 – 1835
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
JF
John Foster
1757 – 1837
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
JF
Stillborn Foster
– 1918
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1724
    Event Place: Salem County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1772
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 May 1782
    Event Place: Long Crane, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982
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