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Hester <I>Bliss</I> Foster

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Hester Bliss Foster

Birth
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
12 Jun 1683 (aged 42–43)
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Willow Avenue 2-97
Memorial ID
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Hester Foster
Born 1640
Died 1683

Father Thomas Bliss
Mother Margaret

Married 1661 Dec 26 Springfield, MA
Edward Foster
Born 1627

Death was Jan or Jun 12 1683 handwriting is not clear in records.
Marriage 1661 Dec 26
Spouse Edward Foster
d/o Thomas and Margaret Hulings(Hulins) Bliss
wife of Edward Foster (m. 26 Dec 1661, Springfield, MA)

Originally buried in the Old Burying Ground, Springfield, MA, she was re-interred in 1848 to the Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, MA

The account book kept by John Pynchon, Esq. at Boston showed that Hester agreed to serve him one year for four pounds sterling, and that she commenced her service with him Nov 1, 1658. Mr Pynchon paid on her account at Boston two pounds to the "pinnace master" which would indicate that she had then lately arrived from England, and that the sum due was the balance due for her passage. However, Winthrop's medical journal refers to Hester in 1661: Hester, daughter of Widow Bliss of Springfield she is like her sister that died last winter". In 1666 he wrote: Hester Foster wife of Edward of Springfield, daughter of Widow Bliss of Springfield, sister of Elizabeth Bliss 26. They were twins, thus the reference is first made to Hester's mother, Margaret, then to Hester's sister, Hannah. Hannah who had died 1661 Jan 25 and Elizabeth to in 1666 was 26 years of age.

SOURCES
Hester Foster in the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Name: Hester Foster
Maiden Name: Bliss
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1640
Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1661
Marriage Place: New England, USA
Death Year: 1683
Spouse: Edward Foster

Hester Bliss in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Hester Bliss
Gender: Female
Birth Place: EN
Birth Year: 1640
Spouse Name: Edward Foster
Spouse
Birth Place: CT
Spouse Birth Year: 1627
Marriage
Year: 1661
Marriage State: CT
Number Pages: 1
Hester Foster
Born 1640
Died 1683

Father Thomas Bliss
Mother Margaret

Married 1661 Dec 26 Springfield, MA
Edward Foster
Born 1627

Death was Jan or Jun 12 1683 handwriting is not clear in records.
Marriage 1661 Dec 26
Spouse Edward Foster
d/o Thomas and Margaret Hulings(Hulins) Bliss
wife of Edward Foster (m. 26 Dec 1661, Springfield, MA)

Originally buried in the Old Burying Ground, Springfield, MA, she was re-interred in 1848 to the Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, MA

The account book kept by John Pynchon, Esq. at Boston showed that Hester agreed to serve him one year for four pounds sterling, and that she commenced her service with him Nov 1, 1658. Mr Pynchon paid on her account at Boston two pounds to the "pinnace master" which would indicate that she had then lately arrived from England, and that the sum due was the balance due for her passage. However, Winthrop's medical journal refers to Hester in 1661: Hester, daughter of Widow Bliss of Springfield she is like her sister that died last winter". In 1666 he wrote: Hester Foster wife of Edward of Springfield, daughter of Widow Bliss of Springfield, sister of Elizabeth Bliss 26. They were twins, thus the reference is first made to Hester's mother, Margaret, then to Hester's sister, Hannah. Hannah who had died 1661 Jan 25 and Elizabeth to in 1666 was 26 years of age.

SOURCES
Hester Foster in the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Name: Hester Foster
Maiden Name: Bliss
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1640
Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1661
Marriage Place: New England, USA
Death Year: 1683
Spouse: Edward Foster

Hester Bliss in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Hester Bliss
Gender: Female
Birth Place: EN
Birth Year: 1640
Spouse Name: Edward Foster
Spouse
Birth Place: CT
Spouse Birth Year: 1627
Marriage
Year: 1661
Marriage State: CT
Number Pages: 1


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  • Created by: M Cooley
  • Added: Jul 11, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113654345/hester-foster: accessed ), memorial page for Hester Bliss Foster (1640–12 Jun 1683), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113654345, citing Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by M Cooley (contributor 47154454).