Person:Abigail Foster (30)
Abigail Foster
b.6 Jul 1796 Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
d.27 Sep 1831 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 26 Jan 1792
  1. Sarah Foster1792 -
  2. John Foster1794 -
  3. Abigail Foster1796 - 1831
  4. Lucinda Foster1798 - 1861
  5. Sophia Foster1800 -
  6. Abraham Foster1802 -
  7. Harriet Willard Foster1805 -
  8. Elijah Willard FosterCal 1807 - 1882
  9. Mary Foster1810 - 1871
Spouse and Children
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m. 2 Dec 1819
  1. Henry Payson Whitney1820 - 1896
  2. Sarah Foster Whitney1822 - 1831
  3. James Pierce Whitney1824 - 1828
  4. Joseph Mason Whitney1826 - 1881
  5. Abraham Willard Whitney1829 - 1831
  6. William W. WhitneyAbt 1831 - 1831
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Facts and Events
Name[4] Abigail Foster
Gender Female
Birth[1] 6 Jul 1796 Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 2 Dec 1819 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United Statesto John Whitney
Death[2][3] 27 Sep 1831 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1909)
    p. 32.

    FOSTER, Abigail, d. Abram and Sarah, [born] July 6, 1796.

  2. ↑ Find A Grave: Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, MA, in Find A Grave
    Abigail Whitney.

    ABIGAIL
    Wife of
    JOHN WHITNEY JR
    DIED
    Sept. 27, 1831.
    AEt. 35.

  3. ↑ Warwick (Massachusetts). Town Clerk. Vital records, 1739-1900
    Vol. 2, p. 239.

    Abigail Whitney Died Sept 27 - 1831.
    [part of family register of John Whitney & Abigail his wife]

  4. ↑ Source:Pierce, Frederick Clifton. Foster Genealogy, p. 298, says Abigail "d.s.p." without showing any marriage or death date. It is hard to know how Pierce determined this since he mentions no probate or deeds, and none are found. So, given his poor reputation for accuracy, it has been presumed that he is wrong, and Abigail is the person who married John Whitney, her birthdate matching the age at death, and her children including an "Abraham Willard Whitney". Abigail's sister Lucinda married in Warwick as well. (Note: it may be that Pierce did not use "d.s.p." in the conventional way ("descessit sine prole", i.e., died without issue) since he shows sister Lucinda (and other people in his book) as "d.s.p." while listing their children. What possible meaning he had for it, however, has escaped notice so far. As indicated, there is no indication, given or found, of how he could have determined this to be true of Abigial, and as it appears false, that certainly would explain the apparent discrepancy.)
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