Judah Foster

Female13 November 1753–

Brief Life History of Judah

When Judah Foster was born on 13 November 1753, in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Samuell Foster IV, was 28 and her mother, Judath Knowlton, was 25.

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Family Time Line

Samuell Foster IV
1725–1753
Judath Knowlton
1729–
Abraham Foster I
1748–1820
Ruth Foster
1749–
Hannah Foster
1751–
Judah Foster
1753–

Sources (2)

  • Judah Foster, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Judah Foster, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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Siblings (4)

World Events (3)

1776

Age 23

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 23

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

Age 28

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Forster ‘worker in a forest’.

English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’). But other explanations are equally or more likely.

English: from Old French forcetier ‘maker of scissors’; see Forster 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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