Elizabeth Foster was Simon Wood's first wife: he was married three times. His second wife was also named Elizabeth, which has contributed to some confusion, such as merging two women into a single profile. Please do not merge her with the widow of John Hodgkins!
Biography
Elizabeth Foster was born in 1653, the daughter of Reginald Foster and Elizabeth Dane[1][2]
On August 8, 1674, she married Simon Wood[1][2][3][4], and their children included:
Elizabeth, born Aug. 16, 1675[5] who died in 1675[6]
a son, born Feb. 10, 1681[7], who died Simon, Feb. 11, 1681[15]
Elizabeth (Foster) Wood died before June 1705, at which time her husband remarried. His second wife was Elizabeth, the widow of John Hodgkins. See his profile for more information.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Foster Genealogy; Frederick Clifton Pierce; Press of W. B. Conkey; 1899; Page 127; Digital Image, The Internet Archive
↑ 2.02.1The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 30 Vols. 37-52 (1883-98); see page 83; Genealogy of the Fo(r)ster Family; Descendants of Reginald Fo(r)ster of Ipswich, Mass by Edward Jacob Forster, MD; Reginald Jr is person #5, found on page 84 with his parents, and on page 86 and 87 with his wife and children. Elizabeth is on the top of page 87
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8W-L2J : 13 July 2016), Simon Wood and Elizabeth Foster, 08 Aug 1674; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.
↑Torrey's New England Marriages, Volume 3, page 1710 found in New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. This source is behind a paywall
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLL-FJM : 4 December 2014), Simon Wood in entry for Marcye Wood, 27 Dec 1676; citing Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 107; FHL microfilm 877,468.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLL-K8Z : 4 December 2014), Simon Wood in entry for Jonathan Wood, 06 Mar 1678; citing Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 114; FHL microfilm 877,468.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-BL15 : 13 July 2016), Philemon Wood, 04 Apr 1679; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLL-R3X : 4 December 2014), Simon Wood in entry for Elizabeth Wood, 15 Jan 1682; citing Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, 123; FHL microfilm 877,468.
↑The Essex Genealogist (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) Volume 2, page 23. This reference is behind a paywall
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKM-TZJ : 4 December 2014), Simon Wood in entry for William Wood, 03 Jan 1689; citing IPSWICH,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873749 IT 4.
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