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James Pulver offers on the Web: "Ann Foster was probably the second wife of Andrew Foster. She was accused of being a witch. She was tried and on 17 Sep 1692 received the 'Sentance of Death' along with eight other individuals. Of these, eight were executed, Ann being the only one spared. She was put in jail in Andover, Essex Co., MA. Unfortunately prison conditions were not to her liking. She was over 70 years of age at the time, and death was her inevitable outcome, Her son Abraham Foster later alleged, she suffered imprisonment twenty-one weeks and upon her Tryall was condemned for supposed witchcraft and died in prison."
Following is the doleful disposition of Ann;her daughter Mary (Foster) Lacey and her grand-daughter Mary Lacey, as quoted from Cotton Mather's, "Wonders":
"VIII.. One Foster, who confessed her own Share in the Witchcraft for which the Prisoner stood indicted, affirmd, That she had seen the Prisoner at some of their Witch-Neetings, and that it was,this Carrier, (Martha Carrier found guilty of witchcraft and executed) who perswaded her to be a Witch. She confessed,, That the Devil carry'd them on a Pole, to a Witch-Meeting; but the Pole broke, and she hanging about Carriers Neck, they both fell down, and she then Received an Hurt by the Fall, whereof she was not at this very time Recovered.
IX. One Lacy (Mary [Foster] Lacy - Ann's daughter), who also Confessed her share in this Witchcraft, now Testify'd , That she and the Prisoner were once Bodily present at a Witch-meeting in Salem-Village; and that she knew the Prisoner to be a Witch, and to have been at a Diabolical Sacrament, and that the Prisoner was the undoing of her and her Children., by Enticing them into the Snare of the Devil.
X. Another Lacy., (Ann's grand-daughter, aged 14) who also Confessed her share in the Witchcraft, now Testify'd, that. the Prisoner was at the Witch-Meeting, in Salem Village, where they had Bread and Wine Administred unto them.
--- Memorandum. This Rampant Hag, Martha Carrier, was the Person, of whom the Confessions of the Witches, and of her own Children among the rest, agreed That the Devil had promised her she should be Queen of Hell.
Thus all three of the Fosters, mother, daughter and grand-daughter were pronounced guilty, Ann was examined four times, which ultimately led to her confession, Following is the conclusion of her last examination":
21. July.- -92 Ann Foster, Examined Owned her former confession being read to her and further confessed that the discourse amongst the witches at the meeting at Salem village was that they would afflict there to set up the Devil's Kingdom, This confession is true as witness my hand. The mark of Ann Foster
There were 300 "witches" at this meeting described by Cotton Mather. Ann died in prison, while her child and grandchild were later freed. Ann would have been hanged, but probably her age and the unsavory prison conditions caused her untimely death. Such tortures as to tie her neck to her heels and deprive her of sleep were not unknown. She may have been exposed to another form of torture --- "Tie the left thumb to right toe and the right thumb to the left toe, then drop in the river." If they floated they were witches. If they sank, well, they might be all right - but someone had to fish them out, If it wasn't done quickly and the person died, they were undoubtedly guilty anyway.
Ann's son Abraham Foster had to pay 2 pounds 10 shilling to the jailer to obtain her body. Her accused daughter Mary (Foster) Lacey died from natural causes in 1707, probably in Andover, Essex Co,, MA. Poor Ann, not only she was found guilty of witchcraft, but another daughter, Hannah (Foster) Stone, had been murdered by her son-in-law Hugh Stone only a few years before, as had her aged husband. To compound the matter her daughter Mary and her granddaughter Mary both had been convicted at this same time of being witches, and were undoubtedly jailed, but fortunately were later sent free. Possibly there was some salving of the witchcraft trial victims. On 17 Oct 1711 a "Reversal of Attainder" document was "Made and passed by the Great and General Court or- Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England," Queen Mary was ruling the British Empire at the time. "Damages sustained by the Sundry persons prosecuted for witchcraft in the years 1692" totalled "Five hundred seventy eight pounds and Twelve shillings." Of this amount six pounds and ten shillings were
awarded the heirs of Anne Foster (the least amount awarded) and eight pounds and ten shillings to the heirs of Mary Lacey. -From: "History and Genealogy of the Thomas Stone Family" by Earl H. Antes 1991
[39939] The unverified Sawyer Family Tree in Ancestry.com in 2015 offers: "Henry Bodwell was born on January 17, 1653. He married Bethia Emery on May 4, 1681, in Newbury, Massachusetts. . . . . He died on June 1, 1745, at the impressive age of 92. When Bethia Emery was born on October 15, 1658, in Newbury, Massachusetts, her father, John, was 30 and her mother, Mary, was 28. She married her first husband on May 4, 1681, in Newbury, Massachusetts. . . . . She died in 1743 having lived a long life of 85 years."
[25095] Possible daughter of William Brewster of The Mayflower, but not documented - see Find A Grave memorial 53116374.
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[16879] The 1940 federal census lists him and his family in Brewer, Penobscot Co., ME. "The Bangor Daily News [Bangor, Maine]," 18 September 1946, p. 10: "Ralph M. Foster, 56, a resident of Brewer, died Tuesday morning in a local hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mattie L.; 10 daughters, Mrs. Thelma Bragg, Amherst, Mrs. Dorothy Dunham, Veazie, Mrs. Mary Bragg, Clifton, Mrs. Eleanor O'Herron, Clifton, Miss Lillian, Miss Maxine, Miss Barbara, Miss Marlene and Miss Norma Foster, all of Brewer. Two sons, Arnold of Amherst, and Ralph, Jr. of Brewer; three brothers, Frank, Portland; Asa, Brewer; and Ray, Amherst; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Gonya, Barre, Vt.; and Mrs. Mary Hurd, Rhode Island; several grandchildren and neices and nephews."
[31724] This line is from the unverified OneWorldTree in Ancestry.com in 2011 which states Henry m. 1576 in High Easter, Co. Essex Grace Ennew (b. 1552).
[55822] The unverifies file GDQ1-769 in familysearch.org offers: "When Herbert Horace Grant was born on 10 March 1904, in Winn, Penobscot, Maine, United States, his father, Henry Ernest Grant, was 26 and his mother, Alice May Soucie, was 26. He married Ella Aniata Perkins on 11 March 1930, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States in 1930 and Winn, Winn, Penobscot, Maine, United States in 1940. He died on 27 October 1973, in Winn, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Winn, Penobscot, Maine, United States."
[39398] Isaac is from the Foster tree in Ancestry.com (not verified) in 2013.
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[17535] It is possible that Sarah is the "Salley" Leach, pauper, who eloped with Fayette Buker in Sept., 1820 (see "VR from Maine Newspapers, 1785-1820," by David C. Young and Elizabeth Keene, from "Hancock Gazette", Sept. 1820, Belfast, ME). [At this time Salley was a common nickname for Sarah.]
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[55445] "The Bangor Daily News [Bangor, Maine]," 24 June 2016: "Franklin - Jeannette E. Griffin, age 89, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. She was born on May 12, 1927, in Sullivan, the daughter of the late Pearl Martin and Martha 'Mattie' (Tracey) Martin. Jeannette loved everyone and those that knew her referred to her as 'Ma'. She had a huge heart, which shouldn't surprise you that she spent most of her life as a caregiver. She worked as a C.N.A. and volunteered for hospice. Jeannette was a dedicated member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, Schoodic Grange, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ellsworth. Recently, Jeannette was baptized into Mormon faith. She enjoyed quilting and assisting with the church guild. Traveling, birdwatching, and family were a few of her favorite things. She is survived by her sons, Scott Griffin and wife, Linda of Franklin, David Griffin of Hancock, Peter Griffin and partner, Sue of Franklin, Charles Griffin and partner, Sunshine of Cherryfield; daughters, Barbara Tibbetts of Columbia Falls, Lorna Thomas and husband, Gordon of Franklin, Kimberly Baldwin and husband, Gary of Franklin; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great-grandchildren, many cousins, nieces, and nephews; special friends, Ida, Marian, Burnie, and Karen. Jeannette was predeceased by her beloved husband, Charles Griffin Jr.; son, Kelley Griffin; son-in-law, Donald Tibbetts; 3 grandsons and 1 great-grandson."
[26133] This line is from One World Tree at Ancestry.com in 2007 and is not verified.
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[55059] The unverified file LZJD-42R in familysearch.org offers: "When Amelia Toothaker was born on 24 February 1827, in Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, Samuel S. Toothaker, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth P. Brown, was 36. She married Daniel Pike Dyer Jr about 26 January 1850, in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States for about 40 years. She died on 6 September 1905, in Maine, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in East Harpswell, Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States."
[23045] The LDS Church's unverified Pedigree Resource File (CD 19, PIN 20084) states that Richard is son of Daniel Wescott (b. in England) and his wife Esther (b. in England). Ancestry.com reports Wescott is a variant of Westcott and reports it is "English (Devon): habitational name from any of various minor places named with Old English west 'west' + cot 'cottage', 'shelter', for example Westcott in Surrey, Westcot in Berkshire, or Westcote in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, and Warwickshire."
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Richard's wife was Rose _____. Her maiden name or surname at their marriage may have been Stewart, as offered without citation by G. Robert Anderson via Internet. Richard embarked at Ipswich, England 10 April 1634 in the ship Elizabeth; he was then age 45, with wife Rose age 50, son George age 13 and son John age 13. He was admitted as a freeman 2 Sept 1635 and is on the earliest list of proprietors of Watertown, MA. See "History of Watertown, MA" by Henry Bond, MD (Vol. 1, 1860, pp. 657-58) for information on his holdings, estate, second marriage in 1663 to Ann (widow of Stephen Gates of Cambridge, MA; she b. 1603 and d. in Stow, MA 5 Feb 1683), etc. G. Robert Anderson posted via Internet 9 Oct. 1996 without proof that Richard was b. 20 Jan 1585/86 in Childwell Parish, Lancashire. Richard bought a windmill in Boston which he sold in 1638. NEGHR 6:214 states he is related to John Mather, grandfather of Richard Mather. Richard owned 300 acres at Watertown.
His second wife, Ann, came from Hingham, England with her first husband on the "Diligent" in 1634 with two sons. They r. Hingham, Cambridge and Lancaster, MA. See "Pioneers of Massachusetts - 1620-1650," Charles Henry Pope (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013), p. 514. Ancestry.com offers: "Woodward Name Meaning - occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from the Old English elements mentioned at 2). perhaps also from an Old English personal name Wuduweard, composed of the elements wudu wood + weard guardian, protector."