The Garnetts and Fosters were close neighbors both living in Gloucester County. In 1692 Robert Foster, his brother John, and Robert’s brother-in-law, John Garnett along with several other families purchased land in Essex County, Virginia near the Rappahannock River. It was here in St. Ann’s Parish on Gilson’s Run (now called Mount Landing Creek) that Robert and Elizabeth lived and would raise a large family of eleven children.
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1655
| 1655 • The Bibliotheca Thysiana is erected, the only surviving 17th century example in the Netherlands of a building designed as a library. |
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Age: 25y
1680
Age: 25y
marriageElizabeth Gloucester, Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
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Age: 30y
1685
Age: 30y
birth of childJohn Foster 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1685 • The Chinese army of the Qing Dynasty attacks a Russian post at Albazin, during the reigns of the Kangxi Emperor and the dual Russian rulers Ivan V of Russia and Peter I of Russia. The events lead to the Treaty of Nerchinsk.Roberts, J: History of the World, Penguin, 1994. |
1692
Age: 37y
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movedEssex County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Near the Rappahannock River 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1692 • June 3 – The Battle of La Hougue is the decisive naval battle in the Nine Years' War, ending in an Anglo-Dutch victory. |
1692
Age: 37y
movedEssex County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Near the Rappahannock River 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1692 • The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony, with the charging of 3 women with witchcraft. |
1715
Age: 60y
| 1715 • The Province of Carolina goes to war with the Yamasee Native Americans. |