♂ Robert Foster

1655 - 1715

Robert Foster
Spouse
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
1660 - 1745
Children
John Foster
John Foster
1685 - 1760

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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1680


Age: 25y
1680 • The Swedish city of Karlskrona is founded, as the Royal Swedish Navy relocates there.
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1685


Age: 30y
1685 Monmouth RebellionBattle of Sedgemoor: the armies of King James II of England defeat rebel forces under Monmouth and capture the Duke himself, shortly after the battle.

1692


Age: 37y
1692 Massacre of Glencoe: The forces of Robert Campbell slaughter 38 members of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe for allegedly refusing to sign an oath of allegiance to King William III of England.

1692


Age: 37y
1692 June 3 – The Battle of La Hougue is the decisive naval battle in the Nine Years' War, ending in an Anglo-Dutch victory.

1715


Age: 60y
1715 Tuscarora War: The Tuscarora and their allies sign a peace treaty with the Province of Carolina and agree to move to a reservation near Lake Mattamuskeet, effectively ending the Tuscarora War. Large numbers of Tuscarora subsequently move to New York.

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