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In the name of God amen. The thirteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and three, I, Aaron Foster, of Ipswich in the county of Essex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman, of sound mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament, as follows: First, I give and commend my soul into the hand of God, who gave it, and my body I commit to the earth, to be buried, in hope of a joyful resurrection thereof at the last day. And, touching such worldly estate, as God has blessed me with in this life, I give and dispose of in the following manner. 1st I give to my beloved wife, Ruth Foster, the improvement of all the house, which I now live in, so long as she shall remain my widow, one quarter part of the produce of all my lands and the quick stock, which I leave or shall hereafter be kept on my estate, to be yielded and delivered to her, as the same shall rise yearly, without any expense for her for labor or taxes. And I hereby enjoin it to my son Zebulon Foster to carry on my estate for her, rendering to her one quarter part of the produce thereof yearly, as it shall rise, free from all expense and charges as aforesaid. And I do further enjoin on my son Zebulon to cut and hale from my woodland wood for her, and to cut it up at the door, sufficient to maintain one good fire; one half of said wood to be cut on the wood land, which I shall give to my son Moses Foster, and the other half on the wood land, which I shall give to my son Zebulon, to be and continue to her, so long as she shall remain my widow.-- I also give her one quarter part of all the provisions, which I shall leave in the house at my discease. I further give her the improvement on one seat in my pew in the meeting house, so long as she shall remain my widow.-- And it is my will, that my sons Moses and Zebulon should, after her death, give her decent buriel, in case she dies my widow. 2nd I give and bequeath to my son Moses Foster, and to his heirs and assigns, all that part of my estate, both of land and buildings, which is standing and laying to the west and northwest of the road leading from Chebacco to Hamilton, it being the buildings and homestead, which my father gave me in his last will; excepting so much of it, as I shall give to my son Thomas Foster. I give and bequeath to my said son, Moses, and his heirs and assigns, one piece of woodland part of which is lying in Ipswich, and the other part in Manchester, it being two thirds of an old lot number four hundred and thirty nine, and called the parsonage lot. I give him also one piece of marsh, lying near Dean's island, so called and one thatch lot on the great bank. But my son Moses is not to come into possession and improvement of the same, until after my wife's decease. My son Zebulon is to cut one half of the wood for one fire for himself, and one half of the wood for my wife's fire, as before mentioned; also one half of so much as shall be necessary for repairing or making fences and buildings from off the wood land I have given my son Moses, so long as my wife shall remain my widow and no longer.

Birth:
10 February 1896 - New York, New York, USA
son of Gottfried "Fred" Puetz and Sybilla Tappert

Marriage:
27 February 1916 - Christ Lutheran Church, 406 E 19th St, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
to Emma Helene Filler, daughter of Rudolf Fillmer and Augusta Dohrman

Children:
- William Karl - b. 3 Oct 1919, New York, NY, USA; m. 3 Oct 1949, Angeline Cavo; d. 9 Oct 1976, Newburgh, Orange, NY, USA
- George J - b. 1920; m. Mary Sears; d. 1962
- Evelyn S - b. 5 May 1922; m. Charles Amundsen; d. July 1983
- Gloria C - b. 1924; m. Edison E Vradenburgh; d. 1971

Death:
1958 - City of Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA

My great-grandparents.

Information on my grandparents.

In our previous two articles, The Children of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Tuttle) Belcher and The Children of Jonathan Belcher Continued, we searched the New England Historic Genealogical Society's online database, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, for information on Jonathan and Elizabeth (Tuttle) Belcher and their children. We did find a fair bit of information there which seems to confirm the information we found in the book, however, it is important to note that we have yet to prove the information to be true. For instance, it's is possible that there is an entirely different Jonathan Belcher in Chelsea during that time period and that the one who married Elizabeth Belcher is not the son of Joseph Belcher. Likewise, there could be one or more Jonathan Belchers who are married to Elizabeths and who had children during the same time period. Additionally, even if there is just one Jonathan Belcher present during that time period and he is the son of Joseph, there could have been two Elizabeths.

In our first article, The Children of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Tuttle) Belcher, we looked at the information listed in the book he Belcher family in England and America, comprehending a period of seven hundred and sixty-five years, with particular reference to the descendants of Adam Belcher of Southfields, Orange County, New York. The research we did in that article seems to verify many of the statements given in the book. We now have evidence supporting most of the children's births, Jonathan's birth and death information, the death date of Mary Belcher, and the marriage of Joseph Belcher to Rachel Shute. In this installment, we will try to find information for marriages and death dates for the other Belcher children.

According to the book The Belcher family in England and America, comprehending a period of seven hundred and sixty-five years, with particular reference to the descendants of Adam Belcher of Southfields, Orange County, New York, Jonathan and Elizabeth (Tuttle) Belcher had seven children. In this post, we will seek to verify as much of the information provided about the family using the New England Historic Genealogical Society's online database, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.

First, we do a search on Jonathan Belcher from 1717 to 1785 in Chelsea.

I have decided on a new project. In the book The Belcher family in England and America, comprehending a period of seven hundred and sixty-five years, with particular reference to the descendants of Adam Belcher of Southfields, Orange County, New York, by William H and Joseph Warren Belcher, one of the lines my husband is descended from ends with Jonathan Belcher (1717/8 - 1785). The following is the entry listed on page 378.

This book seeks to extend the decendency of Jeremiah Belcher as listed in the book, The Belcher Family In England And America, Comprehending A Period Of Seven Hundred And Sixty-Five Years, With Particular Reference To The Descendants Of Adam Belcher Of Southfields, Orange County, New York.

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