April 17, 2024
VERY RARE 18TH C WATERCOLOR FAMILY RECORD OF JOSHUA FOSS OF RYE, NEW HAMPSHIRE
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VERY RARE 18TH C WATERCOLOR FAMILY RECORD OF JOSHUA FOSS OF RYE, NEW HAMPSHIRE Description: FRESH FROM AN EARLY NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLECTION. A FANTASTIC 18TH CENTURY WATERCOLOR FAMILY REGISTER RECORD OF THE JOSHUA FOSS FAMILY FROM ROCKINGHAM, NH A RARE 18TH CENTURY HAND DRAWN AND WRITTEN BIRTH AND BAPTISMAL RECORD FOR THE JOSHUA FOSS FAMILY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. An extremely rare survivor. A Hand drawn and written Fraktur with a CENTRAL "FAMILY TREE" MOTIF IN BROWN. The calligraphy writing is done in black. IT IS EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND A 18TH CENTURY HAND DRAWN FRACTUR OR FAMILY REGISTER. It deserves further research to attribute it to a specific artist. THE ENTIRE PIECE IS HAND DRAWN. ON THE VERY TOP IN FLOWING CALLIGRAPHY IS: "THE FAMILY OF JOSHUA FOSS" BELOW IS THE TYPICAL 18TH CENTURY FAMILY TREE ON THE BOTTOM ARE THE PARENTS JOSHUA FOSS, BORN AUGUST 20, 1761 AND ELIZABETH FOSS, BORN APRIL 1, 1763. IT THEN LISTS THE CHILDREN AND THEIR BIRTH DATES MARK FOSS, BORN 11TH JULY, 1787 EBENZ FOSS, BORN OCTOBER 9TH, 1790 JOB FOSS, BORN DECEM 20TH, 1792 JEBADIA FOSS, BORN AUGUST 1, 1795 SARAH FOSS, BORN NOV 10, 1797 JOSHUA FOSS, BORN OCT 5TH, 1799 THEN A LATER ADDITION OF ISRAEL FOSS, BORN MARCH 24TH 1802 (THIS IS DONE IN A DIFFERENT HAND JOSHUA FOSS IS LISTED AS BEING BORN IN RYE, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE IN 1763.
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