THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE DEAD WHO DIE IN THE LORD. A SERMON PREACHED THE LORD'S DAY AFTER THE FUNERAL OF MRS. ANNA FOXCROFT, THE AMIABLE AND PIOUS CONSORT OF THE REVEREND MR. THOMAS FOXCROFT, WHO DIED OCTOBER 9TH 1749, IN THE 53D YEAR OF HER AGE.
Boston: Printed by Rogers and Fowle, 1749. 31, [1 blank] pp, but lacking the half title. Disbound, scattered foxing. Title page enclosed by a mourning border. Good to Good Plus.
Thomas Foxcroft, a colleague of Chauncy and a prolific sermon-writer, "was learned, devout, and a good logician, and was admired both for his talents and for the elegance of his manners" [Appleton's]. Of his wife, Anna Foxcroft, we know little. "She married Thomas Foxcroft on 9 March 1718, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. . . She died on 9 October 1749, at the age of 53" [online Family Search article on Anna].
According to Chauncy, she was "a Woman in Christ, a real good Christian," with the admirable attributes that accompany such a person.
Evans 6298. ESTC W2734. Item #42033
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