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Alexander Porter Foster 1807–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1807

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 11 Feb 1871

Death Location: Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Foster

Mother: ANN Morrow

Spouse(s): Mary Crawford

Children(s): William Foster, Andrew Foster, Margaret Dobbins, Mary Gaston

In 1807, Alexander Porter Foster entered the world in South Carolina, born to James Couples Foster And Ann Jane Morrow. Alexander Porter Foster married Mary Crawford, and had children including Andrew G Foster, Margaret Jane Dobbins, Mary Elizabeth Gaston, William Thomas Foster. Alexander Porter Foster passed away in 1871 in Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Alexander Porter Foster entered the world in South Carolina, born to James Couples Foster And Ann Jane Morrow.
  • Alexander Porter Foster married Mary Crawford, and had children including Andrew G Foster, Margaret Jane Dobbins, Mary Elizabeth Gaston, William Thomas Foster.
  • Alexander Porter Foster passed away in 1871 in Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Foster
1767–1834
Birth Location: Abbeyville, South Carolina, USA
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ANN Morrow
1771–1820
Birth Location: , , South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Crawford
1809–1908
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina
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Children(s)

William Foster
1828–1911
Birth Location: , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Andrew Foster
1844–1906
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Dobbins
1833–1920
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
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Mary Gaston
1849–1895
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
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Alexander Foster's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Foster
1807–1871
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
James Couples Foster
1767–1834
Abbeyville, South Carolina, USA
ANN (Jane) Morrow
1771–1820
, , South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
David ((McDowell-?)) Morrow
1750–1800
, , , Ireland
Margaret Kelso
1759–1830
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Kelsey
1720–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel (Kelso)
1684–1776
Sarah McKelvy
1686–1750

Alexander Foster's Descendants

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Alexander (Porter) Foster (11 Feb 1807–11 Feb 1871) m. Mary Crawford (Nov 17,1809–23 July 1908)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Foster 1828–1911
  2. 2. Andrew (G.) Foster 1844–1906
  3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Dobbins 1833–1920
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Gaston 1849–1895

Alexander Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1807
11 Feb 1807
Birth of Alexander Porter Foster in South Carolina
South Carolina
1871
11 Feb 1871
Age 64
Death of Alexander Porter Foster in Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, USA
Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1807
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1871
    Event Place: Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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