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Alexander Foster 1828 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Innisfil, Ontario, Canada

Father: Samuel Foster

Mother: Margaret Gillies

Spouse(s): Eliza Neely

Children(s): Alexander Foster

The story of Alexander Foster began in 1828 in Ireland. Alexander Foster married Eliza Jane Neely, and had children including Alexander Alex Caldwell Foster. Alexander Foster passed away in 1871 in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Foster began in 1828 in Ireland.
  • Alexander Foster married Eliza Jane Neely, and had children including Alexander Alex Caldwell Foster.
  • Alexander Foster passed away in 1871 in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Foster
1786 – 1853
Birth Location: Ireland
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Margaret Gillies
1786 – 1861
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Neely
1832 – 1890
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Alexander Foster
1867 – 1945
Birth Location: Craigvale, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Alexander Foster's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Foster
1828 – 1871
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Samuel Joseph Foster
1786 – 1853
Ireland
Margaret Gillies
1786 – 1861
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Foster's Descendants

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Alexander Foster (1828 – 1871) m. Eliza (Jane) Neely (1832 – 24 Dec 1890)
  1. 1. Alexander (Alex Caldwell) Foster (11 Feb 1867 – 23 Dec 1945) m. Alice (Maud) King (9 Dec 1869 – 14 Apr 1898)
    1. 1. Evelyn (Victoria Alice) Foster (10 Nov 1897 – 4 May 1974) m. George (Harry) Hudson (30 Apr 1896 – 16 Sep 1945)
      1. 1. George (Howard) Hudson (26 Oct 1928 – ) m. Rose (Mary) MacPhee (14 Apr 1931 – 11 Sep 2009)
        1. 1. John (Barry Andrew) Hudson (8 Sep 1948 – ) m. Marie (Francine) Nadeau (16 May 1949 – )

Alexander Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Alexander Foster in Ireland
Ireland
1871
1871
Age 43
Death of Alexander Foster in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada
Innisfil, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Innisfil, Ontario, Canada
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