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Beatrice Elizabeth Foster 1919–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Sep 1919

Birth Location: Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 02 May 2005

Death Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: William Foster

Mother: Grace Sheaffer

Spouse(s): Jenifer Fernald

Children(s):

Beatrice Elizabeth Foster was born in 1919 in Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of William Buddie Foster And Grace Lillian Sheaffer. In 1930, Beatrice Elizabeth Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1935, Beatrice Elizabeth Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Beatrice Elizabeth Foster married Jenifer Mcguffin Fernald, and had children including William Wright Fernald. Beatrice Elizabeth Foster passed away in 2005 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Beatrice Elizabeth Foster was born in 1919 in Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of William Buddie Foster And Grace Lillian Sheaffer.
  • In 1930, Beatrice Elizabeth Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1935, Beatrice Elizabeth Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Beatrice Elizabeth Foster married Jenifer Mcguffin Fernald, and had children including William Wright Fernald.
  • Beatrice Elizabeth Foster passed away in 2005 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Foster
1895–1944
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Grace Sheaffer
1896–1923
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jenifer Fernald
1919–1992
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JF

Children(s)

Beatrice Foster's Ancestors

Self
Beatrice Foster
1919–2005
Birth Place: Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Buddie Foster
1895–1944
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grace (Lillian) Sheaffer
1896–1923
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Newton) Foster
1870–1946
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann "Sadie") Soper
1879–1966
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Foster
1831–1905
Elizabeth Respess
1825–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Foster
1800–
Elizabeth Forrest
1801–1856

Beatrice Foster's Timeline

8 Records

1919
07 Sep 1919
Birth of Beatrice Elizabeth Foster in Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Beatrice Elizabeth Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Beatrice Elizabeth Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 21
Beatrice Elizabeth Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Beatrice Elizabeth Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1992
1992
Age 73
Beatrice Elizabeth Foster resided here in Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
2005
29 Apr 2005
Age 86
Death of Beatrice Elizabeth Foster in Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
2005
02 May 2005
Age 86
Burial of Beatrice Elizabeth Foster in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167822
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 58-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 58-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Piankitank, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 2005
    Event Place: Grimstead, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 02 May 2005
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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