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Chester Foster 1831–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1831

Birth Location: Greene, Chenango, New York, USA

Death Date: 16 Jun 1912

Death Location: Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Isaac Foster

Mother: Betsey Slauson

Spouse(s): Zeporah Heigley

Children(s): Edgar Foster

Chester Foster was born in 1831 in Greene, Chenango, New York, USA, the child of Isaac Stratton Foster And Betsey Slauson. Chester Foster married Zeporah Zila Heigley, and had children including Edgar Lafayette Foster. Chester Foster passed away in 1912 in Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Chester Foster was born in 1831 in Greene, Chenango, New York, USA, the child of Isaac Stratton Foster And Betsey Slauson.
  • Chester Foster married Zeporah Zila Heigley, and had children including Edgar Lafayette Foster.
  • Chester Foster passed away in 1912 in Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Chester Foster's Ancestors

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Chester Foster
1831–1912
Birth Place: Greene, Chenango, New York, USA
Parents
Isaac Stratton Foster
1797–1882
Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Betsey Slauson
1799–1887
New York
Grandparents
Daniel Foster
1758–1832
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
Sally (K.) Stratton
1769–1862
Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
David Davis
1773–1843
Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel II
1729–1800
Henry Davis
1752–1823
Rachel McCants
1755–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Foster
1705–1752
John McCants
1720–1772
Dorothy Commander
1725–1759

Chester Foster's Descendants

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Chester Foster (28 Feb 1831–16 Jun 1912) m. Zeporah (Zila) Heigley (Abt. 1813–)
  1. 1. Edgar (LaFayette) Foster 1848–1937 m. Nancy (J) Fowler 1856–1924
    1. 1. Frank Foster 1872–1949 m. Florence (Emeline) Culver 1869–1940
      1. 1. Homer (Ives) Foster 1899–1980 m. Edna (Isabelle) Felton 1922–1987
        1. 1. Patricia (J.) Foster 1950–2017 m. Earl (Lafayette Benjamin,) Jr. 1940–2001

Chester Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1831
28 Feb 1831
Birth of Chester Foster in Greene, Chenango, New York, USA
Greene, Chenango, New York, USA
1858
1858
Age 27
Chester Foster was married
None
1912
16 Jun 1912
Age 81
Death of Chester Foster in Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Greene, Chenango, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1858

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1912
    Event Place: Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

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