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David Foster 1725–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Foster

Mother: Mary Queen

Spouse(s): Catherine Carpenter

Children(s): John Foster, William Foster, David Foster

David Foster was born in 1725 in England, England, United Kingdom, the child of David Foster And Mary Mc Queen. David Foster married Catherine Mary Carpenter, and had children including David Aaron Foster, John William Foster, William Foster. David Foster passed away in 1780 in Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • David Foster was born in 1725 in England, England, United Kingdom, the child of David Foster And Mary Mc Queen.
  • David Foster married Catherine Mary Carpenter, and had children including David Aaron Foster, John William Foster, William Foster.
  • David Foster passed away in 1780 in Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Foster
1690–1745
Birth Location: England
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Mary Queen
1671–1757
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Carpenter
1725–1832
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Foster
1756–1818
Birth Location: Paradise, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Foster
1750–1832
Birth Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
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David Foster
1750–1817
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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David Foster's Ancestors

Self
David Foster
1725–1780
Birth Place: England, England, United Kingdom
Parents
David Foster
1690–1745
England
Mary (Mc) Queen
1671–1757
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Foster's Descendants

1.
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David Foster (1725–1780) m. Catherine (Mary) Carpenter (1725–11 Aug 1832)
  1. 1. John (William) Foster 1756–1818 m. Elizabeth Ferree 1763–1810
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Frances) Foster 1797–1860 m. John (James) Dowler 1784–1862 m. William (S) Laird 1797–
      1. 1. Amos Dowler 1833–1899 m. Elizabeth ("Eliza") McCune 1836–1880 m. Aurora (Plezzy) Campbell 1841–1922
        1. 1. David (Foy) Dowler 1865–1945 m. Cinderella (B.) Kneisley 1868–1943
        2. 2. Amanda (J) Dowler 1858–1908
        3. 3. William (Rose) Dowler 1854–1926 m. Mary (Catherine) Cox 1884–1929 m. Charlotte (Ann "Lottie") Anderson 1856–1892
        4. 4. Hiram (Fenton) Dowler 1856–1939 m. Ida (Belle) Stonerock 1864–1948
        5. 5. Lorenzo Dowler 1858–1931 m. Mary (Ellen) Holcombe 1863–1944
        6. 6. Mary (C.) Dowler 1862–
        7. 7. Amsey (P) Dowler 1864–1944 m. Hannah Dowler 1847–
        8. 8. Surges (D) Dowler 1869–1929 m. Mary (Caroline) Knisley 1873–1930
        9. 9. Armintha (J. "Minta") Dowler 1871–1946
        10. 10. Lytha Dowler 1873–
        11. 11. Jerushia (G.) Dowler 1875–1965
        12. 12. Allison (Amzoy "Amza") Dowler 1865–1945
      2. 2. Thomas (Foster) Dowler 1813–1842
      3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Dowler 1821–1908
      4. 4. Richard (F) Dowler 1815–1901
      5. 5. Maria (Jane "Mary") Dowler 1828–1874
      6. 6. Hester (Ann "Hattie") Dowler 1821–1899
      7. 7. John (Wesley) Dowler 1824–1880
      8. 8. Louisa Dowler 1836–1919
      9. 9. Rachel (J) Dowler 1812–1887
      10. 10. Mary (Ann) Dowler 1822–1894
      11. 11. Arthur Dowler 1819–1912
      12. 12. William (M. "Guy") Dowler 1826–1903
      13. 13. Elizabeth Dowler 1821–1897
      14. 14. George ((Newton or Houston)) Dowler 1828–1910
      15. 15. George (Dowler) Sr 1828–1910
    2. 2. John (Ferree) Foster 1788–1860
    3. 3. Ann (F) Foster 1784–1790
    4. 4. Catherine Foster 1786–1808
    5. 5. Philip Foster 1787–1866
    6. 6. William Foster 1790–1791
    7. 7. James (M) Foster 1792–1876
    8. 8. Joel (Henry Foster) Sr 1794–1848
    9. 9. Rachel Foster 1799–1874
    10. 10. Margaretta Foster 1802–1850
    11. 11. Robert Foster 1804–1818
    12. 12. Mary (Gibson) Foster 1802–1850
    13. 13. Margaret Foster 1785–1850
    14. 14. Philip Foster 1784–
    15. 15. Robert Foster 1804–
  2. 2. William Foster 1750–1832
  3. 3. David (Aaron) Foster 1750–1817

David Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of David Foster in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1780
1780
Age 55
Death of David Foster in Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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