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David FOSTER 1799–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1799

Birth Location: Shelburne, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1 Jan 1860

Death Location: Illinois, USA

Father: Samuel FOSTER

Mother: Hephzibah (Foster)

Spouse(s): Anna Hagall), Mariah (Foster)

Children(s): Peter FOSTER, Sidney FOSTER, John FOSTER, Thomas FOSTER, Catharine FOSTER, Lydia FOSTER, Sarah (Matthews)

The story of David FOSTER began in 1799 in Shelburne, Massachusetts. In 1850, David FOSTER resided in District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA. David FOSTER married Anna Dorothy Matthews Rayfield Foster Norman Hegele Hagall, Jane May Cooper, Mariah Oiley Oily Foster, and had children including Catharine Foster, John Foster, Lydia Ann Foster, Peter David Foster, Sarah Ann Foster Matthews, Sidney B Foster, Thomas Foster. David FOSTER passed away in 1860 in Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of David FOSTER began in 1799 in Shelburne, Massachusetts.
  • In 1850, David FOSTER resided in District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA.
  • David FOSTER married Anna Dorothy Matthews Rayfield Foster Norman Hegele Hagall, Jane May Cooper, Mariah Oiley Oily Foster, and had children including Catharine Foster, John Foster, Lydia Ann Foster, Peter David Foster, Sarah Ann Foster Matthews, Sidney B Foster, Thomas Foster.
  • David FOSTER passed away in 1860 in Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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David FOSTER's Ancestors

Self
David FOSTER
1799–1860
Birth Place: Shelburne, Massachusetts
Parents
Samuel FOSTER
1774–1806
Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Hephzibah (GOULD) (Foster)
1779–1804
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David FOSTER's Descendants

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David FOSTER (8 Nov 1799–1 Jan 1860) m. Anna (Dorothy MATTHEWS (Rayfield) (Foster) (Norman) ( Hegele) Hagall) (1 Jan 1820–1 Jan 1910) m. Mariah (OILEY Oily) (Foster) (about 1808–)
  1. 1. Peter (David) FOSTER 1846–1927 m. Eliza (Alice WIMP (Foster)) (Carter) 1875–1958 m. Sarah (Elizabeth CARTER) (Foster) 1848–1893
    1. 1. Alice FOSTER 1867–
    2. 2. Lavina FOSTER 1869–
    3. 3. Samuel (David) FOSTER 1871–1937
    4. 4. Charlotte (Lottie FOSTER) (Harper) 1868–1959
    5. 5. Cora (Isabell Belle FOSTER) (Kerley) 1873–1949 m. Jess (Newton) KERLEY 1868–1936
  2. 2. Sidney (B) FOSTER 1837–
  3. 3. John FOSTER 1840–1882 m. Susan (Susannah Emaline KESNER (Gillespie) (Foster) (this is NOT Susan Hunter who married a DIFFERENT John Foster...two totally different women and) husbands) 1835–1898
    1. 1. Jane FOSTER 1868–
    2. 2. Calvin FOSTER 1870–
    3. 3. Ethel FOSTER 1874–
    4. 4. Minnie FOSTER 1877–1882
  4. 4. Thomas FOSTER 1841–
  5. 5. Catharine FOSTER 1845–
  6. 6. Lydia (Ann) FOSTER 1829–
  7. 7. Sarah (Ann FOSTER) (Matthews) 1834–1899 m. Peter (Shull) MATTHEWS 1828–1914
    1. 1. William (J) MATTHEWS 1859– m. Elizabeth (WARNER) (Matthews) 1868–
      1. 1. Peter (Shull) MATTHEWS 1886–1959 m. Pearl (E) TYLER 1896–
    2. 2. Lydia (Lidie Catherine MATTHEWS) (Buxton) 1863–1951 m. Benjamin (J) BUXTON 1851–1921
      1. 1. Nora (Sarah BUXTON) (Morgan) 1885–1959
      2. 2. Annie (Elizabeth BUXTON (Williams)) (Davis) 1888–1966
      3. 3. Peter (Edward) BUXTON 1890–1970
      4. 4. Eliza (E) BUXTON 1897–
      5. 5. William (Amon) BUXTON 1899–1987
      6. 6. Benjamin (Raymond) BUXTON 1902–1988
    3. 3. James (R) MATTHEWS 1866–
    4. 4. Ann (Annie Minnie MATTHEWS) (Akins) 1861– m. John (W) AKINS 1861–
    5. 5. Joseph (A) MATTHEWS 1871– m. Mary (MILLS) (Matthews) 1877–

David FOSTER's Timeline

3 Records

1799
8 Nov 1799
Birth of David FOSTER in Shelburne, Massachusetts
Shelburne, Massachusetts
1850
1850
Age 51
David FOSTER resided here in District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA
District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA
1860
1 Jan 1860
Age 61
Death of David FOSTER in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1799
    Event Place: Shelburne, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 68, Clinton, Illinois; Roll: 100; Page: 352b
    [2] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 68, Clinton, Illinois; Roll: 100; Page: 352b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

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