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Edmund Sams Foster 1804–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1804

Birth Location: Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC

Death Date: 26 Aug 1843

Death Location: Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC

Father: Thomas Cpt.

Mother: Orra Sams

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In 1804, Edmund Sams Foster entered the world in Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC, born to Thomas Foster Cpt And Orra Sams. Edmund Sams Foster passed away in 1843 in Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC.

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Biography

  • In 1804, Edmund Sams Foster entered the world in Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC, born to Thomas Foster Cpt And Orra Sams.
  • Edmund Sams Foster passed away in 1843 in Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC.

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Edmund Foster's Ancestors

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Edmund Foster
1804–1843
Birth Place: Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC
Parents
Thomas Foster Cpt.
1774–1858
Shenandoah Valley, VA
Orra Sams
1778–1853
Wytheville, Wythe, NC, USA
Grandparents
William (Forster) II
1748–1830
Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth Heath
1753–1827
Scotland
Edmund Sams
1750–1845
Henry, Virginia, United States
Anne (Nancy) Young
1752–1845
Georgetown, Cecil, Maryland, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1804
19 Jan 1804
Birth of Edmund Sams Foster in Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC
Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC
1843
26 Aug 1843
Age 39
Death of Edmund Sams Foster in Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC
Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1804
    Event Place: Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1843
    Event Place: Ashville, Buncombe Co. NC

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