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Edward H Foster 1852–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1852

Birth Location: Rhode Island

Death Date: 24 Feb 1914

Death Location: Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Foster

Mother: Paulina Kenyon

Spouse(s): Emma Walmsley

Children(s): Eliza Foster, Marianna Foster, Edith Foster, Edward Foster, Bertha Foster

Edward H Foster was born in 1852 in Rhode Island, the child of John Foster And Paulina Kenyon. In 1860, Edward H Foster resided in Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. In 1870, Edward H Foster resided in Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. Edward H Foster married Emma Jane Walmsley, and had children including Bertha Lula Foster, Edith F Foster, Edward Russel Foster, Eliza Foster, Marianna Foster. Edward H Foster passed away in 1914 in Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward H Foster was born in 1852 in Rhode Island, the child of John Foster And Paulina Kenyon.
  • In 1860, Edward H Foster resided in Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.
  • In 1870, Edward H Foster resided in Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Edward H Foster married Emma Jane Walmsley, and had children including Bertha Lula Foster, Edith F Foster, Edward Russel Foster, Eliza Foster, Marianna Foster.
  • Edward H Foster passed away in 1914 in Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Foster
1806–1880
Birth Location: Rhode Island
JF
Paulina Kenyon
1814–1882
Birth Location: Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
PK

Spouses(s)

Emma Walmsley
1855–1900
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Eliza Foster
1879–1967
Birth Location: Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA
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Marianna Foster
1881–1943
Birth Location: –
MF
Edith Foster
1888–
Birth Location: Philadelphia
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Edward Foster
1879–1939
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Bertha Foster
1883–1967
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
BF

Edward Foster's Ancestors

Self
Edward Foster
1852–1914
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Parents
John Foster
1806–1880
Rhode Island
Paulina Kenyon
1814–1882
Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Ethan Foster
1779–1838
Rhode Island, USA
Temperance Bragg
1771–1821
Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Bragg
1728–
Sarah Greene
1736–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Bragg
1696–1732
Bethiah Howland
1702–

Edward Foster's Descendants

1.
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Edward (H) Foster (6 Nov 1852–24 Feb 1914) m. Emma (Jane) Walmsley (4 October 1855–1900)
  1. 1. Eliza Foster 1879–1967 m. Henry (Brown) Leeds 1864–1948
    1. 1. Mariana (Priscilla) Leeds 1917–1978
  2. 2. Marianna Foster 1881–1943 m. Wilson (Mifflin) Hall 1868–1953
  3. 3. Edith (F) Foster 1888–
  4. 4. Edward (Russel) Foster 1879–1939 m. Florence (May) Baker 1881–1957
    1. 1. Russell (Duane) Foster 1914–1974 m. Kathryn (E) Zeller 1919–1996
      1. 1. Kathryn (Elaine) Baker 1941–2022
      2. 2. Kenneth (Duane) Foster 1943–2016
  5. 5. Bertha (LuLa) Foster 1883–1967 m. Lloyd (DeWitt) Bickley 1880–1967
    1. 1. Mary (Helen) Bickley 1918–2004

Edward Foster's Timeline

7 Records

1852
6 Nov 1852
Birth of Edward H Foster in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
1860
1860
Age 8
Edward H Foster resided here in Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1870
1870
Age 18
Edward H Foster resided here in Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1880
1880
Age 28
Edward H Foster resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 48
Edward H Foster resided here in Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 58
Edward H Foster resided here in Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1914
24 Feb 1914
Age 62
Death of Edward H Foster in Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1852
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 010021-013510
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1182; Page: 184a; Enumeration District: 473
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1471; Page: 233A
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1465; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0523
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1384; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0008
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1203; Page: 151; Family History Library F
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bristol Ward 2, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1319; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1375332
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1397; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0466; FHL microfilm: 1375410
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1203; Page: 151; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Warwick, Centreville, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1471; Page: 233A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1182; Page: 184a; Enumeration District: 473

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1465; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0523
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1384; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0008

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bristol Ward 2, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1319; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1375332
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1397; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0466; FHL microfilm: 1375410

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 010021-013510
    [4] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 114001-116850
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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