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Edward Benjamin Foster 1902–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 November 1902

Birth Location: Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa

Death Date: 26 June 1981

Death Location: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Petrus Foster

Mother: Rachel Sommers

Spouse(s): Anna Botha, Olive Anderson, Maurice Gleeson

Children(s): Rachel Bracey

Edward Benjamin Foster was born in 1902 in Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa, the child of Petrus Benjamin Foster And Rachel Catharina Louisa Sophia Sommers. Edward Benjamin Foster married Anna Catherina Botha, Maurice Maudi Gleeson, Olive Agnes Anderson, and had children including Rachel Theresa Bracey. Edward Benjamin Foster passed away in 1981 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Edward Benjamin Foster was born in 1902 in Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa, the child of Petrus Benjamin Foster And Rachel Catharina Louisa Sophia Sommers.
  • Edward Benjamin Foster married Anna Catherina Botha, Maurice Maudi Gleeson, Olive Agnes Anderson, and had children including Rachel Theresa Bracey.
  • Edward Benjamin Foster passed away in 1981 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Petrus Foster
1880–1951
Birth Location: Colesberg, Orange River Colony, South Africa
PF
Rachel Sommers
1885–1974
Birth Location: Edenburg, Orange River Colony, South Africa
RS

Spouses(s)

Anna Botha
1902–1981
Birth Location: Ladybrand, Free State, South Africa
AB
Olive Anderson
1914–1969
Birth Location: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
OA
Maurice Gleeson
1907–1980
Birth Location: Harrismith (district), Free State, South Africa
MG

Children(s)

Rachel Bracey
1928–2020
Birth Location: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
RB

Edward Foster's Ancestors

Self
Edward Foster
1902–1981
Birth Place: Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Parents
Petrus Benjamin Foster
1880–1951
Colesberg, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Rachel (Catharina Louisa Sophia) Sommers
1885–1974
Edenburg, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Andries (Johannes) SOMERS
1854–1892
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Aletta (Francina Hendrina van) Niekerk
1864–
"Kopfontein", Fauresmith, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Johan SOMERS
1817–1879
Anna Hartzenberg
1823–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Sommers
1797–1839
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1797–1888

Edward Foster's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Benjamin) Foster (2 November 1902–26 June 1981) m. Anna (Catherina) Botha (21 May 1902–4 November 1981) m. Olive (Agnes) Anderson (16 September 1914–19 February 1969) m. Maurice ((Maudi)) Gleeson (7 June 1907–10 March 1980)
  1. 1. Rachel (Theresa) Bracey 1928–2020 m. Nicolaas (Jacobus) Oberholzer 1925–2004 m. Alexander (Richard) Somerville 1923–1990 m. Herbert (Leonard) Gradwell 1923–2003 m. Samuel (Edward) Cochrane 1930–1982 m. Gary (Hamilton) Barber 1932–1987 m. Barendse (Gysbert (Geysbert)) Fourie 1923–1957

Edward Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1902
2 November 1902
Birth of Edward Benjamin Foster in Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa
Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa
1981
26 June 1981
Age 79
Death of Edward Benjamin Foster in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 November 1902
    Event Place: Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1981
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
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