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Francis Henry Foster 1856–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 OCT 1856

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 5 DEC 1930

Death Location: Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

Father: Gideon Foster

Mother: Sophia Oswath

Spouse(s): Charlotte Hilliker, Phoebe Masters

Children(s):

Francis Henry Foster was born in 1856 in Canada, the child of Gideon D Foster And Sophia Oswath. Francis Henry Foster married Charlotte Lavina Hilliker, Phoebe Ann Masters. Francis Henry Foster passed away in 1930 in Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Henry Foster was born in 1856 in Canada, the child of Gideon D Foster And Sophia Oswath.
  • Francis Henry Foster married Charlotte Lavina Hilliker, Phoebe Ann Masters.
  • Francis Henry Foster passed away in 1930 in Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.

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Francis Foster's Ancestors

Self
Francis Foster
1856–1930
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
Gideon D. Foster
1832–1910
Danby Township Tompkins County NY
Sophia Oswath
1834–1895
Canada
Grandparents
John Foster
1788–1859
Williamstown, MA
Lorinda Treadwell
1788–1865
New Milford, CT
Great-Grandparents
David Foster
1758–1821
Lydia White
1756–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Foster
1725–1789
Phoebe Wing
1726–1790

Francis Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1856
29 OCT 1856
Birth of Francis Henry Foster in Canada
Canada
1930
5 DEC 1930
Age 74
Death of Francis Henry Foster in Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1856
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 07 August 2018, 01:32), entry for Francis Henry Foster(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L6WT-W9Y
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 March 2018), Francis Henry Foster, 05 Dec 1930; citing Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,091.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 May 2018), Francis Henry Foster and Phebe Masters, 20 Nov 1887; citing reference ID Bk 4 Pg 2, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 974,259.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2019), Francis Henry Foster and Phebe Masters, 1887.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Francis Henry Foster and Phebe Masters, 20 Nov 1887; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,481.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Microfilm, Sanilac Marriage Records, Sanilac Co., Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1930
    Event Place: Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 07 August 2018, 01:32), entry for Francis Henry Foster(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L6WT-W9Y
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 March 2018), Francis Henry Foster, 05 Dec 1930; citing Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,091.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Francis Henry Foster and Phebe Masters, 20 Nov 1887; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,481.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Microfilm, Sanilac Marriage Records, Sanilac Co., Michigan

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