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George W Foust 1795–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1857

Death Location: West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Georg Faust

Mother: Christina Maurer

Spouse(s): Mary Wagner

Children(s): Phillip Foust

George W Foust was born in 1795 in , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Georg Faust And Christina Maurer. George W Foust married Mary Wagner, and had children including Phillip Foust. George W Foust passed away in 1857 in West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George W Foust was born in 1795 in , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Georg Faust And Christina Maurer.
  • George W Foust married Mary Wagner, and had children including Phillip Foust.
  • George W Foust passed away in 1857 in West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Foust's Ancestors

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George Foust
1795–1857
Birth Place: , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Georg Faust
1757–1823
Tulpehocken Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Christina Maurer
1755–
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johan (George) Faust
1711–1779
Langenselbold, Deu, Hessen, Germany
Elisabeth (Katharina) Weis
1715–1828
Langenselbold, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Philip Faust
1679–1770
Johann Weis
1678–1739
Anna Kump
1680–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Faust
1642–1694
Ana Mohn
1646–1721
Johann Weis
1642–1688
Anna Schneider
1644–1704
Michael Kump
1658–1708
Anna Maria
1656–1719

George Foust's Descendants

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George (W) Foust (1795–10 Jan 1857) m. Mary Wagner (1787–11 April 1865)
  1. 1. Phillip Foust 1828– m. Catharine Miller 1830–1901
    1. 1. George (H.) Foust 1854–1929 m. Anna (Mary) King 1854–1920
      1. 1. Curtis (Andrew) Foust 1876–1939 m. Mamie (Susannah) Williams 1874–1932
        1. 1. George (Alexander) Faust 1903–1961 m. Ella (Hunter) Faust 1907–1980
        2. 2. Mildred Foust 1909–2008 m. Frank (I) Chronister 1904–1967
        3. 3. Melvin Foust 1906–1967
        4. 4. Ethel Foust 1902–1989 m. Ralph Hoffman 1903–
      2. 2. George Foust 1891–

George Foust's Timeline

3 Records

1795
1795
Birth of George W Foust in , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1815
16 Nov 1815
Age 20
George W Foust was married in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1857
10 Jan 1857
Age 62
Death of George W Foust in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co.,Pennsylvania, United States
West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co.,Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1815
    Event Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1857
    Event Place: West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co.,Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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