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Henry Cope Foster 1895–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1895

Birth Location: Centreville, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 13 September 1987

Death Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Horace Foster

Mother: Mary Cope

Spouse(s): Thyra Meyers

Children(s): John Foster, Harold Foster

The story of Henry Cope Foster began in 1895 in Centreville, Rhode Island, USA. In 1900, Henry Cope Foster resided in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. In 1910, Henry Cope Foster resided in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. Henry Cope Foster married Thyra Jane Meyers, and had children including Harold Meyers Foster, John Henry Foster, Theresa Mary Foster. Henry Cope Foster passed away in 1987 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Cope Foster began in 1895 in Centreville, Rhode Island, USA.
  • In 1900, Henry Cope Foster resided in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.
  • In 1910, Henry Cope Foster resided in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Henry Cope Foster married Thyra Jane Meyers, and had children including Harold Meyers Foster, John Henry Foster, Theresa Mary Foster.
  • Henry Cope Foster passed away in 1987 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Horace Foster
1850–1933
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, R I
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Mary Cope
1854–1936
Birth Location: Jenkintown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thyra Meyers
1898–1984
Birth Location: West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

John Foster
1926–2015
Birth Location: Apponaug, Rhode Island, USA
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Harold Foster
1929–2014
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Henry Foster's Ancestors

Self
Henry Foster
1895–1987
Birth Place: Centreville, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Horace Bragg Foster
1850–1933
Warwick, Kent, R I
Mary (C) Cope
1854–1936
Jenkintown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Foster
1806–1880
Rhode Island
Paulina Kenyon
1814–1882
Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ethan Foster
1779–1838
Temperance Bragg
1771–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Bragg
1728–
Sarah Greene
1736–1819

Henry Foster's Descendants

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Henry (Cope) Foster (10 Jan 1895–13 September 1987) m. Thyra (Jane) Meyers (12 March 1898–29 June 1984)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Foster 1926–2015
  2. 2. Harold (Meyers) Foster 1929–2014

Henry Foster's Timeline

10 Records

1895
10 Jan 1895
Birth of Henry Cope Foster in Centreville, Rhode Island, USA
Centreville, Rhode Island, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Henry Cope Foster resided here in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
Henry Cope Foster resided here in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 22
Henry Cope Foster resided here in Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
Henry Cope Foster resided here in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Henry Cope Foster resided here in Warwick, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
Henry Cope Foster resided here in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
1940
1940
Age 45
Henry Cope Foster resided here in Warwick, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1951
1951-1952
Age 56
Henry Cope Foster resided here in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
1987
13 September 1987
Age 92
Death of Henry Cope Foster in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1895
    Event Place: Centreville, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Rhode Island; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1964
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: m-t0627-03759; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 2-37
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1671; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 27
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341903
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Rhode Island; Registration County: Kent County
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 1504; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0208
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1436; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1375449
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Sharples-Sharpless Family : Volume 1
    [11] Rhode Island, U.S., Birth Registrations, Rhode Island Department of State; Providence, Rhode Island; Rhode Island, Birth Registrations, 1846-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 1504; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0208

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1436; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1375449

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Rhode Island; Registration County: Kent County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1671; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 27

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341903

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: m-t0627-03759; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 2-37

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: m-t0627-03759; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 2-37

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951-1952
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kent Town, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Rhode Island; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1964

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1987
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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