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Jacob Harvey Foster 1867–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1867

Birth Location: Middlepoint, Van Wert, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 15 Aug 1945

Death Location: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States

Father: Simon Foster

Mother: Susannah Fisher

Spouse(s): Sarah Downing

Children(s): Infant Foster, David Foster

In 1867, Jacob Harvey Foster entered the world in Middlepoint, Van Wert, Ohio, United States, born to Simon Foster And Susannah Fisher. In 1880, Jacob Harvey Foster resided in Washington, Van Wert, Ohio, United States. Jacob Harvey Foster married Sarah Ellen Ella Downing, and had children including David Foster, Infant Foster. Jacob Harvey Foster passed away in 1945 in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1867, Jacob Harvey Foster entered the world in Middlepoint, Van Wert, Ohio, United States, born to Simon Foster And Susannah Fisher.
  • In 1880, Jacob Harvey Foster resided in Washington, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.
  • Jacob Harvey Foster married Sarah Ellen Ella Downing, and had children including David Foster, Infant Foster.
  • Jacob Harvey Foster passed away in 1945 in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Foster's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Foster
1867–1945
Birth Place: Middlepoint, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
Parents
Simon Foster
1828–1903
Thorn Township, Perry County, Ohio, USA
Susannah Fisher
1834–1909
Perry, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
George Foster
1789–1849
Shenandoah Valley, Page Co., Virginia
Christina (Denay) Bean
1795–1857
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Jacob Fisher
1798–1868
Womelsdorf, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Long
1812–1849
Womeldorfs, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Wilhelm Forster
1749–1815
Mary Daniel
1759–1823
Johannes Fisher
1776–1857
Hannah Weiser
1780–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Georg Forster
1729–1795
Adam Daniel
1717–1770
Christina Kleist
1734–1770
Johannes Fischer
1746–1826
Catherine Schaffer
1753–1788

Jacob Foster's Descendants

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Jacob (Harvey) Foster (14 Feb 1867–15 Aug 1945) m. Sarah (Ellen (Ella)) Downing (19 Feb 1870–13 Feb 1946)
  1. 1. Infant Foster 1895–1895
  2. 2. David Foster 1911–1927

Jacob Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1867
14 Feb 1867
Birth of Jacob Harvey Foster in Middlepoint, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
Middlepoint, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
1880
1880
Age 13
Jacob Harvey Foster resided here in Washington, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
Washington, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
1945
15 Aug 1945
Age 78
Death of Jacob Harvey Foster in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1867
    Event Place: Middlepoint, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 1074; Family History Film: 1255074; Page: 435D; Enumeration District: 153; Image: 0030.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Washington, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 1074; Family History Film: 1255074; Page: 435D; Enumeration District: 153; Image: 0030.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1945
    Event Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States

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