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John FOSTER 1840–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1840

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 21 Aug 1882

Death Location: Keyesport Landing, Bond County, Illinois, USA

Father: David FOSTER

Mother:

Spouse(s): Susan husbands)

Children(s): Jane FOSTER, Calvin FOSTER, Ethel FOSTER, Minnie FOSTER

John FOSTER was born in 1840 in Illinois, the child of David Foster And Jane May Cooper. In 1850, John FOSTER resided in District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA. In 1880, John FOSTER resided in Okaw, Bond, Illinois, USA. John FOSTER married Susan Susannah Emaline Kesner Gillespie Foster This Is Not Susan Hunter Who Married A Different John Foster Two Totally Different Women And Husbands, and had children including Calvin Foster, Ethel Foster, Jane Foster, Minnie Foster. John FOSTER passed away in 1882 in Keyesport Landing, Bond County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John FOSTER was born in 1840 in Illinois, the child of David Foster And Jane May Cooper.
  • In 1850, John FOSTER resided in District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, John FOSTER resided in Okaw, Bond, Illinois, USA.
  • John FOSTER married Susan Susannah Emaline Kesner Gillespie Foster This Is Not Susan Hunter Who Married A Different John Foster Two Totally Different Women And Husbands, and had children including Calvin Foster, Ethel Foster, Jane Foster, Minnie Foster.
  • John FOSTER passed away in 1882 in Keyesport Landing, Bond County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John FOSTER's Ancestors

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John FOSTER
1840–1882
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
David FOSTER
1799–1860
Shelburne, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Samuel FOSTER
1774–1806
Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Hephzibah (GOULD) (Foster)
1779–1804
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John FOSTER's Descendants

1.
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John FOSTER (8 May 1840–21 Aug 1882) m. Susan (Susannah Emaline KESNER (Gillespie) (Foster) (this is NOT Susan Hunter who married a DIFFERENT John Foster...two totally different women and) husbands) (10 Feb 1835–7 Dec 1898)
  1. 1. Jane FOSTER 1868–
  2. 2. Calvin FOSTER 1870–
  3. 3. Ethel FOSTER 1874–
  4. 4. Minnie FOSTER 1877–1882

John FOSTER's Timeline

4 Records

1840
8 May 1840
Birth of John FOSTER in Illinois
Illinois
1850
1850
Age 10
John FOSTER resided here in District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA
District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
John FOSTER resided here in Okaw, Bond, Illinois, USA
Okaw, Bond, Illinois, USA
1882
21 Aug 1882
Age 42
Death of John FOSTER
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1840
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Okaw, Bond, Illinois; Roll: 176; Page: 301D; Enumeration District: 075
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 68, Clinton, Illinois; Roll: 100; Page: 352b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Illinois, County Marriage Records, Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 68, Clinton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 68, Clinton, Illinois; Roll: 100; Page: 352b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Okaw, Bond, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Okaw, Bond, Illinois; Roll: 176; Page: 301D; Enumeration District: 075

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1882
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keyesport Landing, Bond County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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