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Joshua Foster 1869–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1869

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 2 Jan 1941

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Illinois

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Sarah Foster

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Joshua Foster was born in 1869 in Illinois, the child of Thomas Jefferson Joshua Foster And Sarah Hariette Blakeslee Foster. In 1880, Joshua Foster resided in Maquon, Knox, Illinois, United States. Joshua Foster passed away in 1941 in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Joshua Foster was born in 1869 in Illinois, the child of Thomas Jefferson Joshua Foster And Sarah Hariette Blakeslee Foster.
  • In 1880, Joshua Foster resided in Maquon, Knox, Illinois, United States.
  • Joshua Foster passed away in 1941 in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois.

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Joshua Foster's Ancestors

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Joshua Foster
1869–1941
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Thomas Jefferson (Joshua) Foster
1822–1882
Randolph, Indiana, USA
Sarah (Hariette Blakeslee) Foster
1833–1919
Ashtabula Co., Oh
Grandparents
Joshua (Clay) Foster
1794–1883
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Foster
1798–1879
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
REV *
1760–1852
Nancy Davis
1762–1839
Richard Silver
1772–1852
Ann Longstreth
1770–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
REV Sr
1731–1800
ELIZABETH Lewis
1738–1783
Major Longstreth
1730–1799
Sarah
1738–1792

Joshua Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1869
abt 1869
Birth of Joshua Foster in Illinois
Illinois
1880
1880
Age 11
Joshua Foster resided here in Maquon, Knox, Illinois, United States
Maquon, Knox, Illinois, United States
1941
2 Jan 1941
Age 72
Death of Joshua Foster in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois
Knoxville, Knox, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1869
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Maquon, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 220; Family History Film: 1254220; Page: 266A; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 0534

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Maquon, Knox, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Maquon, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 220; Family History Film: 1254220; Page: 266A; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 0534

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1941
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Illinois

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