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Lydia Mary Foster 1821–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1821

Birth Location: Cape May County, NJ

Death Date: 23 Aug 1909

Death Location: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Corson

Mother: Elizabeth Ingersoll

Spouse(s): Richard Corson

Children(s): Ida Corson, Winfield Corson, Elias Corson, Emily Corson, Elias Corson, John Corson, Margaret Corson, Richard Corson, Townsend Sgt, Sarah Corson, Abigail Corson, Asail Corson, Mary Corson

Lydia Mary Foster was born in 1821 in Cape May County, NJ, the child of John Mackey Corson And Elizabeth Eliza Ingersoll. In 1860, Lydia Mary Foster resided in Upper, Petersburg, Cape May, New Jersey, USA. In 1870, Lydia Mary Foster resided in Cartwright, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, U. Lydia Mary Foster married Richard Somers Corson, and had children including Abigail Abbie Corson, Asail L Corson, Elias Corson, Emily Francis Fanny Corson, Ida May Corson, John Foster Corson, Margaret Corson, Mary Ann Corson, Richard H Corson, Sarah Elizabeth Corson, Townsend O Corson Sgt, Winfield Scott Corson. Lydia Mary Foster passed away in 1909 in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Mary Foster was born in 1821 in Cape May County, NJ, the child of John Mackey Corson And Elizabeth Eliza Ingersoll.
  • In 1860, Lydia Mary Foster resided in Upper, Petersburg, Cape May, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1870, Lydia Mary Foster resided in Cartwright, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, U.
  • Lydia Mary Foster married Richard Somers Corson, and had children including Abigail Abbie Corson, Asail L Corson, Elias Corson, Emily Francis Fanny Corson, Ida May Corson, John Foster Corson, Margaret Corson, Mary Ann Corson, Richard H Corson, Sarah Elizabeth Corson, Townsend O Corson Sgt, Winfield Scott Corson.
  • Lydia Mary Foster passed away in 1909 in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Corson
1795–1874
Birth Location: Petersburg, Cape May Co., New Jersey
JC
Elizabeth Ingersoll
1799–1869
Birth Location: Tuckahoe, Cape May Co., New Jersey
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Spouses(s)

Richard Corson
1815–1901
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Children(s)

Ida Corson
1866–1945
Birth Location: Illinois
IC
Winfield Corson
1862–1934
Birth Location: Illinois
WC
Elias Corson
1859–1862
Birth Location: –
EC
Emily Corson
1857–1941
Birth Location: Illinois
EC
Elias Corson
1855–1856
Birth Location: –
EC
John Corson
1851–1922
Birth Location: Illinois
JC
Margaret Corson
1849–
Birth Location: –
MC
Richard Corson
1845–1925
Birth Location: New Jersey, United States of America
RC
Townsend Sgt
1843–1864
Birth Location: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Sarah Corson
1841–1928
Birth Location: –
SC
Abigail Corson
1839–1910
Birth Location: New Jersey
AC
Asail Corson
1838–1901
Birth Location: New Jersey, United States of America
AC
Mary Corson
1847–1941
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
MC

Lydia Foster's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Foster
1821–1909
Birth Place: Cape May County, NJ
Parents
John Mackey Corson
1795–1874
Petersburg, Cape May Co., New Jersey
Elizabeth ("Eliza") Ingersoll
1799–1869
Tuckahoe, Cape May Co., New Jersey
Grandparents
Joseph Corson
1765–1841
Cape May Co., New Jersey
Phoebe (Babcock) Mackey
1758–1839
John Ingersoll
1763–1838
Mary Champion
1764–1837
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Corson
1716–1793
John Mackey
1726–1784
Elizabeth Young
1727–1784
Ebenezer Ingersoll
1732–1773
Sarah
1722–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Corson
1676–1731
Antje Kroeson
1664–1731
Henry Young
1690–1767
Abigail Corson
1687–1757
Daniel Ingersoll
1705–1791
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1709–1749

Lydia Foster's Descendants

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Lydia (Mary) Foster (25 May 1821–23 Aug 1909) m. Richard (Somers) Corson (9 January 1815–7 December 1901)
  1. 1. Ida (May) Corson 1866–1945 m. John (Alexander) Ernst 1862–1945
  2. 2. Winfield (Scott) Corson 1862–1934
  3. 3. Elias Corson 1859–1862
  4. 4. Emily (Francis "Fanny) Corson 1857–1941
  5. 5. Elias Corson 1855–1856
  6. 6. John (Foster) Corson 1851–1922
  7. 7. Margaret Corson 1849–
    1. 1. Myrta (Ethel) McGinnis 1891–
    2. 2. Maud McGinnis 1880–1962 m. Elmer (Leverette) Stocking 1879–1938
      1. 1. Herbert (Lee) Stocking 1923–2012
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Stocking 1921–
      3. 3. Margaret (Ethel) Stocking 1915–
      4. 4. Frank (Alvin) Stocking 1913–
      5. 5. Harold (Frederick) Stocking 1911–
      6. 6. Nellie (Frances) Stocking 1908–
      7. 7. Alma (Louise) Stocking 1906–
      8. 8. Carl (Leroy) Stocking 1904–
    3. 3. Virgil (Horace) McGinnis 1878–1961 m. Ida (Amanda) Wonn 1877–1959
      1. 1. Harley (Virgil) McGinnis 1908–1998 m. M (Kathleen) Peery 1911–2011
      2. 2. Mildred (Ambrose) McGinnis 1905–2004
      3. 3. Raymond (Cecil) McGinnis 1902–1964
    4. 4. Eugene (Everett) McGinnis 1874–1966 m. Mabel (Irene) Wyatt 1877–1929
      1. 1. Ralph (Miles) McGinnis 1917–1997 m. Opal (Gertrude) Smith 1918–1969
    5. 5. Charles (Edgar) McGinnis 1873–
  8. 8. Richard (H.) Corson 1845–1925 m. Julia (Frances) Connelly 1839–1933
    1. 1. Cora (Rames) Corson 1880–1970 m. Leroy (Madison) Heaton 1879–1944
      1. 1. Forest (Corson) Heaton 1902–1990
    2. 2. Charles (Connelly) Corson 1874–1939 m. Olive (Elizabeth) Carver 1875–1927
    3. 3. Richard (Edward) Corson 1869–1950 m. Jessie (Curry) Fee 1872–1955
      1. 1. Richard (Arthur Corson) IV 1917–2006 m. Sara (Frances) McCarley 1920–1989
      2. 2. Jessie (Frances) Corson 1904–
      3. 3. Wesley (Connelly) Corson 1901–
      4. 4. Harold (Fee) Corson 1898–1961
  9. 9. Townsend (O. Corson) Sgt 1843–1864
  10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth) Corson 1841–1928 m. Richard Woelffel 1837–1912
    1. 1. Richard (Woelffel) Sr 1882–1956 m. Gertrude Williams 1882–1965
      1. 1. Richard (Woelffel) Jr. 1917–2010 m. Mary (Dorothy) Koob 1914–2008
    2. 2. Emma (L.) Woelffel 1876–1971
    3. 3. May Woelffel 1870–
    4. 4. George (A.) Woelffel 1868–1917
    5. 5. Henrietta Woelffel 1866–
  11. 11. Abigail (“Abbie”) Corson 1839–1910 m. William (Richardson) Hunter 1833–1897
    1. 1. Abbie (May) Hunter 1880–1967 m. Ernst (F.) Stoeltzing 1880–
      1. 1. Mildred (May) Stoeltzing 1916–
      2. 2. Ernst (Richard) Stoeltzing 1915–
    2. 2. Ernest Hunter 1878–1931 m. Louise (Banholzer) Haffner 1885–1972
      1. 1. Ernest Hunter 1908–1993 m. Geraldine (Marie) Marshall 1916–1999 m. Hazel (Mabel) Peel 1907–1962
    3. 3. Eugene (Corson) Hunter 1875–1954 m. Aimee (Zare) Pierson 1879–1972
      1. 1. Joseph (Leslie) Hunter 1920–2007
      2. 2. Virginia (Gladys) Hunter 1918–1988
      3. 3. Dorothy Hunter 1907–2005 m. Francis (Harbert) Downs 1909–
        1. 1. Stephen (Francis) Downs 1942–1994
      4. 4. Clarence (Eugene) Hunter 1905–1966
      5. 5. Ralph (Pierson) Hunter 1903–
    4. 4. Charles (Granville) Hunter 1869–1953
    5. 5. Harry Hunter 1872–1873
    6. 6. Lillie Hunter 1868–1874
    7. 7. Clarence Hunter 1866–1901
    8. 8. Anna Hunter 1864–1864
    9. 9. Emma Hunter 1864–1864
    10. 10. William (Richard Hunter) II 1862–1957
    11. 11. Edward Hunter 1861–1948
  12. 12. Asail (L) Corson 1838–1901 m. Ellen (E.) Cole 1847–
    1. 1. Asail (L "Asa" Corson) Jr 1868–1960 m. Joanna (Belle) Amidon 1866–1919 m. Frances (N.) Nottingham 1880–
      1. 1. Harriet Corson 1903–
      2. 2. Ruth (Naoma) Corson 1896–1909
      3. 3. Helen Corson 1891–1960
  13. 13. Mary (Ann) Corson 1847–1941 m. Jonathon ("John") Nottingham 1834–1890
    1. 1. Joa? Nottingham –1865
    2. 2. Ida (May) Nottingham 1897–1897
    3. 3. Frank Nottingham 1888–1967 m. Harriet ("Bonnie") Rush(rust) –1967
    4. 4. LeRoy ("Roy") Nottingham 1887–1925 m. Katherine (Louise) Dempsey 1894–1959
      1. 1. Ralph (Cather) Nottingham 1914–1991 m. Inez (Winifred) Linscott 1920–2010
        1. 1. Albert (Eugene) Nottingham 1937–1991 m. Janice (Elaine) Arbuckle 1941–2011
    5. 5. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Nottingham 1884–1973 m. Floyd (Fletcher) Weaver 1886–1962
      1. 1. Robert (Brooks) Weaver 1913– m. Mary (Louise) Martz 1917–2007
    6. 6. Richard (Corson) Nottingham 1882–1912
    7. 7. Frances (N.) Nottingham 1880– m. Asail (L "Asa" Corson) Jr 1868–1960
    8. 8. Jonathan Nottingham 1878–1956 m. Nellie (Mabel) Purviance 1878–1962
      1. 1. Jonathon (Edward) Nottingham 1908–1925
      2. 2. Ruth (Katherine) Nottingham 1912–2006 m. Leo (Carlton) Ewing 1911–1998
      3. 3. Alfred (Burton) Nottingham 1902–1985 m. Mabel (Irene) Noble 1904–
        1. 1. Lois (Ann) Nottingham 1928–2002 m. David (Crum) Sinclair 1929–2006
    9. 9. Walter (Scott) Nottingham 1871–1944 m. Amy (Edna (Annie)) Roby 1873–1971
      1. 1. George Nottingham 1901–1902
      2. 2. Mariellen Nottingham 1910– m. John (P.) Moss 1903–
      3. 3. Walter (Nottingham) Jr. 1905– m. Elizabeth Harris 1907–1983
        1. 1. Wallis Nottingham 1944–2009 m. Robert (S.) Thon 1943–2012
      4. 4. Edna Nottingham 1903–1993 m. James (Fay) Brashears 1892–
    10. 10. Arthur (C.) Nottingham 1869–1948 m. Mary (F.) Sutton 1870–1961
      1. 1. Della (Louise) Nottingham 1906–2007 m. Royal (Goodson) Ward 1905–1962 m. Alexander Gibson –1948
      2. 2. Helen (Gould) Nottingham 1898–1921
      3. 3. Mabel (Elizabeth) Nottingham 1902– m. Theodore (Dale) Yoder 1901–
    11. 11. Luther (William) Nottingham 1873–1938 m. Laura (Etta) Henderson 1871–1937
      1. 1. Nellie ("Frances") Nottingham 1900–1982 m. Edgar (Francis) Marion 1883–1968
        1. 1. Dorothy (JoAnn) Marion 1938–2009
        2. 2. Virginia (Florence) Marion 1934–1934
        3. 3. Ruth (Mildred) Marion 1925–1925
        4. 4. Glenn (Wiley) Marion 1922–1984 m. Wilma (Rose) Fraizer 1924–2016
        5. 5. Clarence (Nottingham) Marion 1920–1945
        6. 6. Verna (Constance) Marion 1929–2011 m. Samuel (Edward) Albright 1924–
        7. 7. Oramel ("Abe" Stuart) Marion 1917–1964 m. Dorothy (Louise) Miller 1911–2015
        8. 8. Georgiann ("Carol") Marion 1927– m. Ellis (Lambert) Albright 1926–2016
        9. 9. Hazel (Delores) Marion 1919– m. Alfred (Eugene) Zick 1913–
        10. 10. Ella (Elizabeth) Marion 1921–2009 m. William (Joseph) Wilt 1918–1994
        11. 11. Eleanor (Louise) Marion 1916–2002 m. Joseph (Gilbert) Rock 1920–
        12. 12. Helen (Geneva) Marion 1926–2010 m. Richard (Marion) Lee 1920–2005
      2. 2. Edward (Floyd) Nottingham 1909–1968
      3. 3. Lena (Olive) Nottingham 1907–1979 m. John (Adolph) Micko 1903–1943
        1. 1. Mary (Kathryn) Micko 1932–2016 m. Gorden (Amos) Lefavor 1930–2009
        2. 2. John (Robert) Micko 1931–2004
      4. 4. Amelia Nottingham 1904–1904
      5. 5. Chester (Lee) Nottingham 1902–1930
      6. 6. William (Henderson) Nottingham 1898–1972 m. Catherine (Jane) Harden 1913–1997
      7. 7. Ida (May) Nottingham 1897–1897

Lydia Foster's Timeline

5 Records

1821
25 May 1821
Birth of Lydia Mary Foster in Cape May County, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
1860
1860
Age 39
Lydia Mary Foster resided here in Upper, Petersburg, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
Upper, Petersburg, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
1870
1870
Age 49
Lydia Mary Foster resided here in Cartwright, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Cartwright, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 59
Lydia Mary Foster resided here in Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1909
23 Aug 1909
Age 88
Death of Lydia Mary Foster in Cape May County, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1821
    Event Place: Cape May County, NJ
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 248; Page: 213c; Enumeration District: 201
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: M593_281; Page: 57B
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Upper, Cape May, New Jersey; Roll: M653_687; Page: 30; Family History Library Fil
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Upper, Petersburg, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Upper, Cape May, New Jersey; Roll: M653_687; Page: 30; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cartwright, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: M593_281; Page: 57B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 248; Page: 213c; Enumeration District: 201

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Cape May County, NJ
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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