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Moses Stilson Foster 1825–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JAN 1825

Birth Location: Danby Township, Tompkins Co , NY

Death Date: 18 JUL 1902

Death Location: Paynsville, MI

Father: John Foster

Mother: Lorinda Treadwell

Spouse(s): Susan Strong, Marsha Dunham, Alice Abel

Children(s): Adaline Foster, Alferatta Foster, Alorisa Foster, Benjamin Foster, James Foster, John Foster, Lorinda Foster, Lovisa Foster, Lydia Foster, Mary Foster

Moses Stilson Foster was born in 1825 in Danby Township, Tompkins Co , NY, the child of John Foster And Lorinda Treadwell. Moses Stilson Foster married Alice Abel, Marsha M Dunham, Susan Strong, and had children including Adaline Foster, Alferatta Foster, Alorisa Foster, Benjamin Franklin Foster, James V Foster, John Sherman Foster, Lorinda Foster, Lovisa Foster, Lydia Foster, Mary E Foster. Moses Stilson Foster passed away in 1902 in Paynsville, MI.

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Biography

  • Moses Stilson Foster was born in 1825 in Danby Township, Tompkins Co , NY, the child of John Foster And Lorinda Treadwell.
  • Moses Stilson Foster married Alice Abel, Marsha M Dunham, Susan Strong, and had children including Adaline Foster, Alferatta Foster, Alorisa Foster, Benjamin Franklin Foster, James V Foster, John Sherman Foster, Lorinda Foster, Lovisa Foster, Lydia Foster, Mary E Foster.
  • Moses Stilson Foster passed away in 1902 in Paynsville, MI.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Foster
1788–1859
Birth Location: Williamstown, MA
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Lorinda Treadwell
1788–1865
Birth Location: New Milford, CT
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Spouses(s)

Susan Strong
1826–1874
Birth Location: ALBANY, NY
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Marsha Dunham
1844–1868
Birth Location: –
MD
Alice Abel
1839–1875
Birth Location: St Johns Welland, Ontario, Can.
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Children(s)

Adaline Foster
1861–1862
Birth Location: –
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Alferatta Foster
1860–1861
Birth Location: –
AF
Alorisa Foster
1851–1852
Birth Location: –
AF
Benjamin Foster
1856–1919
Birth Location: –
BF
James Foster
1862–1881
Birth Location: –
JF
John Foster
1865–1944
Birth Location: Coldwater, Elgin Co, Ontario, Canada
JF
Lorinda Foster
1846–1928
Birth Location: Albany , NY
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Lovisa Foster
1852–1938
Birth Location: Springfield, Malahide Twp, Elgin Co, Ontario, Canada
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Lydia Foster
1850–1851
Birth Location: –
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Mary Foster
1849–1850
Birth Location: –
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Moses Foster's Ancestors

Self
Moses Foster
1825–1902
Birth Place: Danby Township, Tompkins Co , NY
Parents
John Foster
1788–1859
Williamstown, MA
Lorinda Treadwell
1788–1865
New Milford, CT
Grandparents
David Foster
1758–1821
Danbury CT
Lydia (Susannah) White
1756–1829
Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Foster
1725–1789
Phoebe Wing
1726–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chillingsworth Foster
1680–1764
Susanna Sears
1700–1730
John IV
1680–1758
Rebecca Freeman
1694–1695

Moses Foster's Descendants

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Moses (Stilson) Foster (8 JAN 1825–18 JUL 1902) m. Susan Strong (1 NOV 1826–4 MAY 1874) m. Marsha (M) Dunham (1844–BET 1868 AND 1931) m. Alice Abel (31 DEC 1839–17 OCT 1875)
  1. 1. Adaline Foster 1861–1862
  2. 2. Alferatta Foster 1860–1861
  3. 3. Alorisa Foster 1851–1852
  4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Foster 1856–1919 m. Betty (Jane) Nesbit 1859–1875
  5. 5. James (V.) Foster 1862–1881 m. Emma (Brook) Ramsay 1864–1880
  6. 6. John (Sherman) Foster 1865–1944 m. Lessie (Mae) Dorland 1869–1885
  7. 7. Lorinda Foster 1846–1928 m. John Dorland 1848–1931 m. Samuel Lindsay 1847–1914
    1. 1. Elva (Ann) Lindsay 1875–1913 m. Frank Stapleton 1879–1913
      1. 1. Clyde (Frances) Stapleton 1911–1947
    2. 2. George (Washington) Lindsay 1867–1893 m. Rhonda Moore 1867–1892
      1. 1. Nina (Goldie) Lindsay 1889–1933 m. Isaac (A.) Ferrier 1883–1982
        1. 1. Beatrice (Eileen) Ferrier 1913–1975 m. Robert (Ames) Cummings 1908–1958 m. Stuart Mitchell 1909–1988
        2. 2. Careld Ferrier 1920–1993 m. Mary (Francis) Klepetzanis 1921–1993
        3. 3. Dorothy (Ernestine) Ferrier 1916–1960 m. Stuart Mitchell 1909–1988
        4. 4. Everett (Lindsay) Ferrier 1911–2005 m. Florence (Alice) Comer 1913–1966
        5. 5. Gerald (George) Ferrier 1924–1983
    3. 3. Julia (Alferatta) Lindsay 1869–1936 m. George Moore 1868–1941
      1. 1. Raymond (W.) Moore 1893–1937
    4. 4. Mary (Emeline) Lindsay 1865–1895 m. Miner (C.) Spencer 1837–1895
      1. 1. Bruce (C.) Spencer 1887–1888
      2. 2. Elmer (C.) Spencer 1885–1953 m. Minnie (K) Salt 1888–
        1. 1. Shirley (N) Spencer 1925– m. Job (Raymond) Cutler 1895–
      3. 3. Eva (M.) Spencer 1892–1914 m. Jack Trembley 1884–1960
        1. 1. Elmer (H.) Trembley 1910–1910
    5. 5. Samuel (Edgar) Lindsay 1881–1923 m. Gertrude (Louise) Smith 1885–1968
      1. 1. Donald (Murney) Lindsay 1914–1993 m. Doris Broome 1916–1990 m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Jacobs 1917–1992
        1. 1. Margaret (Jeanne) Lindsay 1944–2008 m. John (Edward) Shanahan 1912–1975
      2. 2. Fern (Hosington) Lindsay 1906–1974
      3. 3. Genevieve (Louise) Lindsay 1919–2007 m. Antone (Otto) Grundwald 1917–1974
  8. 8. Lovisa Foster 1852–1938 m. Thomas Nesbitt 1852–
    1. 1. Herbert Nesbitt 1875–1876
  9. 9. Lydia Foster 1850–1851
  10. 10. Mary (E.) Foster 1849–1850

Moses Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1825
8 JAN 1825
Birth of Moses Stilson Foster in Danby Township, Tompkins Co , NY
Danby Township, Tompkins Co , NY
1902
1902
Age 77
Burial of Moses Stilson Foster in Paynesville, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States of America
Paynesville, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States of America
1902
18 JUL 1902
Age 77
Death of Moses Stilson Foster in Paynsville, MI
Paynsville, MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1825
    Event Place: Danby Township, Tompkins Co , NY
    Record Source:
    [1] Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Aug 12, 1996 SLAUGHT PEDIGREE CHART 1992 Footnote: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Aug 12, 1996 SLAUGHT PE
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 22 December 2018, 16:04), entry for Moses Stilson Foster(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KXFJ-4DL
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Moses Foster in entry for John Foster and Lessie Dorland, 14 Oct 1888; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,484.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Moses Stilson Foster, 1902; Burial, Paynesville, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States of America, Paynesville Cemetery; citing record ID 104164854, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 March 2018), Moses Foster and Alice Abell, 03 Sep 1874; citing registration , Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,891.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1902
    Event Place: Paynesville, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 22 December 2018, 16:04), entry for Moses Stilson Foster(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KXFJ-4DL
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Moses Foster in entry for John Foster and Lessie Dorland, 14 Oct 1888; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,484.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Moses Stilson Foster, 1902; Burial, Paynesville, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States of America, Paynesville Cemetery; citing record ID 104164854, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1902
    Event Place: Paynsville, MI
    Record Source:
    [1] Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Aug 12, 1996 SLAUGHT PEDIGREE CHART 1992 Footnote: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Aug 12, 1996 SLAUGHT PE
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 22 December 2018, 16:04), entry for Moses Stilson Foster(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KXFJ-4DL
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Moses Foster in entry for John Foster and Lessie Dorland, 14 Oct 1888; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,484.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Moses Stilson Foster, 1902; Burial, Paynesville, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States of America, Paynesville Cemetery; citing record ID 104164854, <i>Find a Grave</i>
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