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Samuel Leonard Foster 1904 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1904

Birth Location: Laurel, Del.

Death Date: 17 Jul 1996

Death Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Foster

Mother: Jennie Collins

Spouse(s): Susie Ashburn

Children(s): Hilda Foster, William Foster, Theodora Burns, Lester Foster

The story of Samuel Leonard Foster began in 1904 in Laurel, Del.. Samuel Leonard Foster married Susie Alma Ashburn, and had children including Hilda Marie Foster, William Leonard Foster, Theodora Burns, Lester Ray Foster. Samuel Leonard Foster passed away in 1996 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Leonard Foster began in 1904 in Laurel, Del..
  • Samuel Leonard Foster married Susie Alma Ashburn, and had children including Hilda Marie Foster, William Leonard Foster, Theodora Burns, Lester Ray Foster.
  • Samuel Leonard Foster passed away in 1996 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Foster's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Foster
1904 – 1996
Birth Place: Laurel, Del.
Parents
Joseph Leonard Foster
1877 – 1910
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jennie ((Sophie)) Collins
1879 – 1930
Little Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
George Foster
1855 –
New York
Sarah Foster
1846 –
New Jersey
John (E. C. "Jack") Collins
1844 – 1911
Little Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Elizabeth Johnson
1854 – 1886
Delaware
Great-Grandparents
Levin Collins
1817 – 1901
Mary Morean
1825 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Collins
1786 – 1861
Comfort JAMES
1784 – 1862
Solomon Morean
1798 – 1844

Samuel Foster's Descendants

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Samuel (Leonard) Foster (14 Apr 1904 – 17 Jul 1996) m. Susie (Alma) Ashburn (14 Feb 1905 – 2 Sept 1997)
  1. 1. Hilda (Marie) Foster (3 Sep 1924 – 23 June 1988)
  2. 2. William (Leonard) Foster (28 Sept 1926 – 23 April 1929)
  3. 3. Theodora Burns (6 Jan 1931 – 29 Jun 2006)
  4. 4. Lester (Ray) Foster (7 aug 1933 – 5 April 2012) m. Shirley (A) Hamel (31 Oct 1933 – )
    1. 1. Laura (Jean) Foster m. Ecklund

Samuel Foster's Timeline

6 Records

1904
14 Apr 1904
Birth of Samuel Leonard Foster in Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Sussex County, Delaware, USA
1904
14 Apr 1904
Birth of Samuel Leonard Foster in Laurel, Del.
Laurel, Del.
1904
14 Apr 1904
Birth of Samuel Leonard Foster in Laurel, Del.
Laurel, Del.
1950
1950
Age 46
Samuel Leonard Foster resided here in Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
1996
17 Jul 1996
Age 92
Death of Samuel Leonard Foster in Gwynns Island, Matthews County, Virginia, USA
Gwynns Island, Matthews County, Virginia, USA
1996
17 Jul 1996
Age 92
Death of Samuel Leonard Foster in Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Sussex County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; Roll: 6063; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 30-647

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Laurel, Del.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Laurel, Del.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; Roll: 6063; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 30-647

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1996
    Event Place: Gwynns Island, Matthews County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1996
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA

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