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Seth Foster 1802–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Sep 1862

Death Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Mary McGovney

Spouse(s): Mary Asbury

Children(s): Noah Foster, Seth Foster, Martha Foster, Virginia FOSTER, Thomas Foster, Minerva FOSTER, Jane Foster, Noah Foster, Seth Foster

The story of Seth Foster began in 1802 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. Seth Foster married Mary Jane Asbury, and had children including Jane 22 M Foster, Martha Foster, Minerva L Foster, Noah 22 Foster, Noah Foster, Seth 22 Allen Foster, Seth Allen Foster, Thomas Foster, Virginia Jane Manerva Foster. Seth Foster passed away in 1862 in Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Seth Foster began in 1802 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.
  • Seth Foster married Mary Jane Asbury, and had children including Jane 22 M Foster, Martha Foster, Minerva L Foster, Noah 22 Foster, Noah Foster, Seth 22 Allen Foster, Seth Allen Foster, Thomas Foster, Virginia Jane Manerva Foster.
  • Seth Foster passed away in 1862 in Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Foster
1775–1850
Birth Location: , Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Mary McGovney
1779–1859
Birth Location: , Adams, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Asbury
1822–1893
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States
MA

Children(s)

Noah Foster
1847–1913
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States
NF
Seth Foster
1860–1918
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States
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Martha Foster
1845–1855
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States
MF
Virginia FOSTER
1843–1900
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA
VF
Thomas Foster
1851–1900
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States
TF
Minerva FOSTER
1855–1928
Birth Location: Boone, Franklin, Virginia, United States
MF
Jane Foster
1855–1928
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA
JF
Noah Foster
1847–1913
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA
NF
Seth Foster
1860–1918
Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA
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Seth Foster's Ancestors

Self
Seth Foster
1802–1862
Birth Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Foster
1775–1850
, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) McGovney
1779–1859
, Adams, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Seth Foster's Descendants

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Seth Foster (1802–11 Sep 1862) m. Mary (Jane) Asbury (1822–1893)
  1. 1. Noah Foster 1847–1913 m. Leona (Badora) Eskins 1847–1936
    1. 1. Amanda Foster 1878–1956 m. Okey (S) Ferrell 1875–1923
      1. 1. Lucy (Violet) Ferrell 1909–1911
      2. 2. Elsie (Maude) Ferrell 1900–1981
      3. 3. Sterling (Grandal) Ferrell 1917–1988
      4. 4. Pharie (Opal) Ferrell 1907–1986
      5. 5. Dewey (Delmar) Ferrell 1902–1974
      6. 6. Henry (Claude) Ferrell 1913–1976
      7. 7. Blanche (Esta) Ferrell 1911–1984
      8. 8. Chloe (Agatha) Ferrell 1905–
      9. 9. Harold (Norman) Ferrell 1921–1987
      10. 10. Fairy Ferrell 1907–1986
      11. 11. Dewey Ferrell 1903–
      12. 12. Elsie (M) Ferrell 1901–
      13. 13. Chloe (A) Ferrell 1907–
      14. 14. Dewey Ferrell 1903–
      15. 15. Claude Ferrell 1914–
      16. 16. Sterling Ferrell 1917–
      17. 17. Claude Ferrell 1914–
      18. 18. Harold Ferrell 1922–
      19. 19. Shelby (Willis) Ferrell 1917–1966 m. Virginia Harper 1924–1976
        1. 1. Clyde (Norman) Ferrell 1941–2006 m. Judith (Louise) King 1940–1995
        2. 2. Ricky Ferrell –2006
        3. 3. Leoda (Marie) Ferrell 1943–2008
    2. 2. Hayden Foster 1880–1961
    3. 3. Allen (J) Foster 1872–1935
    4. 4. Mary Foster 1876–1969
    5. 5. Alice (Faye) Foster 1883–1933
    6. 6. Lucy Foster 1886–1941
    7. 7. Eliza Foster 1874–1879
    8. 8. Nora Foster 1879–
  2. 2. Seth (Allen) Foster 1860–1918
  3. 3. Martha Foster 1845–1855
  4. 4. Virginia (Jane Manerva) FOSTER 1843–1900
  5. 5. Thomas Foster 1851–1900
  6. 6. Minerva (L) FOSTER 1855–1928
  7. 7. Jane (22 M) Foster 1855–1928
  8. 8. Noah (22) Foster 1847–1913
  9. 9. Seth (22 Allen) Foster 1860–1918

Seth Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Seth Foster in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
1862
11 Sep 1862
Age 60
Death of Seth Foster in Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 11091.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, United States
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