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William Oliver Foster 1897–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1897

Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1980

Death Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Horace Foster

Mother: Mary Cope

Spouse(s): Millicent Steer

Children(s): Mary Foster, Albert Foster

In 1897, William Oliver Foster entered the world in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA, born to Horace Bragg Foster And Mary C Cope. In 1900, William Oliver Foster resided in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. In 1910, William Oliver Foster resided in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. William Oliver Foster married Millicent Hall Steer, and had children including Albert Charles Foster, Debora Ruth Foster, Mary Charlotte Foster. William Oliver Foster passed away in 1980 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, William Oliver Foster entered the world in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA, born to Horace Bragg Foster And Mary C Cope.
  • In 1900, William Oliver Foster resided in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.
  • In 1910, William Oliver Foster resided in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.
  • William Oliver Foster married Millicent Hall Steer, and had children including Albert Charles Foster, Debora Ruth Foster, Mary Charlotte Foster.
  • William Oliver Foster passed away in 1980 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Horace Foster
1850–1933
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, R I
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Mary Cope
1854–1936
Birth Location: Jenkintown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Millicent Steer
1900–1989
Birth Location: Colerain, Ohio
MS

Children(s)

Mary Foster
1925–
Birth Location: Rhode Island
MF
Albert Foster
1926–2011
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
AF

William Foster's Ancestors

Self
William Foster
1897–1980
Birth Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Horace Bragg Foster
1850–1933
Warwick, Kent, R I
Mary (C) Cope
1854–1936
Jenkintown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Foster
1806–1880
Rhode Island
Paulina Kenyon
1814–1882
Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ethan Foster
1779–1838
Temperance Bragg
1771–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Bragg
1728–
Sarah Greene
1736–1819

William Foster's Descendants

1.
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William (Oliver) Foster (11 Sep 1897–1980) m. Millicent (Hall) Steer (24 Jan 1900–Feb 1989)
  1. 1. Mary (Charlotte) Foster 1925–
  2. 2. Albert (Charles) Foster 1926–2011

William Foster's Timeline

9 Records

1897
11 Sep 1897
Birth of William Oliver Foster in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
William Oliver Foster resided here in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
William Oliver Foster resided here in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
William Oliver Foster resided here in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1925
1925
Age 28
William Oliver Foster resided here in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
William Oliver Foster resided here in Warwick, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
William Oliver Foster resided here in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 54
William Oliver Foster resided here in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
1980
1980
Age 83
Death of William Oliver Foster in Rhode Island, USA
Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Rhode Island, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 57
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Rhode Island, State Censuses
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1671; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 27
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341903
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 1504; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0208
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1436; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1375449
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Sharples-Sharpless Family : Volume 1
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1377; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 4-253
    [11] Rhode Island, U.S., Birth Registrations, Rhode Island Department of State; Providence, Rhode Island; Rhode Island, Birth Registrations, 1846-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 1504; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0208

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1436; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1375449

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1671; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 27

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, State Censuses

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341903

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, 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: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1377; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 4-253

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: E Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Rhode Island, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 57

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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