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William Avery Foster 1902–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 jan 1902

Birth Location: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 13 jan 1962

Death Location: South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Foster

Mother: Gertrude Avery

Spouse(s): Mary Welles

Children(s): Lorraine Foster, Irving Foster, Franklin Foster

William Avery Foster was born in 1902 in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of William Morgan Foster And Gertrude Amelia Avery. In 1910, William Avery Foster resided in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. In 1920, William Avery Foster resided in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. William Avery Foster married Mary Helena Welles, and had children including Franklin Wells Foster, Irving Griswold Foster, Lorraine Edna Foster. William Avery Foster passed away in 1962 in South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • William Avery Foster was born in 1902 in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of William Morgan Foster And Gertrude Amelia Avery.
  • In 1910, William Avery Foster resided in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1920, William Avery Foster resided in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • William Avery Foster married Mary Helena Welles, and had children including Franklin Wells Foster, Irving Griswold Foster, Lorraine Edna Foster.
  • William Avery Foster passed away in 1962 in South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Foster
1874–1912
Birth Location: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Gertrude Avery
1874–1933
Birth Location: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Welles
1906–1998
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MW

Children(s)

Lorraine Foster
1933–2014
Birth Location: Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Irving Foster
1934–2016
Birth Location: Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut
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Franklin Foster
1930–2008
Birth Location: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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William Foster's Ancestors

Self
William Foster
1902–1962
Birth Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
William Morgan Foster
1874–1912
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Gertrude (Amelia) Avery
1874–1933
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Norman (Dwight) Foster
1851–1900
Connecticut
Mary (E.) Morgan
1852–1938
Connecticut
Francis Avery
1847–1902
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Laura (Maria) Grant
1847–1929
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Norman Foster
1818–1899
Naomi McIntosh
1819–1896
Griswold Morgan
1811–1902
Eliza Saxton
1812–1892
Samuel Avery
1809–1886
Amelia Bunce
1811–1900
Horace Grant
1807–1851
Lucina Grant
1813–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Foster
1781–1870
Eunice Dart
1786–1860
Robert McIntosh
1783–1879
Philena Blodgett
1787–1879
William Morgan
1754–1842
Sarah Harris
1772–1855
Nathaniel Saxton
1776–1857
Fanny Chamberlin
1779–1851
Samuel Avery
1784–1863
Chloe Elmer
1782–1862
Charles Bunce
1770–1853
Anne Cadwell
1776–1856
Elliot Grant
1762–1846
Chloe Fenton
1780–1823
Gustavus Grant
1759–1841
Phebe Goodale
1776–1856

William Foster's Descendants

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William (Avery) Foster (25 jan 1902–13 jan 1962) m. Mary (Helena) Welles (24 Apr 1906–2 Jan 1998)
  1. 1. Lorraine (Edna) Foster 1933–2014 m. Robert (Frank) Dobson 1930–2017
  2. 2. Irving (Griswold) Foster 1934–2016
  3. 3. Franklin (Wells) Foster 1930–2008 m. Joyce Arline 1930–2011

William Foster's Timeline

7 Records

1902
25 jan 1902
Birth of William Avery Foster in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1910
1910
Age 8
William Avery Foster resided here in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
William Avery Foster resided here in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
William Avery Foster resided here in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1940
1940
Age 38
William Avery Foster resided here in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1942
1942
Age 40
William Avery Foster resided here in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1962
13 jan 1962
Age 60
Death of William Avery Foster in Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 jan 1902
    Event Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 142
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00507; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 2-211
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_184; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 184; Image: 850
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T624_132; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0240; FHL microfilm: 1374145
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T624_132; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0240; FHL microfilm: 1374145

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_184; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 184; Image: 850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00507; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 2-211

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00507; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 2-211

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 142

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 jan 1962
    Event Place: Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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