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Foster Family History & Genealogy

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Early Fosters

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Thomas Forster Rev. was born in 1570 at Gisburne, Yorkshire, England, and died at age 77 years old on June 19, 1648 at Brunton, Exeter, Devon, England. Thomas Forster was buried at , , Eng. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas (Foster) Forster, Rev..
Jemima (Foster) Edgerton was born in 1790. She was in a relationship with Daniel E. Edgerton, and had a child Jane (Edgerton) Vary. Jemima Edgerton died at age 80 years old in 1870. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jemima (Foster) Edgerton.
Asa  Foster
Asa Foster was born on September 2, 1795. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Asa Foster.
Lucy  Foster
Lucy Foster was born on January 30, 1797. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lucy Foster.
Adams  Foster
Adams Foster was born on February 22, 1800. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Adams Foster.
Mehatable  Foster
Mehatable Foster was born on October 31, 1803. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mehatable Foster.
Susannah (Foster) Pace was born on August 14, 1804 in Virginia United States, and died at age 59 years old on December 9, 1863 in New Market, Taylor County, IA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Susannah Foster.
Sarah  Foster
Sarah Foster was born on December 7, 1805. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Foster.
Galen  Foster
Galen Foster was born on October 10, 1807. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Galen Foster.
John W. Foster was born on February 2, 1808 at NORTH CAROLINA. He was in a relationship with Mary "Polly" Davis, and had a child William T. Foster. John Foster died at age 85 years old in 1893 at PAYNE CTY, OKLAHOMA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John W. Foster.
Stephen  Foster
Stephen Foster was born on November 17, 1809. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen Foster.
David  Foster
David Taylor Foster was born on October 11, 1811. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Foster.

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Margaret (Nish) Foster was born to Vans Victoria (Thwaites) Nish and Dr. James Alexander David Nish, and has siblings James Ian Nish and Dr. John Noel Nish. Margaret Nish married Lister Dowbiggin Foster on January 21, 1930 at Scots Church in Victoria Australia, and they were married until Lister's death in 1952. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret (Nish) Foster.
Dorothy Elizabeth Foster was born in 1893 to Capt. John Dowbiggin Foster and Sarah Elizabeth Clara (Leake) Foster, and had siblings Lister Dowbiggin Foster, Robert John Leake Foster, and Thelma Marie Foster. Dorothy Foster died at age 71 years old in 1964. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorothy Elizabeth Foster.
Thelma Marie Foster was born in 1895 to Capt. John Dowbiggin Foster and Sarah Elizabeth Clara (Leake) Foster, and had siblings Lister Dowbiggin Foster, Robert John Leake Foster, and Dorothy Elizabeth Foster. Thelma Foster died at age 64 years old in 1959. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thelma Marie Foster.
Sarah Elizabeth Clara (Leake) Foster was born in 1869. She was in a relationship with Capt. John Dowbiggin Foster, and had children Dorothy Elizabeth Foster, Thelma Marie Foster, Robert John Leake Foster, and Lister Dowbiggin Foster. Sarah Foster died at age 60 years old in 1929. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Elizabeth Clara (Leake) Foster.
Robert John Leake Foster was born in 1900 to Capt. John Dowbiggin Foster and Sarah Elizabeth Clara (Leake) Foster, and had siblings Lister Dowbiggin Foster, Thelma Marie Foster, and Dorothy Elizabeth Foster. Robert Foster died at age 78 years old in 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert John Leake Foster.
Lister Dowbiggin Foster was born in 1904 to Capt. John Dowbiggin Foster and Sarah Elizabeth Clara (Leake) Foster, and had siblings Robert John Leake Foster, Thelma Marie Foster, and Dorothy Elizabeth Foster. Lister Foster married Margaret (Nish) Foster on January 21, 1930 at Scots Church in Victoria Australia, and they were married until Lister's death in 1952. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lister Dowbiggin Foster.
John Dowbiggin Foster was born in 1867. He was in a relationship with Sarah Elizabeth Clara (Leake) Foster, and had children Dorothy Elizabeth Foster, Thelma Marie Foster, Robert John Leake Foster, and Lister Dowbiggin Foster. John Foster died at age 58 years old on August 9, 1926 in Ross, Northern Midlands Council County, TAS Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Capt. John Dowbiggin Foster.
Alice (Dugger) Foster was born in 1923 in Georgia United States, and died in Brunswick, Glynn County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alice (Dugger) Foster.
Patrick Eugene Foster of Union City, Alameda County, California was born on August 7, 1959 at Grass Valley, and died at age 48 years old on April 13, 2008 in Stockton, San Joaquin County. Patrick Foster was buried at Mountain Shadow Cemetery in Sonora, Tuolumne County.
Lillian A. (Richardson)
Lillian A (Richardson) Foster of Vermont United States was born on January 25, 1868 in Washington, and died at age 49 years old on May 10, 1917 in Marshfield.
Jerry D Foster
Jerry D Foster of Dallas, Dallas County, TX was born on December 13, 1946 to Imogene Duckworth. He had siblings Wanda Mayo, Larry Foster, and Sandra Babbitt. He was in a relationship with Karen (Knowlton), and had children Tina Sparks, Jacqueline Knowlton, and Billy Knowlton. Jerry Foster died at age 52 years old on May 28, 1999 at Dallas, Texas.
Clare Foster of Alliance, Stark County, Ohio was born on August 19, 1900, and died at age 71 years old in August 1971.
Dana Gay Foster-Gibbs of Irving, Dallas County, Texas United States was born on March 15, 1952 in Kingsville, Kleberg County to Kathryn Leona Lewis. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dana Gay Foster-Gibbs.
Thelma Lena (Walters) Foster was in a relationship with Clare Foster, and has a child Kathryn Leona Lewis. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thelma Lena (Walters).
Patsy J (Foster) Hicks of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, MO was born on December 15, 1952 in Poplar Bluff, and was the mother of Nicole Pauline (Hicks ) Mozingo. Patsy Hicks died at age 48 years old on January 3, 2001 at Doctors Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, and was buried on January 6, 2001 at Poplar Bluff City Cemetery 1901 N Main St - Sunny Slope, in Poplar Bluff.
Betty J Foster was born on June 14, 1949, and died at age 53 years old on October 2, 2002. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Betty J Foster.
Caroline (Foster) Wilkinson was born in 1849 in Liverpool, Merseyside County, England United Kingdom. She was married to Samuel John Wilkinson, and they were together until death separated them. She had children Emily Caroline (Wilkinson) McKie, Harold Wilkinson, Mabel (Wilkinson) Lanyon, Blanche May (Wilkinson) Oldmeadow, and Clara Wilkinson. Caroline Wilkinson died at age 67 years old on January 26, 1917 in St Kilda, VIC Australia, and was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery, College Cres, in Parkville, Melbourne City County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Caroline (Foster) Wilkinson .
Helen L Foster of Washington was born in 1924. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helen L Foster.
Dameon C Foster of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on August 13, 1983, and died at age 25 years old on May 15, 2009.
Eugene Foster was born on April 1, 1933, and died at age 42 years old in May 1975 in Grand Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Eugene Foster.

Popular Foster Biographies

Olive Hope (Foster) Ferris
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Olive Hope (Foster) Ferris.
Golena Chicago (Foster) Johnson
Golena Chicago (Foster) Johnson's father was Lyndolf Foster (1852 - 1917). Her mother was Elizabeth Wood (1854 - 1918). She had siblings Mary and Vance. Golena married William Harden Johnson (1871 - 1949) and they had children Peter/Pete, Martha/Lottie, Maggie, Iris, Myrtle/Minnie, Bonnie, and Beatrice/Bee. Golena Chicago (Foster) Johnson: Obituary Golena was a widow when she died. See OBITUARY The Charlotte Observer.
William T. Foster
census 08-22-1850 DISTRICT 11, MARION CTY, IL 09-15-1860 DISTRICT T2R4, MARION CTY, IL 06-05-1870 DISTRICT MAGUIRE TWP, MARION CTY, IL 06-01-1880 DISTRICT SUGAR CREEK, CLINTON CTY, IL
Georgianna (Foster) Mclain
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Georgianna (Foster) Mclain.
William Foster
William Owen Foster was born on February 27, 1870. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Foster.
Mary ("Polly") C Mayberry Foster
Mary C Mayberry Foster was born on February 18, 1841. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary ("Polly") C Mayberry Foster.
David  Foster
David Taylor Foster was born on October 11, 1811. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Foster.
William Foster was born in 1866. He was in a relationship with Catherine Ada "Kate" (Kelly) Foster, and had a child Gertrude Eileen (Foster) Cavanagh. William Foster died at age 79 years old on August 8, 1946 in Forbes, Forbes Shire Council County, NSW Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Henry "Bricky" Foster.
Irene May Inez (Foster) Johnson
Irene May Inez (Foster) Johnson was born on July 21, 1907 in Panola County, Mississippi United States, and died at age 94 years old on April 2, 2002. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Irene May Inez (Foster) Johnson.
John Benjamin Foster
John Benjamin Foster was born on August 17, 1869 in Luka, Marion County United States of America, and died at age 71 years old on April 26, 1941 in O'Fallon. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Benjamin Foster.
Alice (Dugger) Foster was born in 1923 in Georgia United States, and died in Brunswick, Glynn County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alice (Dugger) Foster.
Clark W Foster
Clark W Foster was born on October 10, 1836. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Clark W Foster.
Robert Foster
Robert N Foster was born on February 13, 1838. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Foster.
Ben Foster was born on March 23, 1993. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Benjamin Foster.
Tadd was my very very close friend. when he passed away it was so devastating for me and thats why i could not go to his awake be a paul bear and most of all there is no way i could of looked at my friend dead. I could not even get myself to sit thru the whole funeral. Tadd was one of my best friends, and it hit home in my heart hard. I am sorry i could not have been there for moral support for his family. Here it is 2013 and i still miss and love my friend Tadd Foster........Donald Dempsay
Gertrude Eileen (Foster) Cavanagh was born on July 8, 1890 in Forbes, Forbes Shire Council County, NSW Australia to Catherine Ada "Kate" (Kelly) Foster and William Henry "Bricky" Foster. She was in a relationship with Douglas Arthur Cavanagh, and had a child John Frederick Arthur Cavanagh. Gertrude Cavanagh died at age 34 years old on January 24, 1925 in Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City County, VIC. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gertrude Eileen (Foster) Cavanagh.
Elena “Helen” (Foster) Ebanez was married to Thomas Ebanez Sr, and has a child Reynalda (Ebanez) Bowlden. Elena “Helen” Ebanez died in Texas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elena (Foster) Ebanez.
Jane Sophia Bambridge
Jane Sophia Bambridge Foster was born on June 13, 1841 to Thomas Bambridge and Maria Marae O'Conner. She was in a relationship with Samuel Stratton Foster, and had a child Wesley Ladd Foster. Jane Sophia Foster died at age 68 years old on May 24, 1910 in Pago Pago, Tutuila County American Samoa. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Sophia Bambridge .
George "Rube" Foster
George Foster was born on January 5, 1888. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George "Rube" Foster .
Galen  Foster
Galen Foster was born on October 10, 1807. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Galen Foster.

Foster Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Foster family member is 72.0 years old according to our database of 82,267 people with the last name Foster that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

72.0 years

Oldest Fosters

These are the longest-lived members of the Foster family on AncientFaces.

Lucy Foster of Bassett, Henry County, Virginia was born on November 7, 1854, and died at age 113 years old in November 1967.
112 years
Estella Foster of Silverton, Shoshone County, Idaho was born on October 25, 1874, and died at age 111 years old in March 1986.
111 years
Marie Foster of Okolona, Chickasaw County, MS was born on January 10, 1893, and died at age 111 years old on January 26, 2004.
111 years
Estella Foster of Ruston, Lincoln County, LA was born on July 18, 1896, and died at age 109 years old on June 15, 2006.
109 years
Edith Foster of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL was born on July 3, 1885, and died at age 110 years old on November 9, 1995.
110 years
Myrtle G Foster of Topeka, Shawnee County, KS was born on November 26, 1890, and died at age 108 years old on July 17, 1999.
108 years
Jeannette Foster of Oxford, Oakland County, MI was born on March 20, 1886, and died at age 109 years old on November 4, 1995.
109 years
Louise Foster of Pekin, Tazewell County, IL was born on January 25, 1894, and died at age 109 years old on November 11, 2003.
109 years
Frank Foster of Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas was born on November 6, 1901, and died at age 108 years old on March 8, 2010.
108 years
James W Foster of Washington, District of Columbia County, DC was born on April 22, 1879, and died at age 108 years old in December 1987.
108 years
Minnie C Foster of Decatur, Dekalb County, GA was born on April 7, 1889, and died at age 108 years old on June 23, 1997.
108 years
Addie C Foster of Williamstown, Berkshire County, MA was born on July 31, 1893, and died at age 107 years old on July 19, 2001.
107 years
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I am trying to locate the children and family of General P. Foster, born 1918 and married to Dortha Stratton Foster. General was the brother of my grandfather, John Benjamin Foster Jr.
Orrin E. Foster, b. 7 Nov 1811 (alt: 10 Jan 1811), Vermont.
d. 17 Dec 1843, (alt: 6 Feb 1845); Havana, Mason Co., IL.
22 May 1832, York County, Home District, Pickering Twp., Ontario, Canada, Clergy Land Lease: Concession 6, Lot 12. (Located near Elijah Foster, Horace Foster and Loren Foster.) 28 Aug 1832, married Rosina M. (Rosana) Rawson, in Sophiasburg, Upper Canada. Occupation in 1832: Yeoman; free tenant farmer; cultivated own land; honest, hard working, middleclass farmer; raised grain, vegetables and had some sheep herds. Aug 29 1833: York County, Home District, Pickering Twp., Ontario, Canada, Clergy Land Lease, Concession 6, Lot 8, 200 acres. Relocated to Havana, IL, 1835-1836. Possible parents due to strong circumstantial information (need further proof): Elijah Foster and Content Gleason. Known children of Orrin & Rosina Foster: Judson Rawson Foster, Caroline Foster, George Albert Foster and Anvilla Foster. If anybody recognizes Orrin E. Foster, please contact me.
Abijah Foster b.11-20-1768 (son of Samuel b.1742 who was son of Abijah b.1707) mar. Fanny Rogers b.3-5-1775 lived in Foster, NY near Owego. 10 children. Working on Daniel R. Foster b.6-2-1802 mar. Electa Rich b.10-26-1807 who built first
Grist Mill in Foster Hollow 1836 Home may still be standing. 11 children Charles 1826, Holland II 1827, George 1830, Phidelia 1831, John R. 1833, Budd 1838, Wallace 1840, Perna 1842, Leonard (my line)1845 Narsis 1847 1847, Frances 1851. Interested in working with anyone on the Foster Family. (Abijah 1707 was son of Eleazerb 1684, who was son of Issac 1635, who was son of Geginald 1595)
I am looking for family,my father aubrey jackson foster was placed in orphanage.I know he had a sister and two brothers.I am looking for info on his father byrd elliott foster his father garrett booten foster,his father william franklin foster.My fathers brothers name was hugh and haywood his sisters name was virginia.If anyone has any info on these people please e-mail me Thanks Mike Foster
My great grandfather, James E. Foster, was maried 3 times. His second wife would have been my gr. grandmother. She died when my grandfather was only 4 years old. The family lived in Clinton, KY my mother believes, and moved to Missouri shortly after my gr. grandmother's death. My gr. grandfather then married an Elsey Dunlap in Charleston, Missouri. Mother says that grandfather told her that Elsey treaten my grandfather and his sister like house servants and made them do all the housework, laundry and cooking. She said one day, grandfather got tired of it and when Elsey told his sister, Beverly, to cook dinner, grandpa told her she was not doing it. Elsey then slapped grandpa, grandpa pushed her down and packed his belongings and left, never speaking the Elsey or his father again, he was 17 years old. When his father died, he was very wealthy but only left my grandpa $1, mean old man! We don't know my gr. grandmother's name, mom thinks it may be Elizabeth or Delores, she died in 1896. Email me with/for info!

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