FOSTER
John FOSTER was born about 1618 in Edlesborough, England. He died 16 Nov 1687 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary/Martha Tompkins in 1646 in Salem, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Ralph Tompkins and Katherine FOSTER,(possibly Katherine ABORN). John and Mary/Martha had 12 children: Mary FOSTER, b. 24 Mar 1648/49; Samuel FOSTER, b. 7 Mar 1651/52; John FOSTER, b. 3 Jun 1655; Benjamin FOSTER, b. 3 July 1658; Jonathan FOSTER, b. 20 Dec 1660; Jonathan FOSTER, b. 22 Nov 1662; Joseph FOSTER, b. 1664; David FOSTER, b. 16 Oct 1665; Elizabeth FOSTER, b. 22 Nov 1667; Jonathan FOSTER, b. 12 June 1670; Hannah FOSTER, b. 21 Jul 1672; and Ebenezer FOSTER, b. 5 Aug 1677.
Ebenezer FOSTER was born on the 5th of August 1677 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts and he died on the 23rd of March 1718 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He married Anna WILKINS on the 19th day of December 1700 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Anna was the daughter of Benjamin WILKINS and Priscilla BAXTER. Ebenezer and Anna had 8 children: Abigail FOSTER, b. 10 Sept 1701; Jonathan FOSTER, b. 9 Sept 1703; Stephen FOSTER, b. 28 Feb 1705/06; Benjamin FOSTER, b. 12 May 1708; Ebenezer FOSTER, b. 23 Aug 1710; Stephen FOSTER, b. 4 Apr 1714; Anna FOSTER, b. 3 Apr 1715; Joshua FOSTER, b. 1718.
Ebenezer FOSTER was born on the 23rd of August 1710 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts and he died in 1769 in Massachusetts. He married Lydia FELTON on the 11th day of December 1731 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Skelton FELTON and Hephzibah SHELDON. Ebenezer and Lydia had 9 children: Daniel FOSTER, b. abt. 1754; Benjamin FOSTER, b. abt. 1756; Rachel FOSTER, b. abt. 1738; Lydia FOSTER b. 1735; Skelton FOSTER, b. 1767; Stephen FOSTER, b. 1754; John FOSTER, b. 1752; Samuel FOSTER, b. 5 Oct 1758; Ebenezer FOSTER, b. 25 May 1734.
Ebenezer FOSTER was born on the 25th of May 1734 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He died on the 19th day of March 1811 in Oakham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Hannah Parlin. She was born on the 24th day of January 1739/1740 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts and she died on the 28th day of Febuary 1808 in Oakham, Worchester Co., Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Joseph PARLIN and Abigail STRATTON. Ebenezer and Hannah had 12 children: Hannah FOSTER, b. 28 Aug 1758; Lydia FOSTER, b. 3 Feb 1760; Joseph FOSTER, b. 25 Mar 1762; Alpheus FOSTER, b. 23 May 1764; Zadock FOSTER, b. 01 Feb 1767; Ebenezer FOSTER, b. 23 Oct 1769; Hannah FOSTER, b. 18 May 1772; William FOSTER, b. 8 May 1774; Benjamin FOSTER, b. 14 Aug 1776; Molly FOSTER, b. 4 Jan 1779; Spencer FOSTER, b. 25 May 1781; and Isabella FOSTER, b. 1784.
Benjamin FOSTER was born on the 14th of August 1776 in Oakham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He died on the 18th day of November 1796 in Oakham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. (There is conflicting information on this death date. It's possible that he died in 1840.) Benjamin married Lydia LONG. She was born in 1780 in Ohio. They had 6 children: Zadock FOSTER, John FOSTER, Spencer FOSTER, Lewis FOSTER, Peter L. FOSTER, Catherine FOSTER.
John FOSTER was born on the 10th day of October 1799 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts and he died on the 15th day of May 1886 in Wellington, Sumner Co., Kansas. He was married before 1828 to Susan SHEPARD, b.(_?_); Christened 01 Jan 1794 in Coxsackie, Greene Co., New York; d. abt. 1838 in Pontiac, Livingston Co., Illinois. She was the daughter of Jabez SHEPARD and Charity (_?_). John and Susan had 5 children: Charles B. FOSTER, b. 1821/1822; George B. FOSTER, b. 17Aug 1825; Willard FOSTER, b. 1828; Robert F. FOSTER b. 1829/1830; Fredrick FOSTER, b. 1831.
Robert F. FOSTER was born in Cayuga Twp., Tioga Co., New York; and died on the 25th day of April 1904 in Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado. He married on the 18th of July 1854 in Pontiac, Livingston Co., Illinois to Mary Jane EDGINGTON. She was born in March 1829 in Ohio an died in June 1903 in Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado. She was the daughter of Moore EDGINGTON and Celina BRECKENRIDGE. Robert and Mary Jane had 6 children: Collumbia FOSTER, Myrie FOSTER, Margaret FOSTER, Eyler Moore FOSTER, Salina FOSTER, and Louisa FOSTER.
Eyler "Moore" FOSTERwas born October 1854 in Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois and died on the 2nd day of March 1948, in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, (year of death according to his grave stone). On the 24th day of September 1884 in Livingston County, Illinois, Moore FOSTER married Elizabeth "Lizzie" MILKE, (according to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900; License #2052). Lizzie was born in November 1866 in Pontiac, Livingston Co., Illinois and died on the 15th day of January 1925, (year of death according to her grave stone). She and Moore FOSTER are buried in the South Side Cemetery in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois. Moore and Lizzie had 4 children: Hattie M. FOSTER, Ella FOSTER, Robert F. FOSTER, and Irene Foster.
Irene Foster was born on the 1st of January 1895 in Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa and died on the 14th day of November 1984 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas. She is buried in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery (no stone) next to her husband. She was married on the 12th day of June 1918 to William Cornelius COLLINS. He was born on the 4th of July in 1888 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky and he died on the 24th day of May 1960 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas. He is buried in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas. Will and Irene have 2 children.
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