Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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David Foster and Elizabeth Ross




Husband David Foster 1 2

           Born: 1820 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1889
         Buried: 


         Father: Alexander D. Foster (1773-1849/1854) 4 5
         Mother: Sarah Davis (1777-1858) 3 5


       Marriage: 1845 2 6



Wife Elizabeth Ross 2 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1889
         Buried: 


         Father: Capt. Peter Ross (      -      ) 6
         Mother: Matilda Elliott (      -      ) 8




Children
1 M Peter Ross Foster 2 6

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 F Matilda Foster 2 3

            AKA: T. R. Foster 9
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John A. Bell (1844-      ) 10
           Marr: 1877 9


3 M Dr. David Gilmore Foster 2 3

           Born: 1852 - Allegheny Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Aug 1894 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Phoebe Paul (Abt 1853-1879) 2 8
           Marr: 1874 2 8
         Spouse: Harriet Pearson (      -      ) 2 8
           Marr: 1881 2


4 M George W. M. Foster 6

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



5 F Sarah E. Foster 2 8

            AKA: Bessie S. Foster 11
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rev. Cyrus B. Hatch (1848-      ) 11


6 M Casey Alexander Foster 2 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



7 F Maudaline Foster 2 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: W. H. Bailey (      -      ) 2 8


8 F Emmaline Foster 3

            AKA: Mary E. Foster 2 8
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin
         Spouse: John S. Robb, Jr., Esq. (      -      ) 3


9 M Dr. Walter Ross Foster 6 12

           Born: 21 May 1864 - Carnegie, Allegheny Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin
         Spouse: Rachel Gray (1865-      ) 13
           Marr: 25 Sep 1890 13



General Notes: Husband - David Foster

Mansfield, Allegheny Co, PA

He was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and came with his parents to Allegheny County in 1832. He was educated at the common schools and reared on a farm. At the age of fifteen he commenced to learn the carpenter's trade, which he followed for forty years.

He was a carpenter by trade, which he followed until 1850, when he purchased a farm and turned his attention to agriculture. In 1887 he sold his entire real estate, and retired from active business.

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Sources


1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 398, 426, 643.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 189.

3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 426.

4 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 386, 426, 643.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 635.

6 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 386, 426.

7 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 386, 398, 426.

8 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 386.

9 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 574.

10 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 426, 574.

11 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 398, 426.

12 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 189, 474.

13 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 190, 474.


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