Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Hugh Foster and Mary McCullough




Husband Hugh Foster 1

           Born: Abt 1755
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jul 1846
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 6 Jan 1779 - Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA



Wife Mary McCullough

            AKA: Elizabeth McCullough
           Born: Abt 1760
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


Children
1 M James Foster 1

           Born: 1 Nov 1779 - Franklin Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Catherine Moore (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1802 - ? Mercer Co, PA


2 M Daniel Foster

           Born: 6 May 1781 - Franklin Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 M William Foster

           Born: 25 Apr 1784 - Franklin Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1872
         Buried: 



4 M John Foster

           Born: Abt 1786
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt Jan 1867
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Hannah [Unk] (Abt 1794-      )


5 F Margaret Foster

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



6 F Elizabeth Foster 2

           Born: 4 Jun 1793
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Oct 1884
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
         Spouse: Lewis D. Miles (1789-1860) 2 4


7 F Mary Foster

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



8 F Isabelle Foster 1 5

           Born: Abt 1799 - Liberty Twp, Mercer Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Mar 1850 5
         Buried:  - Plain Grove, Lawrence Co, PA
         Spouse: Joseph Gordon (1799-1857/1861) 5


9 F Jane Foster 1

            AKA: Jean Foster
           Born:  - Liberty Twp, Mercer Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Gordon (Abt 1797-      ) 5



General Notes: Husband - Hugh Foster


He came from Ireland to Franklin County, Pennsylvania, thence to Westmoreland, and, finally, in 1798, he removed to Liberty township, Mercer County, and settled on a farm. He had a family, consisting of his wife and seven children, the youngest two of whom were born on the place.

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Sources


1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 55.

2 —, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 453.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 70.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 870.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 674.


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