Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Thomas Foster and Phoebe Preston




Husband Thomas Foster 1

           Born:  - near Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
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           Died: 
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       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Mrs.  Boyd (      -      ) 2



Wife Phoebe Preston 3

           Born:  - near Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


Children
1 F Mary "Polly" Foster 1 4

            AKA: Phoebe Foster 3
           Born: 7 Nov 1797 - near Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Nov 1860 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Mackall (1788-1874) 1 3 4
           Marr: 1815 4


2 F Sarah Foster 2

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           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 F Jane Foster 2

           Born: 
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4 M Preston Foster 2

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Foster


He made settlement in Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, prior to 1800, pursuing his trade, that of wheelwright, and he was appointed to the office of justice of the peace, the first to officiate in Georgetown. For several years he was known to the traveling public as the proprietor of the Georgetown Tavern, and as a host of genial and cordial address he became known far and wide.

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Sources


1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 831.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 550.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 549.

4 —, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 217.


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