[Ancestor] Foster

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Husband [Ancestor] Foster

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1 M Alexander D. Foster ^{1 2}

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           Born: 3 Jun 1773 - County Londonderry, Ireland 2
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           Died: 14 Mar 1849 or 1854 1 2 3
         Buried:  - Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport, Allegheny Co, PA

         Spouse: Sarah Davis (1777-1858) 2 4
           Marr: 1800 2

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General Notes: Husband - [Ancestor] Foster

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The first that is known of the name of Foster is about the year 1065, when Sir Richard Forrester went from Normandy over to England accompanied by his brother-in-law, William the Conqueror, and participated in the battle of Hastings. The name was later changed to Forester, then Foster. It signifies one who had care of wild lands; one who loved the forest, a characteristic trait which has marked the bearers of the name through centuries. The Fosters appear to have located in the northern counties of England, and in the early centuries of English history, participated in many an encounter with their Scottish foes. The name is mentioned in "Marmion" and the "Lay of the Last Minstrel." In later years some members of the family migrated to Ireland, and founded families there.

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

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

3 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.

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