Frances Elizabeth "Frankie" Foster

Born: 6 Jul 1923 at Perry, Shiawassee Co., MI
Died: 6 Dec 2002 at Grizzly Flat, El Dorado Co., CA

Burial: Cremated. Ashes spread near Utica Reservoir, Stanislaus National Forest, CA

Father: Ira Moses Ellsworth Foster
Mother: Maude Lenore Grundy

Marriage: 16 Jan 1942 at Perry, Shiawassee Co., MI to Francis George "George" Appleton (1917-2004). Three children.

Occupation: homemaker

Children by Francis George "George" Appleton:

1.

Kathy Jeanne Appleton (1943-2003) m1. Robert Vince Vince (divorced); m2. Donald Dean Campbell

2.

Paul Francis Appleton (1947- ) m1. Whitney Jane Claybaugh (divorced); m2. Coral Lee Macintosh

3.

Nancy Kae Appleton (1957- ) m1. David Duane Plambeck (divorced); m2. Dennis Robert Bolen, Sr.

Ira Moses Ellsworth Foster

Born: 23 Oct 1898 in Caledonia Twp., Shiawassee Co., MI
Died: 25 Aug 1962 Lansing, Ingham Co., MI

Burial: Roselawn Cemetery, Perry, Shiawassee Co., MI

Father: Frank Ellsworth Foster
Mother: Tryphena Adelaide "Addie" Angus

Marriage: 12 Aug 1922 at Perry, Shiawassee Co., MI to Maude Lenore Grundy (1903-1989). Four children.

Occupation: farm laborer, auto assembly line worker

Children by Maude Lenore Grundy:

1.

Frances Elizabeth "Frankie" Foster (1923-2002) m. Francis George "George" Appleton

2.

(stillborn twin boy)

3.

(stillborn twin boy)

4.

Kenneth Loy Foster (1927-1991) m. Genevieve Anne "Anne" Murphy

Frank Ellsworth Foster

Born: 9 Aug 1869 at Corunna, Shiawassee Co., MI
Died: 31 Jul 1956 at Corunna, Shiawassee Co., MI

Burial: Pine Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Shiawassee Co., MI

Father: Moses Foster
Mother: Sarah A. Miller

Marriage: 9 Jul 1890 at Corunna, Shiawassee Co., MI to Tryphena Adelaide "Addie" Angus (1867-1956). Two children.

Occupation: lumberjack, farmer

Children by Tryphena Adelaide "Addie" Angus:

1.

Sarah Melinda "Lindy" Foster (1891-1973) m. Pearl Henry Comer

2.

Ira Moses Ellsworth Foster (1898-1962) m. Maude Lenore Grundy

Moses Foster

Born: 2 Aug 1817 in England
Died: 8 Oct 1888 at Dover, Otsego Co., MI

Burial: Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Vanderbilt, Otsego Co., MI

Father: William Foster, Jr.
Mother: Dinah Putnam

1st Marriage: 13 Apr 1838 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI to Joanna Slarrow (c.1819-1857). Five children.

2nd Marriage: 1857 in Shiawassee Co., MI to Sarah A. Miller (1839-1912). Five children.

Occupation: farmer, shoemaker

Children by Joanna Slarrow:

1.

William J. Foster (c.1842-1863). Never married.
Served in Co. B, 1st Michigan Infantry during the Civil War. Died of wounds received at Battle of Chancellorsville.
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2.

John N. Foster (c.1843-1862). Never married.
Served in Co. B, 3rd Michigan Infantry during the Civil War. Died of typhoid fever contracted as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Fair Oaks.
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3.

Charles D. Foster (1845-1914) m. Mary Ann Kelly.
Served in Co. F, 10th Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War.
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4.

Mary Jane Foster (1846-1913) m1. Francis Kelly; m2. Francis E. Liger

5.

Another son whose name is unknown. Order of birth uncertain. Apparently died young.

Children by Sarah A. Miller:

1.

Arthur A. Foster (1858-1915) m. Margaret Malloy.
Resided at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.

2.

Cora L. Foster (1862-1936) m. George Long

3.

John D. Foster (1865-1905) m. Amanda Hattie Leslie

4.

Frank Ellsworth Foster (1869-1956) m. Tryphena Adelaide "Addie" Angus

5.

Nelson T. Foster (1872-1940) m. Barbara L. Young

William Foster, Jr.

Born: 18 May 1794 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 25 Mar 1873 at Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada

Father: William Foster, Sr.
Mother: Hannah _____

Marriage: 25 May 1815 at Great Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England to Dinah Putnam (1795-1887). Seven children.

Occupation: shoemaker, farmer

Military: Served in the British military against Napoleon. (Hertford Militia and Royal Waggon Train).

Immigration: Came to U.S. from England in 1829. First settled in New York, thence to Detroit, Michigan, and finally moved to Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Children by Dinah Putnam:

1.

James Foster (1815-?). No further information.

2.

Moses Foster (1817-1888) m1. Joanna Slarrow; m2. Sarah A. Miller

3.

John Foster, Esq. (c.1822-1899) m. Mary Campbell

4.

Eliza Foster (c.1825-1884) m. Martin J. Cole

5.

Hannah Foster (c.1826-aft.1891) m. John Turner

6.

Elizabeth Foster (1832-1920) m1. Ira Apger; m2. John Wesley Chadwick

7.

Sarah Foster (c.1835-bef.1868) m. George Matthews

William Foster, Sr.

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

Marriage: (date unknown) in England to Hannah _____ (no dates). Two known children.

Occcupation: laborer
 

Children by Hannah _____:

1.

Son, name unknown. No further information.

2.

William Foster, Jr. (1794-1873) m. Dinah Putnam