Cynthia Foster

about 1820–3 April 1892 (Age 72)
New York City, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Cynthia

Cynthia Foster was born about 1820, in New York City, New York, United States. She married Hosea Vaughan about 1841, in New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Big Flats, Chemung, New York, United States in 1850 and Flagg, Flagg Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 April 1892, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Flagg Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hosea Vaughan
1819–1906
Cynthia Foster
1820–1892
Marriage: about 1841
Rebecca Vaughan
1843–1859
Frances Vaughn
1847–
Maretta Vaughn
1853–
Mary Vaughan
1854–1885
Delos twin Vaughan
1844–1862
Delavan twin Vaughan
1844–1862
Catherine Vaughn
1848–1928
Joel R. Vaughan
1851–1923
Sarah Vaughn
1856–1937
Mary E. Vaughan
1859–1926

Spouse and Children

Children

(10)

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World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal
Age 0
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1833 · The Town of Chicago is Founded
Age 13
Chicago became an incorporated town after the Potawatomi Native Americans and the United States Government signed the Treaty of Chicago. The name comes from the indigenous word shikaakwa meaning onion, or something similar, because of the wild garlic that grew abundantly in the area.
1846
Age 26
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

1 English: reduced form of Forster .2 English: nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’).3 Jewish: probably an Americanized form of one or more likesounding Jewish surnames, such as Forster .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Forster
Forster

Sources (17)

  • Cyntha Vauhgn in household of Hose Vauhgn, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Cynthia Vaughan in household of Hosea Vaughan, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Cynthia Vaughn in household of Hosea Vaughn, "United States Census, 1870"

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