Elijah Foster

Brief Life History of Elijah

When Elijah Foster was born on 7 February 1796, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, Absalom Foster, was 29 and his mother, Agness Meredith, was 29. He married Miriam M Lemmon on 2 April 1825, in Corydon, Harrison Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Payson, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 24 April 1873, in Plainville, Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Elijah Foster
1796–1873
Miriam M Lemmon
1807–1883
Marriage: 2 April 1825
Lewis Foster
1828–1868
Ann Eliza Foster
1832–1913
Comfort Foster
1834–1915
Perry Foster
1837–1913
Elenor Foster
1839–1902
Harriet Foster
1839–1921
John Lemon Foster
1842–1925
Evaline Foster
1844–1936

Sources (7)

  • Eli Foster, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Eli Foster, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Eli Foster, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: variant of Forster ‘worker in a forest’.

English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’). But other explanations are equally or more likely.

English: from Old French forcetier ‘maker of scissors’; see Forster 2.

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

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