Brief Life History of Edmond Daniel
When Edmond Daniel Foster was born about 1784, in Littleton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Rev Edmund Foster, was 33 and his mother, Phebe Lawrence, was 23. He married Sarah Brown on 30 December 1814, in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States in 1830 and Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1830. He registered for military service in 1829. He died on 5 February 1834, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 51.
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Sources (17)
- Daniel Foster, "United States Census, 1820"
- Daniel Foster in entry for Justus B. Lane and Sarah S. Foster, "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961"
- Daniel Foster, "United States Census, 1830"
Spouse and Children
1784–1834 Male
1784–1860 Female
Children (5)
1818–1894 Male
1821– Female
1823–1894 Female
1825–1896 Female
1829–1883 Male
Parents and Siblings
1752–1826 Male
1762–1812 Female
Siblings (14)
1783–1784 Male
1784–1834 Male
1785–1822 Male
1786–1868 Female
1788–1790 Male
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 2
1797
Age 13
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 16
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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