Brief Life History of Julia
When Julia Foster was born on 18 November 1811, in Vienna, Kennebec, Maine, United States, her father, James Foster, was 25 and her mother, Abigail Glidden, was 18. She married Jonathan Hampton on 4 September 1833, in Lyons, Wayne, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855 and lived in Morgan, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died on 17 January 1891, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Julia Cole, "United States Census, 1850"
- Julia F Hampton, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Julia Foster Hampton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1823
Historical Boundaries: 1823: Morgan, Illinois, United States
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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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JULIA FOSTER HAMPTON 1811-1891 (April 1999 by Susan L Ogilvie, 2nd great granddaughter, the fourth generation) We honor Julia Foster Hampton for preserving our link to a great heritage in the hist …
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