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Parents of:
William Foster Anna Foster Childern:
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William and Anna Foster were married about 1834/1835
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Cemetary information: Link
Directory of McHenry County, Illinois FOSTER, WILLIAM, Farmer Sec 19: Richmond P. O.; born Yorkshire, England, 1808; came to America in 1830, and settled in Canada; lived there six years; then removed to New York State, lived there nine years; came to this town in 1844; owns 125 acres of land. Married Ann Wiley, 1835, who was born in Yorkshire; had ten children, six boys and four girls; four boys served in the [Union] army altogether 10 years, Samuel, Charles William, George and Frederick; Charles William died in the service.Richmond Gazette 3 February 1898 WM. FOSTER "Wm. Foster, one of McHenry county's early settlers and oldest residents, died Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs Wm. Rehorst [Hebron prairie], aged nearly 90 years. He had been failing for some time and his death had been expected for several days. The funeral was held yesterday, interment being in the Richmond cemetery. Obituary next week." Note: This issue is one of the few issues that remain of the Richmond Gazette. Surviving issues are preserved at the McHenry County Historical Society, in Union, McHenry Co., Illinois ~
Note: William's farm land was located in Section 19 of Richmond Township. Today, Keystone Road running north-south, passes through a portion of where William's farm land was located, on the west side of Keystone Road, north of crossroad Tryon Grove and south of crossroad Norgard Road, and Route 173. A silo still remained in 2014, visible from Keystone Road, but in the summer, surrounded by trees, visibility is limited ~
1850: Richmond Twp., McHenry Co., Illinois William Foster 40 England Ann Foster 32 England William Foster 12 New York Samuel Foster 14 New York George Foster 11 New York Elisabeth Foster 8 New York Mary F Foster 7 New York Fredrick Foster 5 Illinois Albert Foster 0 Illinois
5 July 1860: Richmond Twp., McHenry Co., Illinois Wm Foster 48 England Hannah Foster 43 England Wm Foster 22 New York Mary Foster 17 New York Frederick Foster 14 Illinois James Foster 10 Illinois Matilda Foster 8 Illinois Helen Foster 5 Illinois
Note: It is unknown what became of daughter Mary, after the 1860 census
24 Aug 1870: Richmond Twp., McHenry Co., Illinois William Foster 64 England Ann Foster 50 England Fredrick Foster 24 Illinois Matilda Foster 18 Illinois Nettie Foster 13 Illinois Charles Foster 2 Iowa (grandson) Samuel Wiley 85 England (father-in-law)
10/11 June 1880: Richmond Twp., McHenry Co., Illinois William Foster Self 72 England Ann Foster Wife 63 England
Parents Richard Foster b 29 Mar 1784 Malton, North Yorkshire, England m. 24 Oct 1805 Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, England Elizabeth Crame b about 1788 d bef 1851 census
