Abraham Foster, 1829-1883

• Born:  4 April 1829 in Bradford, Pennsylvania
• Died:  11 Mar 1883 in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho
• Parents:  Abraham Foster and Amelia White
• Spouse:  Eliza Ann Burt (md. 9 April 1848 in LaSalle, Illinois)
• Children:  none

• Spouse:  Sophronia Allen (md. 23 February 1863, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada)
• Children:  Nancy Jane (Rose) Foster, Abraham Foster, Alfred Foster, Alice Foster, Edith Ellen Foster

1829 April 4
Born, second child of Abraham Foster and Amelia White, in Bradford County, Pennsylvania [1]

1848 April 9
Age 18
Marries Eliza Ann Burt in LaSalle County, Illinois

1848
Age 18
Death of wife Eliza Ann.  She is buried is Earlville, LaSalle, Illinois

1854 December 23
Age 25
Birth of Nancy Jane Rose in Carson City, Orsmley, Nevada, to Jacob H. Rose and Sophronia Allen.  After they are divorced, Abraham will marry Sophronia and adopt Nancy Jane.

1861 April 11
Age 32
Birth of son Abraham Foster in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada [2]

1863 February 23
Age 33
Marries Sophronia Allen in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada

1866 February 19
Age 36
Birth of son Alfred Foster in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho [3]

1868 July 25
Age 39
Birth of daughter Alice Foster in Richmond, Cache, Utah [4]

1870 August 4
Age 41
Living in Richmond, Cache, Utah with wife Sophronia, and children Jane (age 16), Abram (age 7), Alfred (age 4), and Alice (age 2) [5]

1870
Age 41
Birth of daughter Edith Ellen Foster in Cache, Utah

1883 March 11
Age 53
Dies in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho and is buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah. [6]

Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah

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[1]  Gravestone in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah.  FindaGrave memorial #59274495.  Viewed at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=foster&GSfn=abraham&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1883&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=59274495&df=all& on 1 June 2014.

[2]"Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLB6-43X : accessed 01 Jun 2014), Abraham Foster, 11 Mar 1936; citing Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, reference 97853, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise; FHL microfilm 1530931.

[3]  "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM5P-NZ2 : accessed 01 Jun 2014), Alfred Foster, Menan, Lewisville, Rigby Precincts, Fremont, Idaho, United States; citing sheet 25A, family 413, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240232.

[4]  "BillionGraves Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2HTC-RC4 : accessed 01 Jun 2014), Alice F. Purnell, 17 Apr 1953; citing Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.

[5]  “United States Census, 1870,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNCR-PDS : accessed 20 Mar 2013), Abram Foster, Utah, United States; citing p. 10, family 63, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 553109.

[6]  Gravestone in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah.  FindaGrave memorial #59274495.  Viewed at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=foster&GSfn=abraham&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1883&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=59274495&df=all& on 1 June 2014.