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Subject: FOSTER, Zebulon, MA & NH
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 21:28:42 EDT


Continuation of information on lineage of Ruth Low and Aaron Foster:

ZEBULON FOSTER

Zebulon Foster was the son of Ruth Low Foster (m. 1754, Feb. 14 to Aaron
Foster (VRIp-291)) and the grandson of Thomas Low.

location: Chebacco (Essex) & Henniker, NH

p. 7th child & 5th son of Ruth Low & Aaron Foster who had seven children --
Ruth, Mary, Aaron, Moses, Thomas, Aaron, Zebulon, and Meriam. Leaving
descendants were Moses, Thomas, Aaron, Zebulon, and Merriam (Choate).

b 1766, August 2 at Chebacco

m. 1794, November 30 to Polly STORY (VRIp-172) b. 1770, August 3, the dau of
Captain William Story of Chebacco. d. 1851, August 3

L. 1814, March - moved to Henniker, NH and settled upon "Foster hill."

d. 1849, December 16

ch. Zebulon Foster & Polly Story had eight children. Leaving descendants
were Lydia (Whitney), Zebulon, William S., Polly (Colby), Jeremiah, and
Micajah.

(1) Lydia Foster - WHITNEY family
b 1795, November 2 [CR4] (VRIp-149)
m 1814, November 24 to Alexander Whitney
L. removed to New London in 1825-26
d. 1875, April 27
ch. had eleven children

(2) Zebulon Foster Jr.
b. 1797, September 6 [CR4] (VRIp-149)
m. 1823, August 26 to Abigail WHEELER, d. 1831, April 16
m. 1832, March 15 to Louis WHITNEY, d. 1852, August 24
m. 1853, August 23 to Eliza A. FOLSOM
L. representative of Henniker, NH in 1845-46; selectman in 1832, '38,
'41, '42, '49 & '57. Captain of the Rifles
ch. Zebulon Foster Jr. by his first two wives Abigail Wheeler & Louis
Whitney, had three children. Only Warren S. appears to have left descendants.
(1)Susan W. Foster, b. 1823, September 28, m. to Harrison A.
Rice
(2)Warren S. Foster, b. 1830, September 12, m. to Caroline
Smith, 1858, Jan 28.
L. several years a conductor for the railroads in Illinois.
ch. Warren S. Foster & Caroline Smith had three children.
(1) Mary W. Foster, b. 1859, Jan 14
(2) Orah C. Foster, b 1861, July 18
(3) Jessie W. Foster, b 1869, Oct 26

(3)Caroline F. Foster, b. 1835, Nov 6, m. William O. Folsom

(3) Eliza F. Foster
b. 1799, June 30 [CR4] (VRIp-149)
m. 1825, Feb 17 to John PETERS
(no descendants)

(4)William S. Foster
b. 1801, March 19 [CR4] (VRIp-149)
m. to Harriet PAGE of Antrim
m. to Mary COOLEDGE
L. in Antrim, a very prominent man and highly respected
d. 1875, July 10
ch. had eight children, seven of whom survived

(5) Polly Foster - COLBY FAMILY
b. 1803, April 23
m. 1827, April 17 to Ira Colby
ch. had eight children

(6) Jeremiah Foster (Captain)
b. 1805, June 22
m. 1833, January 24 to Adaline RICE, "d. Jacob & Lovisa Rice of
Henniker"
d. 1863, September 7
m. 1864, April 23 to Martha B. HUNTOON of Henniker
L. resided in Henniker, representative in 1857, '58, a town selectman,
filled many positions of trust with fidelity; a commander of the Rifles and
Grenadiers; a civil engineer.
ch. of Captain Jeremiah Foster and Adaline Rice had five children.
Found descendants have been found only for Jacob Rice.
(1) Jacob Rice Foster, b. 1834, Feb 4
m. 1867, April 30 to Georgie NASH of Great Falls
m. 1874, October to Mary NASH
L. in Fryeburg, Maine, a machinist and manufacturer of shoe
pegs; an excellent musician;
ch. Jacob Rice Foster by his two wives Georgie Nash and
Mary Nash, had four children:
(1) Edwin J. Foster, b. 1868, March 19
(2) George R. Foster, b 1869, May 11
(3) Helen May Foster, b 1871, Dec 7
(4) Adaline R. Foster, b 1875, Apr 15

(2) Charles S. Foster, b 1838, Jan 26
m. 1862, Aug 11 to Julia GOSS of Henniker, dau of Luther &
Sally Goss
d. 1864, Jan 22
(3) Susan Maria Foster, b 1840, July 30
m. to W. E. COGSWELL
(4) William H. Foster, b 1842, July 13
m. 1867, Jan to Emma CLEMENT of Hillsborough
d. 1879, June 5
(5) Edwin Scott Foster, b 1845, March 22
m. 1868, September to Elvira FAVOR of Bristol
L. druggist residing in Haverhill, Mass; widely known as
a musician

(7) Micajah Foster
b. 1807, August 27
m. 1838, April 5 to Betsy TUCKER
L. 1855 - removed to Iowa
ch. Micajah Foster & Betsy Tucker had five children, for whom no
descendants have been found/located.
(1) Homer T. Foster, b. 1839, December 22
(2) Mary M. Foster, b. 1842, December 28
(3) Evaline Foster, b. 1844, August 27
(4) Eden S. Foster, b. 1847, February 18
(5) Zelda J. Foster, b. 1849, April 5

(8) Miriam Foster
b. 1810, September 19 [CR4] (VRIp-149)
m. 1834, April 3 to Moody TUCKER
(no descendants)

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