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Alexander Foster 1828 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Innisfil, Ontario, Canada

Father: Samuel Foster

Mother: Margaret Gillies

Spouse(s): Eliza Neely

Children(s): Alexander Foster

Born in 1828 in Ireland, Alexander Foster was the child of Samuel Joseph Foster and Margaret Gillies. In time, Alexander Foster married Eliza Jane Neely, and they raised a family that included Alexander Alex Caldwell Foster. Alexander Foster died in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada in 1871.

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Parents

Samuel Foster
1786 – 1853
Birth Location: Ireland
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Margaret Gillies
1786 – 2000
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Neely
1832 – 1890
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Alexander Foster
1867 – 1945
Birth Location: Craigvale, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1828
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Innisfil, Ontario, Canada
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