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Anthony Foster 1758 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1758

Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Frances Jones

Spouse(s): Lucy Goforth

Children(s): Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Moses Foster, Louisa Foster, Lavinia Foster, Anthony Foster, John Foster, Caroline Foster, Frances Foster, Philadelphia Foster, Valmira Foster, Lucy Clark, Charles Foster

According to available records, Anthony Foster was born in 1758 in Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Foster and Frances Jones. Following those early years, Anthony Foster married Lucy Goforth, and their family grew to include Thomas Foster, Thomas Nelson Foster, Moses Foster, Louisa Foster, Lavinia Foster, Anthony Foster, John R Foster, Caroline Foster, Frances Foster, Philadelphia "Delphia" Foster, Valmira Foster, Lucy C Clark and Charles Foster. In the later years of life, Anthony Foster died in 1870 in Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

Thomas Foster
1750 – 1811
Birth Location: St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States
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Frances Jones
1757 – 1803
Birth Location: St Thomas Par, Orange, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Goforth
1788 – 1870
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Thomas Foster
1813 –
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Foster
1815 –
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Moses Foster
1815 – 1860
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Louisa Foster
1815 – 1915
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Lavinia Foster
1820 –
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Anthony Foster
1821 – 1865
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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John Foster
1823 – 1940
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Caroline Foster
1824 –
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Frances Foster
1829 –
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Philadelphia Foster
1831 –
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Valmira Foster
1844 –
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Lucy Clark
1854 – 1919
Birth Location: Wilkes Co North Carolina USA
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Charles Foster
1866 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Dec 1758
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 30 Apr 1813
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1787
    Event Place: Isbels District, Wilkes County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1800
    Event Place: Morgan, Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Wilkes, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 39; Image: 486; Family History Library Film: 337909

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1810
    Event Place: Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 893; Image: 00542; Family History Library Film: 0337916

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Wilkes, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 125; Page: 338; Family History Library Film: 0018091

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Lower Division, Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina; Page: 70

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Fishing Creek, Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fishing Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1165; Page: 299A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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