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George Louis Foster 1878 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1878

Birth Location: South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 7 Aug 1960

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father: Elisha Foster

Mother: Julia Foster

Spouse(s): Eleanor Richardson

Children(s): Henry Foster, Lewis Foster, John Foster, Eleanor Foster

Early life: George Louis Foster arrived in South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts in 1878, born to Elisha Freeman Foster and Julia Foster. Over time, George Louis Foster formed a family with Eleanor F Richardson, which included Henry Richardson Foster, Lewis Freeman Foster, John Howard Foster and Eleanor Richardson Foster. George Louis Foster concluded life in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts in 1960.

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Parents

Elisha Foster
1851 – 1936
Birth Location: Massachusetts
EF
Julia Foster
1851 – 1893
Birth Location: New Hampshire
JF

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Richardson
1878 – 1933
Birth Location: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
ER

Children(s)

Henry Foster
1904 – 1988
Birth Location: Massachusetts
HF
Lewis Foster
1906 – 1991
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
LF
John Foster
1908 – 1969
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
JF
Eleanor Foster
1914 – 1997
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
EF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Jul 1878
    Event Place: South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01603; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 9-64, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915, Year: 1920; Census Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_706; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 17, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 2340649, Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Middlesex, Year: 1880; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 546; Page: 429D; Enumeration District: 491, Year: 1910; Census Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1056; FHL microfilm: 1374620, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Belmont, Mid

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 546; Page: 429D; Enumeration District: 491

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1056; FHL microfilm: 1374620

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Middlesex

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_706; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 2340649

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01603; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 9-64

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01603; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 9-64

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Belmont, Mid

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1960
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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