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William Henry Foster, Jr.

Male 1842 - 1887  (44 years)


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  • Name William Henry Foster  [1, 2] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 21 Sep 1842  Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850 - 1860  Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    1860 United States Federal Census, Constantia - p.15
    1850 United States Federal Census - Constantia, p.19
    1993xxxx - Towt-Foster-Edminster House
    Occupation 1860 - 1870  Eagle Tannery, Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Bookkeeper 
    Occupation 1875  Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Cleveland Village President 
    Occupation 1875  Eagle Tannery, Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Proprietor 
    Religion 1877  St. James Episcopal Church, North Street, Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • 1877 - Elected vestryman.
      1878 - Re-Elected vestryman.
      1879 - Re-Elected vestryman.
      1880 - Re-Elected vestryman.
      1881 - Re-Elected vestryman. [8]
    Occupation 1879  Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Cleveland Village President 
    Residence 1870 - 1880  Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • According to the 1875 census, the Foster residence was valued at $2,500. [1]
    Occupation 1877 - 1882  Foster's Market, Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Saloon Keeper / Grocer 
    • W.H. Foster is putting up an ice house back of his store. [10]
    18801002 - Ad, Wm Foster Jr
    18810129 - Ad, Foster's Market
    18821209 - Ad - William Foster Jr Store
    Died 29 Aug 1887  Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Cleveland Village Cemetery, North Street, Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Wm. Foster, Jr., has put up a very handsome and costly monument in the cemetery. On three sides of it - one on each side, the other being blank - are inscribed: Foster - Argersinger - Vietenheimer - together with the record of each death. It was made in Camden, and, it is said, cost $500. [12]
    20081015 - Headstone: Clara K. Foster    		 20081015 - Headstone: Clara K. Foster
    Cleveland Village Cemetery
    Person ID I46  CHS Genealogy
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2020 

    Father William H. Foster,   b. 27 Dec 1813, Royton Manor, Lenham, Kent County, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1893, 106 Helen Street, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary Cramp,   b. 7 May 1812, Otford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1883, Camden, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 5 Jun 1837  Oswego, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    • Taken from the diary of Mary Cramp:
      "June 1837, Monday 5th. We were married by the Rev. Mr. McCarty at eight o'clock in the evening. Visitors present, Dr. and Mrs. Van Schaick, Mr. and Mrs. Isaacs, Miss Robertson, Miss Broadhead, Mrs. Andrew McCarty (Isaacs Isaacs groomsman) Mr. Casy, Mr. Perham, Mrs. Neil Major Cochran." [13]
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Clara K. Unknown,   b. Abt. 1840, Oneida, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1877  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Married Y  [15] 
    • According to the 1880 census, William is widowed. [2]
    Children 
     1. William K. Foster,   b. Mar 1868, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1908, Helvetia, Pima, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years)
     2. James Cramp Foster,   b. Abt. 1871, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1944  (Age ~ 73 years)
     3. Bertram Grey Foster,   b. 2 Aug 1876, Cleveland, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1935, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah J. Tufts,   b. Jun 1855, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1926  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1882  Oriskany, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • Wm. Foster, Jr., surprised his many friends by bringing home a wife this week. The is or was Mrs. Sarah J. Tufts, of St. Louis, Mo. The ceremony was performed on Sunday last, at Oriskany, N.Y., by Rev. J.W. Pettingill. [16]
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2017 
    Family ID F685  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    1931xxxx - William H. Foster, Sr. and Jr., circa. 1844    		1931xxxx - William H. Foster, Sr. and Jr., circa. 1844
    Some Account of the Fosters of Kent and Sussex Counties, England and Oswego County, New York, Bertram Grey Foster, (Self Published), sec.2 p.39-40

    Histories
    18800117 - Cleveland's Ablaze!    		18800117 - Cleveland's Ablaze!
    Cleveland Lakeside Press
    01/17/1880, p.2
    18830428 - Under the Hammer    		18830428 - Under the Hammer
    Cleveland Lakeside Press
    4/28/1884, Letter to the Editor

  • Sources 
    1. [S61] 1875 New York State Census, 7 (Reliability: 2), 3 Jun 1875.
      State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED No.: 1; ED Date: 06/03/1875; Page: 7; Lines: 1

    2. [S21] 1880 United States Federal Census, 33 (Reliability: 2), 18 Jun 1880.
      State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED: #231; ED Date: 06/18/1880; SD: #8; Sheet No: 33; Line No: 14-17

    3. [S31] 1870 United States Federal Census, 8 (Reliability: 2), 10 Jun 1870.
      State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED Date: 06/10/1870; Sheet No: 8

    4. [S38] Genealogical information regarding the Foster and Cramp families of New York, 1740s-1890s [Digital Version], Alice Rhoades, (Rice University, Houston, Texas), aa00356., 40 (Reliability: 2), 7 Jun 2010.

    5. [S41] 1850 United States Federal Census, 19 (Reliability: 2), 17 Jul 1850.
      State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; ED Date: 07/17/1850; Page: 19; Line: 9-17

    6. [S32] 1860 United States Federal Census, 15 (Reliability: 2), 22 Jun 1860.
      State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED Date: 06/22/1860; Page: 15; Line: 1-7

    7. [S33] History of Oswego County New York with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, (L.H. Everts and Company), 291 (Reliability: 2), 1877.
      Cleveland Village

    8. [S205] A History of St. James Episcopal Church, Cleveland, New York, Bertram Grey Foster, https://clevelandhistoricalsociety.com/wp/?p=2100 (Reliability: 1), 1912.

    9. [S40] Landmarks of Oswego County, Henry Perry Smith, W. Stanley Child, (Higgins Book Company - 1895), 507 (Reliability: 2), 1895.
      Town of Constantia

    10. [S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 7 Feb 1880.

    11. [S33] History of Oswego County New York with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, (L.H. Everts and Company), 291, 446 (Reliability: 2), 1877.
      Cleveland Village

    12. [S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 3 Nov 1877.

    13. [S38] Genealogical information regarding the Foster and Cramp families of New York, 1740s-1890s [Digital Version], Alice Rhoades, (Rice University, Houston, Texas), aa00356., 28 (Reliability: 2), 7 Jun 2010.

    14. [S36] Oswego Daily Times, 5 (Reliability: 2), 28 Jul 1893.
      Obituary: Hon. William Foster

    15. [S61] 1875 New York State Census, 7 (Reliability: 2), 3 Jun 1875.
      State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED No.: 1; ED Date: 06/03/1875; Page: 7; Lines: 1-2

    16. [S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 4 Nov 1882.