William Henry Foster, Jr. b. 21 Sep 1842 Cleveland, Oswego, New York d. 29 Aug 1887 Cleveland, Oswego, New York: Northshore Roots

1842 - 1887 (44 years)

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Name	William Henry Foster [1, 2]
Suffix	Jr.
Born	21 Sep 1842	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Residence	1850 - 1860	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [5, 6]

Occupation	1860 - 1870	Eagle Tannery, Cleveland, Oswego, New York [3, 6]
	Bookkeeper
Occupation	1875	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [7]
	Cleveland Village President
Occupation	1875	Eagle Tannery, Cleveland, Oswego, New York [1]
	Proprietor
Occupation	1879	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [8]
	Cleveland Village President
Residence	1870 - 1880	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [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 [10]
	Saloon Keeper / Grocer
	W.H. Foster is putting up an ice house back of his store. [9]

Died	29 Aug 1887	Cleveland, Oswego, New York [4]
Buried	Cleveland Village Cemetery, North Street, Cleveland, Oswego, New York [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. [11]
		20081015 - Headstone: Clara K. Foster Cleveland Village Cemetery
Person ID	I46	CHS Genealogy
Last Modified	31 May 2020

Father	William H. Foster, b. 27 Dec 1813, Royton Manor, Lenham, Kent County, England , d. 25 Jul 1893, 106 Helen Street, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York (Age 79 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Mary Cramp, b. 7 May 1812, Otford, Kent, England , d. 15 Apr 1883, Camden, Oneida, New York (Age 70 years)
Relationship	Birth
Married	5 Jun 1837	Oswego, Oswego, New York [12, 13]
	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." [12]
Family ID	F14	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Clara K. Unknown, b. Abt. 1840, Oneida, Madison, New York , d. 21 Jul 1877 (Age ~ 37 years)

Married Y [14]

According to the 1880 census, William is widowed. [2]

Children

	1. William K. Foster, b. Mar 1868, Oswego, New York , d. 23 Mar 1908, Helvetia, Pima, Arizona (Age ~ 40 years)
	2. James Cramp Foster, b. Abt. 1871, Oswego, New York , d. 1944 (Age ~ 73 years)
	3. Bertram Grey Foster, b. 2 Aug 1876, Cleveland, Oswego, New York , d. 8 Dec 1935, Washington, District of Columbia (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 , d. 19 Jun 1926 (Age ~ 71 years)
Married	28 Oct 1882	Oriskany, Oneida, New York [15]
	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. [15]
Last Modified	4 Nov 2017
Family ID	F685	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Photos

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

Sources

[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
[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
[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
[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.
[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
[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
[S33] History of Oswego County New York with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, (L.H. Everts and Company), 291 (Reliability: 2), 1877.
Cleveland Village
[S40] Landmarks of Oswego County, Henry Perry Smith, W. Stanley Child, (Higgins Book Company - 1895), 507 (Reliability: 2), 1895.
Town of Constantia
[S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 7 Feb 1880.
[S33] History of Oswego County New York with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, (L.H. Everts and Company), 291, 446 (Reliability: 2), 1877.
Cleveland Village
[S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 3 Nov 1877.
[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.
[S36] Oswego Daily Times, 5 (Reliability: 2), 28 Jul 1893.
Obituary: Hon. William Foster
[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
[S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 4 Nov 1882.