Foster, Meredith 1a 2a 3a 4 5

Birth Name Foster, Meredith
Gender male
Age at Death 76 years, 9 months, 17 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1790-11-14 Louisa Co Colonial Va   2b
Death 1867-08-31 Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois    

Age: 76y 9m 17d

Census 1850 Sangamon, Illinois, United States   6a
Census 1850 Sangamon, Illinois, United States   6b
Residence 1850 Sangamon, Illinois, United States Primary Residence 6c
Census 1860 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States   7a
Census 1860 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States   7b
Residence 1860 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States Primary Residence 7c
Residence 1850 Sangamon, Illinois    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Foster, John17671844
Mother Ward, Agnesabout 1760before 1844
         Foster, Meredith 1790-11-14 1867-08-31
    Brother     Foster, John 1791 1860
    Brother     Foster, Reuben F 1810 before 1850

Families

Family of Foster, Meredith and Boyer, Margaret
Married Wife Boyer, Margaret ( * 1797-03-09 + 1866-12-13 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1820-02-07 Shenandoah, Virginia, United States   4
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Foster, William Bamget1822-04-091878-06-21
Foster, Henry Huntington1824-09-041910-11-05
Foster, John E.1826-07-241847-06-13
Foster, Abner N.1828-01-251879
Foster, Mary Jane1830-11-211879-11-00
Foster, Catherine Ann1833-04-181904-06-15
Foster, Robert F.1837-01-031907
Foster, Charles N.1838-12-031868-07-05
Foster, Margaret Rachel1842-12-281905-07-12

Source References

  1. Ancestry Family Trees
      • Page: Ancestry Family Trees
  2. Ancestry.com: 1850 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: M432_127; Page:152B; Image: .
      • Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: M432_127; Page:152B; Image: .
  3. WLFoster: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=iwasa43fan&id=I8767 William L Foster's Families & Related Families
      • Source text:

         

        ID: I8767
        Name: Robert Foster 1 2
        Sex: M
        Birth: 1700 in Essex, Virginia, United States 2
        Death: 1767 in Caroline, Virginia, United States

         

         

        Father: John Foster b: 1660 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
        Mother: Ruth Hoskins Haskins b: 1662 in England

        Marriage 1 Mary Penn b: ABT 1703 in VA, US
        Children
        Has Children John Foster b: 07 APR 1728 in St Anne's Parish, Essex, Virginia, United States
        Has No Children Joseph Foster b: 1705 in Essex, Virginia, United States
        Has Children Robert Foster b: ABT 1740 in Caroline Co., VA, US
        Has Children Philadelphia Foster b: 12 JUL 1736 in Virginia, United States

        Sources:
        Title: Ancestry Family Trees
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Originaldata: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Note:
        This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
        Page: Ancestry Family Trees
        Author: Edmund West, comp.
        Title: Family Data Collection - Births
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2001.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Text: Birth date: 1700
        Birth place: Essex, VA, USA

      • Citation:

        e-mail: wlfgenealogy@yahoo.com

  4. LZKN-LX8 FamilySearch.org
  5. the will of John Foster (Senior) - Louisa, Virginia will book 11, page 162
  6. Meredith Foster, "United States Census, 1850"
      • Page: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M859-B36 : Sun Mar 12 20:03:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Foster and Catharine Foster, 1850.
      • Citation:

        Name Meredith Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 59 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1791
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 8
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Other People on This Record
        Robert Foster
        M
        14 years
        Illinois
        Name Robert Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 14 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1836
        Birthplace Illinois
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 12
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Catharine Foster
        F
        17 years
        Virginia
        Name Catharine Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 17 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1833
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 11
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Rachel Foster
        F
        8 years
        Illinois
        Name Rachel Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 8 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1842
        Birthplace Illinois
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 14
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Charles Foster
        M
        12 years
        Illinois
        Name Charles Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 12 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1838
        Birthplace Illinois
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 13
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Abner Foster
        M
        22 years
        Virginia
        Name Abner Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 22 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1828
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 10
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Marganto Foster
        F
        53 years
        Virginia
        Name Marganto Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 53 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1797
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 9
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

      • Page: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M859-B36 : Sun Mar 12 20:03:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Foster and Catharine Foster, 1850.
      • Citation:

        Name Meredith Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 59 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1791
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 8
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Other People on This Record
        Robert Foster
        M
        14 years
        Illinois
        Name Robert Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 14 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1836
        Birthplace Illinois
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 12
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Catharine Foster
        F
        17 years
        Virginia
        Name Catharine Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 17 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1833
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 11
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Rachel Foster
        F
        8 years
        Illinois
        Name Rachel Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 8 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1842
        Birthplace Illinois
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 14
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Charles Foster
        M
        12 years
        Illinois
        Name Charles Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 12 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1838
        Birthplace Illinois
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 13
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Abner Foster
        M
        22 years
        Virginia
        Name Abner Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 22 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1828
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 10
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Marganto Foster
        F
        53 years
        Virginia
        Name Marganto Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 53 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1797
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 9
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

      • Page: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M859-B36 : Sun Mar 12 20:03:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Foster and Catharine Foster, 1850.
      • Citation:

        Name Meredith Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 59 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1791
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 8
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Other People on This Record
        Robert Foster
        M
        14 years
        Illinois
        Name Robert Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 14 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1836
        Birthplace Illinois
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 12
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Catharine Foster
        F
        17 years
        Virginia
        Name Catharine Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 17 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1833
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 11
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Rachel Foster
        F
        8 years
        Illinois
        Name Rachel Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 8 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1842
        Birthplace Illinois
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 14
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Charles Foster
        M
        12 years
        Illinois
        Name Charles Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 12 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1838
        Birthplace Illinois
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 13
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Abner Foster
        M
        22 years
        Virginia
        Name Abner Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 22 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1828
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 10
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
        Marganto Foster
        F
        53 years
        Virginia
        Name Marganto Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 53 years
        Event Date 1850
        Event Place Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1797
        Birthplace Virginia
        Race White
        Ethnicity American
        Household Identifier 363
        House Number 363
        Line Number 9
        Schedule Type 1850 Population
        Affiliate Publication Number M432
        Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

  7. M Foster, "United States Census, 1860"
      • Page: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHL-K7H : 18 February 2021), M Foster, 1860.
      • Citation:

        Name M Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 70
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1790
        Birthplace Va
        Race White
        Page 63
        Other People on This Record
        M Foster
        F
        63
        Va
        Name M Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 63
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1797
        Birthplace Va
        Race White
        Page 63
        A Foster
        M
        32
        Va
        Name A Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 32
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1828
        Birthplace Va
        Race White
        Page 63
        R Foster
        M
        23
        Ill
        Name R Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 23
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1837
        Birthplace Ill
        Race White
        Page 63
        R M Foster
        F
        18
        Ill
        Name R M Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 18
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1842
        Birthplace Ill
        Race White
        Page 63

      • Page: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHL-K7H : 18 February 2021), M Foster, 1860.
      • Citation:

        Name M Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 70
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1790
        Birthplace Va
        Race White
        Page 63
        Other People on This Record
        M Foster
        F
        63
        Va
        Name M Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 63
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1797
        Birthplace Va
        Race White
        Page 63
        A Foster
        M
        32
        Va
        Name A Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 32
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1828
        Birthplace Va
        Race White
        Page 63
        R Foster
        M
        23
        Ill
        Name R Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 23
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1837
        Birthplace Ill
        Race White
        Page 63
        R M Foster
        F
        18
        Ill
        Name R M Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 18
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1842
        Birthplace Ill
        Race White
        Page 63

      • Page: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHL-K7H : 18 February 2021), M Foster, 1860.
      • Citation:

        Name M Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 70
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1790
        Birthplace Va
        Race White
        Page 63
        Other People on This Record
        M Foster
        F
        63
        Va
        Name M Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 63
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1797
        Birthplace Va
        Race White
        Page 63
        A Foster
        M
        32
        Va
        Name A Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 32
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1828
        Birthplace Va
        Race White
        Page 63
        R Foster
        M
        23
        Ill
        Name R Foster
        Sex Male
        Age 23
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1837
        Birthplace Ill
        Race White
        Page 63
        R M Foster
        F
        18
        Ill
        Name R M Foster
        Sex Female
        Age 18
        Event Date 1860
        Event Place 17 Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Place (Original) 17th Subdivision, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
        Event Type Census
        Birth Year (Estimated) 1842
        Birthplace Ill
        Race White
        Page 63