George Foster
ID # 4811, (1837-1907)
| Birth | George Foster was born on 14 April 1837 at Blenheim Township. |
| Marriage | He married Mary Ann McDonald, daughter of James McDonald and Sarah Harvie, on 12 February 1864 at Blenheim Township, Oxford Co.. MS248 reel 12, Vol. 49, page 171 Oxford County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Wm. Bell and John Lacey, ministers of the Primitive Methodist church, for the year ending 31st Dec., A.D. 1864. George Foster, 26, born Canada, residing Blenheim. Parents Robert and Catharine Foster. Mary Ann McDonald, 19, born Canada, residing Blenheim. Parents James and Sarah McDonald. Witnesses Robert Foster and Eliz'th McDonald, both of Blenheim. On Feb. 12th, 1864. The date '12th' is illegibly written. Writers of indexes have interpreted this differently. See Dumfries Reformer Marriages, 1860-1865, as extracted by Rosemary Ambrose. The newspaper's edition of 24 February, 1864, records the marriage of George and Mary Ann. It does not date the marriage, but it does locate it in Blenheim. |
| Death | He died on 29 December 1907 at Gorrie, Howick Twp., Huron Co., at age 70. |
| Burial | He was buried at Gorrie Public Cemetery, Gorrie, Ont.. |
| Note | After Mary Ann McDonald's death, George married a widow with the maiden name of Catherine Maria Norris (1843-1919). Her married name was Mason, according to their marriage registration. They were married in Listowel, Perth County, on February 22, 1871. She was the daughter of William Norris and Maria Bird. George died in 1907 and Catherine in 1919. They are buried in Gorrie Public Cemetery in Howick Township in Huron County. George and Catherine had at least two sons, George (1871-1950) and Charlton (1874-1896). George married a Mary I. Underwood, 1879-1962, and they and Charlton are buried in Gorrie Public Cemetery. Death reg. 014301-07 Howick Twp., Huron Co. George Foster died at Gorrie, Ontario, in Howick Twp., December 29, 1907, age 65 yrs., 8 mos., 15 dys. He was married and a retired farmer. His death registration states that he was born in Blenheim Twp. |
Children of George Foster and Mary Ann McDonald |
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| Last Edited | 2 Jul 2017 |