William Foster

1855 - 1931  (75 years)

• Name	William Foster
  Born	20 Sep 1855	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	P. Methodist
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Laborer
  Residence	1907	, Manitoba, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-49203
  Died	1931  [4]
  Buried	Mather Cemetery, Mather, Manitoba   [4]
  Person ID	I49203	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George Foster,   b. 30 Aug 1829, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. 13 Jul 1892  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Isabella Swatridge,   b. 1828, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. 2 Dec 1892  (Age 64 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1852	Home District, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F27397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Swift Ruler,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1926  (Age 61 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1885	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Florence Mabel Foster,   b. 31 Jul 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 1913, Saint-Lina, Cold Lake Division, Alberta, Canada  (Age 25 years)   2. George A. Foster,   b. 30 Apr 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Liazetta Sarah "Zetta" Foster,   b. 16 Aug 1900, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1976, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F12814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bold Robbery of Grain BERLIN, Nov. 15 - Detective Klipper arrested a man by the name of John Seiling, of this town, this morning on the charge of entering the barn of Mr. Wm. Foster, near Linwood, and stealing about 40 bushels of barley, fifteen bushels of peas and five bushels of wheat. he was seen about the premises during the day. At night it is alleged, he drove up and carried off the stuff to Heidelburg, and in the morning disposed of the peas at the mill, and then came on to Berlin and sold the remainder to Mr. Moffat, of the Berlin Elevator Co. The Acton Free Press - November 22, 1888 pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-3 Page 7. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 25. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 3A, Pg. 8. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Division, P., & Cemetery, M. (1855). William Foster (1855-1931) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97303758/william-foster. [S2191] News - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Wellesley Maple Leaf, obituary of George Ruler - Mar 7 1907 pg 1. [S1441] Vit - ON, Home District Marriage Register, Rev. Thomas Lawson. George Foster, res: Vaughan, married Isabella Swatridge, res: Albion, married 24 Dec 1852

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Sep 1855 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - P. Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Dec 1885 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1907 - , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth