James A. Foster

Male 1847 - 1926  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James A. Foster was born on 17 Jan 1847 in Galbraith, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West (son of John Bolton Foster and Margaret Wilson); died on 18 Nov 1926 in Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Nov 1926 in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226827795
    • _FGRAVE: 226827795

    James married Margaret Jane Scoular in 1871 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Robert Scoular and Mary Rintoul) was born in 1849 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 10 Sep 1899 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Margaret Ann Foster was born on 19 Sep 1875 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Apr 1888 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jessie May Foster was born on 26 May 1908 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1995 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Church Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    James married Grace Schoular on 21 Dec 1900 in Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Grace (daughter of Robert Scoular and Mary Rintoul) was born on 26 Jun 1870 in Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Jan 1942 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 17 Jan 1942 in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Ernest Foster was born on 29 Apr 1892 in Galbraith, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jul 1973 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Church Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George Irvine Foster was born on 30 Sep 1901 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Apr 1954 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Church Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Margaret Edna "Maggie" Foster was born on 3 Aug 1906 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1996 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Church Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jessie May Foster was born on 26 May 1908 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1995 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Church Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Bolton Foster was born in 1808 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland (son of John Mather Foster and Catherine Trotter); died on 13 May 1895 in Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209178747
    • _FGRAVE: 209178747

    Notes:

    Died:
    John Bolton Foster
    b.1808 County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    d. May 13, 1895 (86-87) Drummond, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
    Place of Burial: Greenwood, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

    S/o John Mather Foster and Catherine Trottier/Trotter 1764-9Jan 1862
    m1.Rebecca Clarke 1808-1851
    m2.Margaret Wilson 1825-1897

    Children: Thomas Foster; Mary Van Dusen; Alexander Foster; James B. Foster; John Bolton Foster; Ann Jane Knox; Catherine Belisle; Elizabeth B. Foster and Rebecca Patterson Charles

    Rebecca: Mother of
    Samuel Foster; Alexander Foster; Mary Van Dusen; Sarah Jane Foster; Andrew G. Foster; Alexander Foster; John Foster; Thomas Clark Foster; James A. Foster; Sarah Jane Foster; George Foster and Rebecca Foster

    Margaret: Mother of
    William Foster; Jeremiah Foster; Robert Shaw Foster; Christopher Wilson Foster and Elizabeth Bell Foster

    John married Margaret Wilson about 1851 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West. Margaret was born in 1825 in Lower Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Wilson was born in 1825 in Lower Canada; and died.
    Children:
    1. 1. James A. Foster was born on 17 Jan 1847 in Galbraith, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 18 Nov 1926 in Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Nov 1926 in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Robert Shaw Foster was born on 27 Jun 1855; died on 21 Jul 1922 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Mather Foster was born in 1772 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland; died on 7 Jun 1862 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209183094
    • _FGRAVE: 209183094
    • Alt. Birth: 1769, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; as recorded on his memorial stone

    Notes:

    Died:
    John Mather Foster
    b. 1769 Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, modified to match stone
    d. June 07, 1862 (92-93) Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
    Place of Burial: St. Paul's Anglican, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp.

    John married Catherine Trotter. Catherine was born in 1768 in Armagh, County Armagh, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; died on 9 Jan 1862 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine Trotter was born in 1768 in Armagh, County Armagh, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; died on 9 Jan 1862 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209179308
    • _FGRAVE: 209179308
    • Alt. Birth: 1764, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; as recorded on her memorial stone

    Notes:

    Died:
    Catherine Trottier /Trotter /Tottier modified to match stone
    b. 1764 Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, modified to match stone
    d. January 09, 1862 (97-98) Lanark Twp., Ontario, Canada
    Place of Burial: St. Paul's Anglican, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

    m. John Mather Foster
    Mother of Thomas Foster; Mary Van Dusen; Alexander Foster; James C. Foster; John Bolton Foster; Ann Jane Knox; Catherine Belisle; Elizabeth B. Foster and Rebecca Patterson Charles

    Children:
    1. 2. John Bolton Foster was born in 1808 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland; died on 13 May 1895 in Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Thomas Foster
    3. Alexander Foster
    4. Mary Foster
    5. James Charles Foster was born in 1827; died on 3 Feb 1860; was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Lanark, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ann Jane Foster
    7. Elizabeth B. Foster
    8. Catherine Foster
    9. Rebecca Foster




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