Mathew Hale FOSTER

1834 - 1910  (76 years)

• Name	Mathew Hale FOSTER  [1]
  Birth	18 Jan 1834	Chaplin, Windham, Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 13 436 Matthew H Foster 1833 Connecticut 37 Male Blacksmith 14 436 Mary E Foster 1840 Connecticut 30 Female Keeping House 15 436 Minnie Foster 1861 Connecticut 9 Female 16 436 Cora Foster 1867 Connecticut 3 Female 17 436 Myron Foster Connecticut 10/12 Female  NARA Pub:  M593  Roll:  103  Page:  356A  Sheet:  55    Enumerated:  29 Jun 1870   Transcript ID is  dbid=7163&iid=4259470_00060
  Census	1880	Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut   [3]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 29 51 Mathew H FOSTER Head 1833 Connecticut 47 M M Works In Bolt Shop 30 51 Mary E FOSTER Wife 1841 Connecticut 39 F M 31 51 Marion F FOSTER Daughter 1862 Connecticut 18 F M 32 51 Myron C FOSTER Son 1870 Connecticut 10 M S 33 51 Zorada E FOSTER Daughter 1873 Connecticut 7 F S 34 51 Forest SHIPPEE Son-In-Law 1857 Connecticut 23 M M Butcher  NARA Pub:  T9  Roll:  100  ED:  062  Sheet:  676A    Microfilm:  1254100  Image:  0473  Enumerated:  Jun 1880   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=8ghx_39   Source Web Site: Ancestry
  Death	23 Dec 1910	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Joseph FOSTER,   b. 29 Apr 1762, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Nov 1845  (Age 83 years)  (Grandfather)  Anna FLINT,   b. 18 Nov 1781, Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA d. 13 Sep 1866, Williams, Ohio, USA  (Age 84 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I1697	Marsh,Holcomb,Kosinski,Russell | Marsh/Holcomb Branch
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Capt Joseph FOSTER, Jr.,   b. 22 May 1803, Connecticut, USA d. 30 Dec 1884, Connecticut, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Christiana BACK,   b. 5 Jan 1806, Connecticut, USA d. 24 Mar 1883, Connecticut, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	1 Sep 1824	Windham, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F01048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah J HART,   b. 1837, Connecticut, USA d. 1859, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1854	Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. George Chauncey FOSTER,   b. 18 Feb 1856, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Myron Joseph FOSTER,   b. 12 Oct 1857, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1860, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F01049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 May 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Elizabeth CLARK,   b. 1841   d. Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Marriage	1860
  Children	+ 1. Marion Frances "Minnie" FOSTER,   b. 16 Nov 1860, Chaplin, Windham, Connecticut, USA d. 4 Nov 1955, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 94 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Forrest Darius SHIPPEE   2. Cora FOSTER,   b. Abt 1867, Connecticut, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Myron C FOSTER,   b. 1870   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Zorada E FOSTER,   b. 1873   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Clarence E. BRANNAN
  Family ID	F00465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Jan 1834 - Chaplin, Windham, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 6 Jun 1854 - Connecticut, USA Census - 1870 - Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Death - 23 Dec 1910 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Obituaries

  Obituary Mathew Hale Foster

  
  

• Reference

  Mark and Amy Kosinski. "Mathew Hale FOSTER". Four Branches Genealogy. https://www.fourbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1697&tree=mhkr (accessed January 30, 2026).