Born in Orange, Orange, Vermont, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Ephraim Foster
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha Foster, David Bliss Foster, Maryette (Foster) Sheedy, Noah Webester Foster, Patience (Foster) McRae, Allen Thomas Foster, Willard George Foster, Ulyssa Mariah (Foster) Brooks, Eugene Foster and Augustus N Foster
Died
at age 88
in McKean, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2012
This page has been accessed 105 times.
Biography
She was the daughter of David Bliss and Jane McDuffee.[1]
Original profile stated: "She is 1st cousin to Thomas Alvin Edison-263, American Inventor." This may be for a different person....
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4C9-GTV : 2 March 2020), Lydia Foster in household of Ephraim Foster, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 403, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5C-VNG : 19 March 2020), Lydia Foster in entry for Ephriam Foster, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ5S-QZL : 19 March 2020), Lydia Foster in entry for Ephriam Foster, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNX-ZJ8 : 16 July 2017), L Foster, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 78, sheet 81B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,153.
- Find a Grave, database and images ( : accessed 26 March 2020), memorial page for Lydia Bliss Foster (3 Nov 1809–17 Jan 1898), Find A Grave: Memorial #24135696, citing Degolia Cemetery, Degolia, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Marc Ryan (contributor 46934105) .
- Son "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSL-LZB : 13 March 2018), Lydia Bliss in entry for Augustus N Foster, 04 Apr 1930; citing Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,718.
- Bliss, John Homer. Genealogy of the Bliss family in America. (Boston, Mass., J. H. Bliss, 1881).
- Source: S1 Title: Family Group Sheets Author: Ed Doré-122 Abbreviation: Ed Doré-122 Publication: Xerox sheets, No date
- WikiTree profile Edison-71 created through the import of ed dore.ged on Feb 26, 2012 by Andrew Kersting.
- WikiTree profile Edison-75 created through the import of eddoréexportWT.ged on Mar 27, 2012 by Andrew Kersting.
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