Born about in Multins, Killaghtee, Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Dobbin
and Frances (Boyd) Dobbin
Sister of
Frances Ann (Dobby) Harron, Alicia Dobby, Mary Jane (Dobbie) Bustead, William John Dobbin, Thomas Dobbin, William John (Dobbyn) Dobbins and James Dobbins
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at about age 70
in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Feb 2024
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Biography
Elizabeth was born about 1870. She is the daughter of Thomas Dobbin and Fanny Boyd.
Elizabeth emigrated to America in 1891 and settled in Massachusetts. She married William J Foster in 1893 at Woburn, Middlesex. [1]
In 1903, Elizabeth made a trip to Ireland. She returned to the United States on 27 Apr 1903 and gave her contact as her husband Mr Foster, 159 Burlington Street, Woburn. Also travelling with her was her sister Mary. Mary Dobbins had visited her sister the year before. [2]
Elizabeth and William Foster had no children in their marriage.
Elizabeth (Dobbins) Foster died in 1940.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDT-S12 : 30 December 2022), Bessie Dobbins in entry for Wm. J. Foster, 1893.
- ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF5N-N3J : Thu Feb 08 23:01:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Elizabeth Foster and Mr Foster, 27 Apr 1903
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TK-LGP : Tue Oct 03 05:17:42 UTC 2023), Entry for William J Foster and Bessie Foster, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2KM-KQ5 : Thu Oct 05 05:23:52 UTC 2023), Entry for William Foster and Bessie Foster, 1910.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX12-XZN : Fri Dec 08 02:15:26 UTC 2023), Entry for William Foster and Bessie Foster, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQP1-Q1G : Thu Oct 05 20:24:01 UTC 2023), Entry for William J Foster and Bessie Foster, 1930.
Research Notes
William Foster, born in Ireland was the son of Thomas Foster and Mary Campbell. (as per marriage record)
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