Abraham
Foster
Born about in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Abraham Foster
and Millie (Strope) Foster
Brother of
William Foster [half]
Husband of
Amelia (White) Foster
— married
about 1829 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Amelia (Foster) Smith and Abraham Foster
Died after
after about age 36
in LaSalle, Illinois, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Need birth (PA), marriage (PA) and death (IL) sources
1830 Census Canton PA - Possible interpretation:
1770-1780 1 Abraham Foster
1780-1790 1 Millie Strope ?
1800-1810 2 Abraham Foster, William
1800-1810 1 Amelia White
1810-1815 1 Alfred, Freeman, Isaac
1810-1815 1 Amelia
1815-1820 1 1815-1820 1 Betsey, Mary Polly
1820-1825 2 Abraham (White) ?, Alfred (White) ?
1820-1825 1 (Betsey E. White)
Abram Foster, and wife, Millie White, came from Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in 1836 ; settled one mile north of Earlville, on the creek ; he died many years since, leaving seven children : Betsey, married Conrad Smith, of Northville ; Millie, married Frederick Smith, of Northville ; Elisha, is deceased ; Alfred, went to California ; William, died here, his widow is still living ; Willard, went West ; Abram settled on the creek, now in Colorado.
Sources
- United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPR-763 : 20 February 2021), Abraham Foster, Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 132, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 145; FHL microfilm 20,619.
- History of La Salle County, Illinois : its topography, geology, botany, natural history, history of the Mound builders, Indian tribes, French explorations, and a sketch of the pioneer settlers of each town to 1840 : with an appendix, giving the present status of the county, its population, resources, manufactures, and institutions by Baldwin, Elmer Publication date 1877 Publisher Chicago : Rand McNally Page 435
- Ancestors and descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen; edited by Esther Fuller Dial. by Fuller, Gerald Ralph, 1919 page 10
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
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~0.78%
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