Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Dorrance Foster
and Mary Jane (Hoagland) Foster
Sister of
Lillian Blanche Foster
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2017
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Biography
Florence (Foster) Jenkins is Notable.
Narcissa Florence Foster was born 19 Jul 1868 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. She was the first of two daughters born to Mary Jane Hoagland and Charles Dorrance Foster. She was famed for her (lack of) musical talent. She died in Manhattan, New York City, New York, on 26 Nov 1944, and is buried in Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Foster_Jenkins
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZP1-KMD : 17 October 2014), Narcisa Foster in household of Charles D Foster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 50, family 319, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,868.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWNH-LBM : 16 July 2017), Flarence Foster in household of C D Foster, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 119, sheet 652D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1149; FHL microfilm 1,255,149.
- "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2WPJ-S6Y : 10 February 2018), Florence F. Jenkins, 26 Nov 1944; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,132,190.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #45274380
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