Isaac Foster (1737 - 1821)

Born 28 Apr 1737 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Foster — married about 1761 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Abigail (Franklin) Foster — married about 1780 in Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1821 at age 83 in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Biography

Isaac Foster, a native of Massachusetts, with two sons, Abial and Rufus, came into Claverack, 1785, as settlers under Hogaboom & Strong, being the first to follow Ezra Rutty on Sugar Creek. They received 100 acres each, but afterwards added to the original grant. The lots which they occupied lay between the river and Sugar Creek, extending beyond the latter. These pioneers found their way into North Towanda by coming down the Susquehanna in a canoe. Clearing away the forest, preparing the land for raising crops, was the business for the first few years. Abial and Rufus resided with their father until after taking wives. Mr. Foster was a mechanic and gave attention to the manufacture of spinning wheels, and the sons more especially to the improvement of their lands. Such was the courage and perseverance of these New Englanders that the original tract was mostly cleared by them, and we may add, that the splendid character of these pioneers has been well sustained by succeeding generations. Isaac Foster was twice married, his first wife dying several years before he removed from the East. His second wife was Abigail Franklin, sister of Arnold Franklin of Sheshequin. She died June 11, 1812, and Mr. Foster, March 26, 1821, aged 84 years. He had four sons: Abial, Rufus, Abraham, William, and three daughters. Abigail married Arnold Franklin of Sheshequin, and another daughter a Mr. Diven of New York state. The Fosters were prominent Presbyterians, and an important factor in the first church organization in the county.^[1]

1. Pioneer & Patriot Familes of Bradford County 1770-1800, Vol-1 Clement F. Heverly

• Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: Isaac Foster

Event Type: Birth

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1737

Birth Place: Andover, Massachusetts

Father Name: John Foster

Mother Name: Mary Foster

• Find A Grave Riverside Cemetery, Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
• Source S115 A Genealogy of the Descendants of John, Christopher and William Osgood who came from England and settled in New England early in the seventeenth century. Compiled by the late Ira Osgood & Frank Story Osgood, edited by Eben Putnam. Salem, Mass: Printed at the Salem Press 1894.

Isaac was born in 1737. He is the son of John Foster and Mary Osgood.

Sources

1. ↑ Pioneer and Patriot Familes of Bradford County 1770-1800, Vol-1 by Clement F. Heverly

• Pierce, Frederick C. Foster Genealogy. Chicago: Press o W.B. Conkey Co, 1899. Page 194.