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Merritt
Clark
Foster
Born in Limington, York, Maine, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eliza W (Prouty) Smith
— married
1859 [location unknown]
Husband of
Amanda M (Fay) Foster
— married
21 Mar 1865 in Coffey, Kansas, United States
Husband of
Dorcas Laura (Stringer) Foster
— married
1883 in Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Charles E Foster, Merritt Curtis Foster, Luke W Foster, Hattie May (Foster) Marquardt, Laura Ellen Foster, Ada Abigail Foster and Ida Ellis (Foster) Peier
Died
at age 83
in Freshwater, Humboldt, California, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Merritt was born in 1832. He passed away in 1916.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50000735/merritt-clark-foster : accessed 03 May 2022), memorial page for Merritt Clark Foster (26 Jan 1832–10 Jan 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50000735, citing Myrtle Grove Memorial Cemetery, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA ; Maintained by Larry & Susan M. (contributor 47684522) .
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