Christopher Foulks (1771 - 1846)

Born 4 Dec 1771 in Bedford, Pennsylvania

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Died 3 Sep 1846 at age 74 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Christopher Foulks was born December 4, 1771, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania (See notes) a son of George Foulks Catherine Godshall. Christopher Foulks, was the owner of a snuff mill in New Egypt, New Jersey. During the War of 1812 the mill was razed by British soldiers. In 1833 he moved his tobacco business to St. Louis, Missouri. John Edmund Liggett, of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, in St Louis entered his grandfather's business. ^[1]

In 1795, Christopher married Margaret (?nee). There is a photograph of Margaret's grave marker on her Find A Grave memorial that gives her dates of birth and death as 1773-1832. ^[2] Children of Christopher and Margaret are:

• Elizabeth Foulks, born May 17, 1797, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, died January 15, 1871, in Saint Louis, married 1) Hiram Shaw, in 1830 and 2) Joseph K. Liggett (parents of John Edmund Liggett

• Catherine Foulks, born March 14, 1800, in Pennlsylvania, died November 20, 1882, in Saint Louis, married Elkanah English on April 6, 1818, in Turkey Hill, St Clair county, Illinois

• Mary Foulks, born Februrary 5, 1802, in New Jersey (NY?) died February 5, 1841, in St Clair, Illinois, married 1) Joseph Griffen, Sr. and 2) Thomas Hartwell Shepard

• Charles Foulks, born August 2, 1808, in Monmouth, New Jersey, died August 21, 1896, in Saint Louis, Missouri, married Emily Adams,

Christopher Foulks passed away September 4,1846 in St Louis, Missouri, United States and is buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery, in St Louis County, Missouri. ^[3]

Named in father's will.^[4]

Name: George Foulk

Residence Date: Abt 1807

Residence Place: Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Will Date: 13 Apr 1807

Probate Date: 4 Sep 1809

Probate Place: Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Inferred Death Year: 1809

Inferred Death Place: New Jersey, USA

Others Listed Relationship

George Foulk

Mary Valentine Foulk, Daughter

Christopher Foulks, Son

George Foulks, Son

Jacob Foulks, Son

John Foulks, Son

Joseph Foulks, Son

William Foulks, Son

Catharine Foulks, Wife

Researchers Notes

The county of Somerset was created April 17, 1795 from the western part of Bedford County lying between the Allegheny Mountain range to the Laurel Hill range, and was named for Somersetshire, England. It is bounded on the south by the Mason Dixon line and on the north by Cambria County, which was part of Somerset County prior to its formation in 1804.

Brother of Jacob G Foulks, Joseph William Foulks Sr and William W Foulks

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20610/john-edmund-liggett
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146998261/margaret-foulks
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146998254/christopher-foulks
4. ↑ Source Citation: Recorded Wills, 1804-1844; Author: New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Monmouth County); Probate Place: Monmouth, New Jersey. Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1739-1991,[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: New Jersey County, District and Probate Courts.

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Acknowledgement

• Foulks-79 created through the import of Foulks.ged on Jan 27, 2012 by [[Foulks-38 | Angela Montgomery]