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Where did the English Foster family come from? What is the English Foster family crest and coat of arms? When did the Foster family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Foster family history?
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Although the name, Foster, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Forrester, Forester, Forrest, Forster, Foster, Forrestor and many more.First found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of cholera, typhoid, dysentery or small pox. In North America, some of the first immigrants who could be considered kinsmen of the Foster family name Foster, or who bore a variation of the surname were
Foster Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Samuel Foster, who arrived in New England in 1619
- John Foster, to Virginia in 1623
- John Foster, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1624
- Thomas Foster, who arrived in America in 1634
- Sylas Foster, aged 22, arrived in Virginia in 1635
Foster Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Daniel] Foster, who landed in Virginia in 1700
- Thos Foster, who landed in Virginia in 1714
- Phillis Foster, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
- Julian Foster, who arrived in Virginia in 1717
- Sam Foster, who landed in South Carolina in 1728
Foster Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Martha Foster, aged 22, arrived in New York, NY in 1803
- Charles Foster, who arrived in America in 1805
- Alex Foster, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1808
- Arthur Foster, aged 22, landed in New York in 1812
- George S Foster, aged 27, arrived in New York in 1812
Foster Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Chamberlain Burke Foster, aged 25, landed in Mississippi in 1907
- Louis Samuel Foster, who arrived in Alabama in 1912
- Lee Peter Foster, who landed in Alabama in 1921
- Alfred Scott Foster, who landed in Alabama in 1921
- Edward Augustus Foster, who landed in Alabama in 1926
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- Lawrence Foster (b. 1941), American conductor
- Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864), American songwriter and composer. He wrote "My Old Kentucky Home," "Old Folks at Home" and "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair." Unfortunately Foster died, almost destitute in the Bellevue Hospital in New York
- Susanna Foster (1924-2009), American film actress best known for her leading role as Christine in the 1943 film version of The Phantom of the Opera
- Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (b. 1962), American actress, film director and producer with two Academy Awards,three Bafta Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award
- John Watson Foster (1836-1917), American military man, journalist and diplomat
- Sergeant Gary Evans Foster (1894-1951), United States Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor
- Lisa Raines Foster (b. 1964), Canadian television and movie actress, director, visual effects artist and animation producer
- Sir George Eulas Foster (1847-1931), Canadian diplomat, educator, and politician
- William George Foster GC, MC, DCM (1881-1942), British Home Guard officer who was awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942
- Barry Foster (1927-2002), British actor
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- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
- Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
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