Papers, 1847-1878.

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Papers, 1847-1878.

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This collection contains correspondence and research material, for the period 1847 to 1878, mainly relating to Rodenbough's work on the Foster and Craigie family genealogies. Included are vital family records, a biography of William Foster (1772-1863) of Boston, Mass., letters referring to James Foster ( -1847) and his service in the Navy, a twenty-two page printed article from the _New England Historical and Genealogical Register_, 1877, entitled "Old Cambridge (Mass.) and New," and several letters from Samuel Foster Haven (1806-1881) relative to the Foster genealogy and Cambridge, Mass.

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Rodenbough, Theophilus F. (Theophilus Francis), 1838-1912

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Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army. Author of From Everglade to Canon and The Army of the United States, 1789-1896. From the description of Letters 1866-1875. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38915455 Theophilus Francis Rodenbough (1828-1912) was a soldier and author from Pennsylvania, having served in the Civil War as second lieutenant, captain, and brigadier-general. He was given the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1864 and retired from the Army in 1870, there...

Craig family.

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Haven, Samuel F. (Samuel Foster), 1806-1881

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Haven, an archaeologist, was librarian for the American Antiquarian society and chairman of its publishing committee. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1870-1871. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 226048748 ...

Foster family.

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Foster, William, 1772-1863

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William Foster, Junior, 1777-1863, was the eldest son of William Foster, 1746-1821, merchant of Boston and his wife Grace Spear Foster, 1751-1816. His father sent him to Cadiz, Spain at the age of fourteen to study languages and learn business methods. In 1794, he went to France, married Marie Hortense Perron, 1779-1838, the daughter of a French merchant and settled in Normandy. In 1809, he returned to Boston with his wife and two daughters, Melite, born 1796 and Virginia, born 1797. Melite, who...

Foster, James, d. 1847.

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