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Aseneth Ann “Rhoda” <I>Hovey</I> Foster

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Aseneth Ann “Rhoda” Hovey Foster

Birth
New Brunswick, Canada
Death
24 Feb 1899 (aged 89)
Columbia, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Burial
Columbia, Tuolumne County, California, USA Add to Map
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Aseneth went by her middle name of Ann and her nickname, Rhoda.

Aseneth appears with her husband in Newburg, Penobscot County, Maine Census of 1850 with her husband and eleven of her children. They had a farm. They also appear on the United States Census in 1850. Per the census, all were born in New Brunswick except for the three youngest children who were born in Maine.

1850 United States Federal Census
about Ann A Foster
Name: Ann A Foster
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Home in 1850: Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine
Gender: Female
Family Number: 447
Household Members: Name Age
Jeptha Foster 45
Ann A Foster 42
Harriet Foster 24
Dorothy A Foster 21
Amasa Foster 18
Lewezer Foster 14
Mary P Foster 63
Sandus Foster 10
Israel Foster 9
Susanna Foster 7
Irene Foster 5
Aaron H Foster 4
Augusta Foster 2

1860 United States Federal Census about Ann Foster
Name: Ann Foster
Age in 1860: 50
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Home in 1860: Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine
Gender: Female
Post Office: North Newburgh
Value of real estate: $200
Household Members: Name Age
Jeptha Foster 55
Ann Foster 50
Israel Foster 19
Irene Foster 15
Hovey Foster 14
Augusta Foster 12

1870 United States Federal Census about Ann F Foster
Name: Ann F Foster
Age in 1870: 57
Birth Year: abt 1813
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Home in 1870: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Monticello
Value of real estate: $400
Household Members: Name Age
Jeptha Foster 58
Ann F Foster 57
Israel Foster 27
Irene Siprell 24
Gertrude Siprell 7
Augusta M Siprell 1

Jeptha was killed in a train accident on route to California. He was 70 years old and is buried in the Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, California, as reported in the Sacramento Union newspaper, Monday, December 21, 1874.

Name: Jeptha Foster
Birth Place: Maine
Age: 70
Birth Date: abt 1804
Death Date: 15 Dec 1874
Death Place: Sacramento, California
Burial Place: Sacramento, California

The train accident happened near Boca, Nevada County, California, near the mouth of the Truckee River. Jeptha was taken to Dr. Nixon in Sacramento but passed away due to his injuries. It is believed he was residing in Sacramento at the time or at least planned to.

Aseneth's vital statics from her family tree:

Birth: 1808 - Northumberland, Canada
Death: 24 Feb 1899 - Columbia, Tuolumne, California, United States

Parents:
• Aaron Hovey 1762 – 1839
• Dorothy (Dolly) Price 1762 – 1849

Siblings:
• Stephen Hovey 1783 – 1861
• Mary Hovey 1785 – 1861
• James Hovey 1788 – 1881
• Susannah Hovey 1793 –
• Dorothy Hovey 1794 – 1865
• Jacob Barker Hovey 1800 – 1887
• Moses Hovey 1800 – 1851
• Jane Hovey 1803 – 1850
• Allen Hovey 1805 – 1826
• Peter Hovey 1818 – 1891

From the Foster Family Tree on Ancestry.com:

Jeptha (Japthah) Foster (b. 23 Jan 1803 Wakefield, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. d. 15 Dec 1874 Sacramento, CA June 1850 census has his age as 45 this would make birth year 1805. Injured in a train wreck in route to California and died in Sacramento, CA. (from family records) He is buried in Sacramento CA. married: Asenath Ann Hovey in 1823. d/o Aaron Hovey & Dorothy Price. She was born 19 Nov 1808, probably Ludlow Parrish, NB and Died in Columbia CA. 25 Feb 1889

Children: - Authorities have different number of Children between 12 & 15.

1. Harriet Asenath Foster b 25 Sep 1825 d 1911 married: Jeremiah Stinchfield
2. Moses Foster b 25 Mar 1827
3. Dorothy Ann Foster b 6 Sep 1829
4. Amaasa Foster b. 1 May 1832
5. Mary P. Foster b. 4 Apr 1837
6. Louise Foster b 23 Nov 1835 married Mr. Shaw
7. Sanders (Saunders) Foster b. 9 Jun 1839
8. Israel Foster b 26 Nov 1840
9. Susannah (Susie) Foster b. 16 Oct 1842 married Mr. Fletcher
10. Irene Foster b. 1844 married: Daurius Sipprelle s/o Henry Siprelle & Sophronia Shaw
11. Hovey Aaron Foster b 11 May 1846
12. Augusta Foster b Feb 1848 married Mr. Drew
_________________________________
Thank you to Anne Shurtleff Stevens for the following information:

Granddaughter of
Stephen Hovey and Abigail Hood
Edmund Price and Jane Webb

Wife of
Jeptha Foster, who died in a train wreck en route from Canada to California December 15, 1874 in the Sacramento area.

She was the mother of Louisa Foster Shaw and Amasa Foster.
Aseneth went by her middle name of Ann and her nickname, Rhoda.

Aseneth appears with her husband in Newburg, Penobscot County, Maine Census of 1850 with her husband and eleven of her children. They had a farm. They also appear on the United States Census in 1850. Per the census, all were born in New Brunswick except for the three youngest children who were born in Maine.

1850 United States Federal Census
about Ann A Foster
Name: Ann A Foster
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Home in 1850: Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine
Gender: Female
Family Number: 447
Household Members: Name Age
Jeptha Foster 45
Ann A Foster 42
Harriet Foster 24
Dorothy A Foster 21
Amasa Foster 18
Lewezer Foster 14
Mary P Foster 63
Sandus Foster 10
Israel Foster 9
Susanna Foster 7
Irene Foster 5
Aaron H Foster 4
Augusta Foster 2

1860 United States Federal Census about Ann Foster
Name: Ann Foster
Age in 1860: 50
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Home in 1860: Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine
Gender: Female
Post Office: North Newburgh
Value of real estate: $200
Household Members: Name Age
Jeptha Foster 55
Ann Foster 50
Israel Foster 19
Irene Foster 15
Hovey Foster 14
Augusta Foster 12

1870 United States Federal Census about Ann F Foster
Name: Ann F Foster
Age in 1870: 57
Birth Year: abt 1813
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Home in 1870: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Monticello
Value of real estate: $400
Household Members: Name Age
Jeptha Foster 58
Ann F Foster 57
Israel Foster 27
Irene Siprell 24
Gertrude Siprell 7
Augusta M Siprell 1

Jeptha was killed in a train accident on route to California. He was 70 years old and is buried in the Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, California, as reported in the Sacramento Union newspaper, Monday, December 21, 1874.

Name: Jeptha Foster
Birth Place: Maine
Age: 70
Birth Date: abt 1804
Death Date: 15 Dec 1874
Death Place: Sacramento, California
Burial Place: Sacramento, California

The train accident happened near Boca, Nevada County, California, near the mouth of the Truckee River. Jeptha was taken to Dr. Nixon in Sacramento but passed away due to his injuries. It is believed he was residing in Sacramento at the time or at least planned to.

Aseneth's vital statics from her family tree:

Birth: 1808 - Northumberland, Canada
Death: 24 Feb 1899 - Columbia, Tuolumne, California, United States

Parents:
• Aaron Hovey 1762 – 1839
• Dorothy (Dolly) Price 1762 – 1849

Siblings:
• Stephen Hovey 1783 – 1861
• Mary Hovey 1785 – 1861
• James Hovey 1788 – 1881
• Susannah Hovey 1793 –
• Dorothy Hovey 1794 – 1865
• Jacob Barker Hovey 1800 – 1887
• Moses Hovey 1800 – 1851
• Jane Hovey 1803 – 1850
• Allen Hovey 1805 – 1826
• Peter Hovey 1818 – 1891

From the Foster Family Tree on Ancestry.com:

Jeptha (Japthah) Foster (b. 23 Jan 1803 Wakefield, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. d. 15 Dec 1874 Sacramento, CA June 1850 census has his age as 45 this would make birth year 1805. Injured in a train wreck in route to California and died in Sacramento, CA. (from family records) He is buried in Sacramento CA. married: Asenath Ann Hovey in 1823. d/o Aaron Hovey & Dorothy Price. She was born 19 Nov 1808, probably Ludlow Parrish, NB and Died in Columbia CA. 25 Feb 1889

Children: - Authorities have different number of Children between 12 & 15.

1. Harriet Asenath Foster b 25 Sep 1825 d 1911 married: Jeremiah Stinchfield
2. Moses Foster b 25 Mar 1827
3. Dorothy Ann Foster b 6 Sep 1829
4. Amaasa Foster b. 1 May 1832
5. Mary P. Foster b. 4 Apr 1837
6. Louise Foster b 23 Nov 1835 married Mr. Shaw
7. Sanders (Saunders) Foster b. 9 Jun 1839
8. Israel Foster b 26 Nov 1840
9. Susannah (Susie) Foster b. 16 Oct 1842 married Mr. Fletcher
10. Irene Foster b. 1844 married: Daurius Sipprelle s/o Henry Siprelle & Sophronia Shaw
11. Hovey Aaron Foster b 11 May 1846
12. Augusta Foster b Feb 1848 married Mr. Drew
_________________________________
Thank you to Anne Shurtleff Stevens for the following information:

Granddaughter of
Stephen Hovey and Abigail Hood
Edmund Price and Jane Webb

Wife of
Jeptha Foster, who died in a train wreck en route from Canada to California December 15, 1874 in the Sacramento area.

She was the mother of Louisa Foster Shaw and Amasa Foster.


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