Eliza <I>Blackstock</I> Foster

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Eliza Blackstock Foster

Birth
Cavan, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
Death
11 Dec 1893 (aged 58)
Ontario, Canada
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Eliza Blackstock was born the 6th of January, 1835, in Cavan township, Durham county, Ontario, Canada. Her parents, George Blackstock and Jane Taylor had come to Canada from Ireland, and married in 1832. She had two sisters, Margaret Ann (Daniard) and Mary Jane (Sutton), and a brother, George Albert. Her grandfather was George Blackstock (1770-1844) who died in Whitby. Eliza married Robert Foster on May 27, 1852 when she was 17 years old. They were married at St. John's Church in Ida by Samuel Armour, and the witnesses were John Byers and Robert Lee. They settled on a farm in Arran, Bruce, Ontario. They had nine children, eight boys and one girl. Eliza was mentioned in her father's will when he died in 1878. Six of the children eventually moved permanently to the United States. Of her sons, three remained in farming, one was a doctor, two were dentists, one managed a hotel, and one was a furniture salesman. In 1876, Eliza and Robert parted ways, and on January 28. 1877, Robert was married to Keziah Jane Johnson in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario. Robert, his son, Josiah Howard Foster, and Keziah moved to Lamotte, Sanilac, Michigan. Eliza had asthma, and died of pneumonia in 1893.
Eliza Blackstock was born the 6th of January, 1835, in Cavan township, Durham county, Ontario, Canada. Her parents, George Blackstock and Jane Taylor had come to Canada from Ireland, and married in 1832. She had two sisters, Margaret Ann (Daniard) and Mary Jane (Sutton), and a brother, George Albert. Her grandfather was George Blackstock (1770-1844) who died in Whitby. Eliza married Robert Foster on May 27, 1852 when she was 17 years old. They were married at St. John's Church in Ida by Samuel Armour, and the witnesses were John Byers and Robert Lee. They settled on a farm in Arran, Bruce, Ontario. They had nine children, eight boys and one girl. Eliza was mentioned in her father's will when he died in 1878. Six of the children eventually moved permanently to the United States. Of her sons, three remained in farming, one was a doctor, two were dentists, one managed a hotel, and one was a furniture salesman. In 1876, Eliza and Robert parted ways, and on January 28. 1877, Robert was married to Keziah Jane Johnson in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario. Robert, his son, Josiah Howard Foster, and Keziah moved to Lamotte, Sanilac, Michigan. Eliza had asthma, and died of pneumonia in 1893.

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