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Charles Foster (57029) & Eunice Ruggles (61017)
63509. Charles Thomas Foster. Born on 22 Feb 1813 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 11, Charles Thomas was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 5 Sep 1824.52

1850 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 332, page 81A
    Charles T. Foster, 38, mariner, $200 real estate, b. MA
    Catherine R. Foster, 43, b. ME
    Hannah Chrisman, 65, b. ME

1860 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 519, page 561
Post Office Scituate
    Charles T. Foster, 47, farmer, $500 real estate, $200 personal estate, b. MA
    Catherine R. Foster, 50, b. ME
    Carrie Spaulding, 11, b. MA
    Emma Spaulding, 7, b. Ca. [Canada?]
    Georgeianna Spaulding, 3, b. Ca.
    Harriet E. Damon, 25, seamstress, b. ME

1870 Federal Census. Brooklyn Ward 5, Kings County, New York
Roll 947, page 534B
    Charles Foster, 54, laborer, b. MA
    Catherine Foster, 57, b. ME
    Frank McGrett, 23, iron railings, b. NY
    Rose Brady, 68, keeps house, b. Ireland
Charles Thomas married Catherine R.. Born ca 1810 in Maine.
63510. Eunice Foster. Born on 9 Feb 1817 in Scituate, MA.52 Eunice died in Scituate, MA, on 21 Feb 1817.52
63511. Walter Foster. Born on 31 Jul 1823 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 1, Walter was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 5 Sep 1824.52 Walter died on 8 Oct 1864; he was 41.

Walter died in the Civil War, Sickles Barracks, Virginia.

1860 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 519, page 560
Post Office Scituate
    Walter Foster 2nd, 36, trader, $800 personal estate
    South B. Foster, 38
    Mary L. Foster, 6
    Charles Foster, 79, farmer, $1200 real estate, $700 personal estate
    Mary F. Ward, 22, servant
All were born in Massachusetts.
On 25 Dec 1847 when Walter was 24, he married Ruth B. White, daughter of Jeremiah White & Lydia, in Boston, MA. Born on 4 Nov 1820 in East Parsonfield, York County, Maine. Ruth B. died in Boston, MA, on 10 Feb 1894; she was 73. Marriage intention published on 25 Nov 1847 at Scituate, MA.52

Ruth was of Boston when she married Walter.52

1880 Federal Census. Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Roll 562, page 266B
1 Pembroke Street
    Ruth B. Foster, 60, keeps boarding house, b. ME, father b. ME, mother b. NH
    Charles A. Foster 31, son, trunk maker, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. ME
    Marie S. Foster, 26, daughter, at home, b. ditto
    Eva N. Foster, 25, daughter, at home, b. ditto
    Charles A. Foster, 7, grandson, b. MA, parents b. MA
    Marion L. Foster, 5, granddaughter, b. ditto
There were 12 boarders with a variety of occupations and 2 servants listed at Ruth’s boarding house.

Deaths Registered in the City of Boston
Ruth B. (White) Foster (widow of Walter 2nd), æ. 74 years 3 months 6 days, residence 78 Clifton St., b. Parsonsfield, ME, daughter of Jeremiah & Lydia, died of apoplexy
Their children include:
66199i.
Charles A. Foster (26 Jan 1849-26 Apr 1903)
66200ii.
Mary Louisa Foster (22 Mar 1854-28 Sep 1932)
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