According to the Brainard Genealogy by Lucille Brainerd, he lived in Concord near Painesville, Ohio but I show him as owning and living on a parcel of land on the south side of Denison Ave east of W14th St. He appears in the 1840, 1850, and 1860 census in Brooklyn Township. I am reasonably certain that her enteries in the book for Concord are an error. All of his children would have been born in Brooklyn and not Concord as she states. She also says that Charles W. is adopted. I have no further information on him.

BURIAL: Foster, D.C. 6/20/1882 age 70 Lot 59 2-S (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

Married:
Eunice R. Brainard and Daniel C. Foster applied for a marriage license on April 13, 1837 not April 15, 1837 as I have a photocopy of this application from Vol. 3, Pg. 283 #159 of the Cuyahoga County Marriage License Applications. It is easy to misread.
(per Barbara Mitchell)

1. Elizabeth Brainard FOSTER b. 31 Aug 1838, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 20 Jul 1876, Painesville, Lake, Ohio.
2. Russell (Rupel) B. FOSTER, [child] b. 25 Sep 1840, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 8 Aug 1851, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
3. Seth M. FOSTER, [child] b. 6 Jan 1843, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 30 Jul 1851, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
4. Mary M. FOSTER, [infant] b. 14 Jan 1845, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 19 Jul 1846, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
5. Lucy FOSTER, [infant] b. 8 Aug 1847, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 6 Aug 1849, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. Harriet E. FOSTER, [infant] b. 9 Apr 1853, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 18 Aug 1853, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. Charles FOSTER b. 29 Oct 1855; d. 29 Feb 1880, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

Foster/Forester : In the English Middle Ages, the forests and woods were almost always owned or controlled by the lord of the manor -- but people had no reservations about sneaking in and taking firewood, game, or whatever else they might require. To keep the poaching to a minimum, the lord retained a man to watch the forest -- often called a Forester, and sometimes called a Foster. The name stuck as an English Occupation surname when they became adopted.

Abigail and Michael had ELEVEN children when they arrived in Brooklyn, Ohio.

It was the convention of the times to use the mother's maiden name as the middle name for a child. With that in mind, Michael B. Foster was probably named Michael Billings Foster.

Some info derived from Ancestry WorldTree Project as submitted by Dennis Homan


BURIAL:
Denison Cemetery
Foster , Micheal
Death Date:
Interment Date: 8/1824 ; Interment Number: 27 Age: 45
Remarks: Born 1779 in R. I.
Died Aug 1824
Section: ; Lot Number: 62 ; Tier: ; Grave: 4S Marker: yes ; Photo: yes
--http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/cems/denison/denef.html

NOTE:
Brooklyn history, as noted in Abigail Fish Foster's notes, states that the family left Groton for Ohio in 1826. If that is the case, how then could Michael's gravestone show an internment date of 1824? My guess would be that the history is in error.

SOURCE_OF_NAME:
"Robert Burrows and Descendants 1630-1974", by R.E. Burrows, 1975, 1816 pgs, Ann Arbor, Michigan [pg 254]

OBIT:
Name: Foster, Michael B.
Date: 1824
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #026.
Notes: 1779 - 1824. Dennison Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.

OCCUPATION:
Tailor.

BURIAL: Foster, Abigail 9/8/1849 age 68 Lot 62 3-S (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

BURIAL: Denison Cemetery
Foster , Abigail Death Date: Interment Date: 9/8/1849 ; Interment Number: 69 Color: ; Sex: ; Age: 68 Address: ; Cause of Death: ; Remarks: Same as Int. #69 Should read: "Same as Int. #70"? Section: ; Lot Number: 62 ; Tier: ; Grave: 3S Marker: not known ; Photo: no

MARRIAGE: FOSTER, ABIGAIL and FULLER, WILLIAM vol.0002 pg.0093 (Cuyahoga County)

1. George FOSTER, @ b. 8 Dec 1805, near Preston City, New London, Connecticut; d. 7 Sep 1829, Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Lydia FOSTER, [infant] b. Abt 1806, near Preston City, New London, Connecticut; d. near Preston City, New London, Connecticut.
3. Sally FOSTER, @ b. Abt 1807, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Aug 1867, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
4. Nathan FOSTER, @ b. 7 Feb 1808, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Jan 1899, Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Ebenezer FOSTER, @ b. 19 Apr 1810, North Stonington,,Connecticut, USA; d. 23 Jul 1897, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. 1. Daniel C. FOSTER, @ b. 5 Mar 1812, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 3 Jan 1882, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. Eunice FOSTER, @ b. Abt 1813, ,, Connecticut; d. 9 Mar 1879, Mentor, Lake, Ohio.
8. Nancy FOSTER, @ b. Abt 1814, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 21 Mar 1857, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
9. Eveline Thankful FOSTER, @ b. 16 Jan 1816, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Apr 1895, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
10. Matilda FOSTER, @ b. 1 Oct 1819, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Apr 1843, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
11. Albert FOSTER, @ b. 12 Jul 1822, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; d. 30 Sep 1867, Mt. Vernon, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

BIOGRAPHY:
EARLY LANDHOLDERS OF WATCH HILL, by Peck, page 14, he married 2nd Sarah Billings.
Jonathan-2 left 1/4 of his land to each son. Thomas received Nap of Trees, also 3/4 of land and 1/2 of the house of his grandfather, Jonathan Foster, bought of Oliver Stewart.
THEY OWNED WATCH HILL
Michael and Denison received the land east of Bay Street and the remaining quarter of the Stewart land and the other half of the house.
Michael and Dennison sold their share to their uncle George Foster in 1798.
Michael lived in North Stonington for a while and then moved to Ohio.
In 1798 Thomas sold his land to Silas Babcock.
In 1806 George Foster sold 4 acres to the Supt. of Light House Services, USA for the pruposes of erecting a lighthouse.

136. Sarah MAIN (Thomas , Thomas , Jeremiah , Ezekiel ) was born 19 Aug 1745 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Sarah married Jonathan FOSTER Jr., son of Jonathan FOSTER and Anna JENCKES. Jonathan was born 1745.

They had the following children:
392 M i Jonathan FOSTER 3rd.
393 M ii Thomas FOSTER.

Jonathan married Sarah Billings (2nd). They had the following children.
394 M iii Michael FOSTER.
395 M iv Dennison FOSTER.

1. Dennison B. FOSTER b. Abt 1777.
2. 2. Michael B. FOSTER, @ b. 1778, Watch Hill,, Rhode Island; d. Aug 1824, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

In the fall of 1811, James FISH, his wife, two children, Mrs. STANTON, his wife's mother, and Moses FISH, his cousin, moved in an ox team to Ohio and stopped at Newburg. Brooklyn at this time was a wild forest full of the red man, the township had been surveyed and run into quarter sections by agents who lived in Connecticut. James and Moses FISH thought they would look at these lands. James selected a good piece and Moses selected a quarter section. James built a log cabin and his family moved into it, but becoming frightened by Indians, went back to Newburg. Other families coming, they moved again to Brooklyn. Moses wrote to his brother Ebenezer, in Connecticut, to come and take one-half his land, which he did. A road (now Denison avenue) was run from Newburg to Rockport, which divided the property of the FISHES. They built a log cabin, in which they lived till the war of 1812. Ebenezer enlisted for six months and came out with honors. Afterward Moses was drafted. His health being poor, Ebenezer took his place and served the remainder of the war. He went back to Connecticut, married Miss Johanna STANTON, a smart, worthy woman who, on hearing of his Ohio farm, proposed moving there. Accordingly in 1818, with their two children, Eliza and Emily (afterwards Mrs. CORBIN and Mrs. BOOTH), his two brothers, and their families came in a large wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen. They all built and lived in log cabins.

Two other children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer FISH, Johanna (now Mrs. FOWLS), and John Moses married Miss BRAINERD. They endured hardships and discomforts long before enjoying the ordinary pleasures of existence. Fever and ague also added to the trials of the first settlers. Ebenezer was ninety-three when he died.
----"Memorial To The Pioneer Women Of The Western Reserve"

Ebenezer and Moses Fish, who came with James from the East, settled upon 80 acres of land in Brooklyn, in 1812. Ebenezer located on the north side of what is now Denison Avenue and Moses on the south side. Neither was then married.
----"A history of Cuyahoga County and the city of Cleveland",Chicago: American Historical Society, 1924, 1339 pgs, [pg63]


BURIAL: Fish, Ebenezer 1757-1827 Revolutionary War Soldier born in Groton, CT and walked to this area. (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

Source of the names of some of Ebenezer's children:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=laney&id=I1852

OBIT: Name: Fish, Ebenezer Sr.
Date: 1827
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #025.
Notes: age 70. Dennison Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio

BURIAL: Fish, Lydia 10/15/1848 age 88 Lot 61 wife of Ebenezer Fish (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

1. 3. Abigail FISH b. 2 Jan 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 8 Sep 1849, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
2. Susanna FISH b. 11 Jan 1783, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Mar 1848.
3. Lydia FISH b. 5 Dec 1785, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Jan 1869, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Ebenezer FISH, Jr. b. 11 Jun 1787, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 26 Mar 1880, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; bur. 30 Apr 1880, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Moses FISH b. 25 Oct 1789, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Apr 1840, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. Daniel FISH b. 7 Apr 1792, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Oct 1880.
7. Eunice FISH b. 25 Oct 1795, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 31 Jul 1882, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
8. Jemima FISH b. 28 Apr 1797, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 22 May 1849, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
9. Eveline FISH b. 30 Jul 1799, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 19 Sep 1859, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
10. Matilda A. FISH b. 1 May 1803, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 9 Aug 1849, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/jdevlin/source_files/westerly_ri_cemetery_1.htm
Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly
FOSTER GROUND: In the southwestern portion of the town, on the farm belonging to Mr. Edward F. VOST, west of the Watch Hill road, about thirty rods west of the farm0house, in a pasture, inclosed by a poor wall.
John FOSTER, died Nov 8, 1781, age 67.
Anna FOSTER, died Feb. 14, 1796, age 77
Catharine FOSTER, died Aug 22, 1786, in her 27th year.
Jonathan FOSTER, Jun., died Oct 10, 1781, age 36.
Sarah FOSTER (wife of Jonathan FOSTER, Jun.), died Oct 1775, age 30
George FOSTER d. Oct 2, 1837, age 82.
Thankful FOSTER (wife of George FOSTER), died Aug 15, 1830,age 81.

HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: WY031 JONATHAN FOSTER GROUND WESTERLY RI Location: 5 ft west of WATCH HILL RD at TEL pole # 2715 100 burials with 10 inscriptions from 1740 to 1830 NOTE: The Fosters have been moved out of this cemetery to River Bend Cemetery WY008. Rev Frederic Denison recorded this lot in 1867. "In the southwestern portion of the town, on the farm belonging to Mr. Edward F. Vose west of the Watch Hill Road, about thirty rods west of the farm house, in a pasture, enclosed by a poor wall. This contains near a hundred graves." This cemetery has been recorded but not checked.
Found at: http://members.tripod.com/~debyns/wy_ceme.htm

1. Anna FOSTER b. 1737.
2. Sarah FOSTER b. 1739; d. 1835.
3. 4. Jonathan FOSTER, Jr. @ b. 1745, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island; d. 10 Oct 1781, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island.
4. George FOSTER b. Abt 1751; d. 2 Oct 1837, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island.
5. Catherine FOSTER b. Abt 1759; d. 22 Aug 1786.

DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L. Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 17.GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH OF BOSTON, REHOBOTH, MASS., by Anna Chesebrough Wildey, New York, Press of T. A. Wright, 1903. Page 557.(Listed in grandfather) Joseph Billings, Jr. (103S), of Preston, Conn--Will proved Dec. 11, 1797; recorded in Norwich, Conn.; mentions...-my daughters, Sarah Edwards...

Mary Rogness's - Spouse of first cousin 8 times removed
Mary Rogness's - Third cousin 8 times removed

Mary Rogness's - First cousin 8 times removed
Mary Rogness's - Spouse of third cousin 8 times removed

1. Comfort BILLINGS b. 24 Sep 1740, Preston , New London , Connecticut.
2. Child BILLINGS
3. 5. Sarah BILLINGS b. 15 Jan 1745/1746, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 1821, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
4. Nathan BILLINGS b. 9 Jun 1748, Preston , New London , Connecticut.
5. Desire BILLINGS b. 15 Aug 1757, Preston , New London , Connecticut; d. Susquehanna , Pennsylvania; bur. Babcock Farm Cemetery , Forest Lake , Susquehanna , Pennsylvania.

1. John FISH b. 1749, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
2. Joseph FISH b. 1751, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 11 Oct 1783.
3. Jane FISH b. 1751, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
4. Susan FISH b. 1753, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
5. 6. Ebenezer FISH, Sr. b. 1757, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 4 Sep 1827, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. Sarah FISH b. 1763, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 5 Apr 1831, East Hartford,,Ny.

1. Mary FISH b. 18 Apr 1749, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
2. Jonathan FISH, Jr. b. 16 Jun 1750.
3. Martha FISH b. 1 Apr 1753, New London County, Connecticut.
4. Mehitable (Matilda) FISH b. 18 Mar 1756, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 May 1837, Canaan , Wayne , Pennsylvania.
5. Abigail FISH b. 25 Jan 1758, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 13 Mar 1847, Noank, Connecticut.
6. 7. Lydia FISH b. 20 Mar 1761, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Oct 1848, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. George FISH b. 20 Mar 1763, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 24 Jan 1847.
8. Eunice FISH b. 18 Jul 1765, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
9. Jemima FISH b. 31 Oct 1767, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
10. Jonathan FISH b. 16 Jun 1770; d. Dec 1796.