MARRIAGE: First marriage may have taken place in Richfield, Ohio. He had been married before Sally and had no children from that first marriage.

CENSUS: 1830 Line #15, Hinckley Township, Medina County living near Milton Curtiss. Age probably between 40-50 as only one male in the household is listed.

SOURCE_OF_NAME: "Robert Burrows and Descendants 1630-1974", by R.E. Burrows, 1975, 1816 pgs, Ann Arbor, Michigan [pg 254] Also mentioned in "Early Days of the Pioneers Cuyahoga County and Brooklyn Township", by Ebenezer Foster, pg.18.

DEATH: Death had to be before 1860 as he does not appear in the census but his wife, Sally, and her children, do.

The following obituary is probably for Lathrop Sr's son. The year of birth seems to make him too young to marry Sally Foster, who was born in 1813 and if Lathrop Sr., who married Sally, was really 40-50 in 1830, then he almost seems too old to be the father of the individual shown below, too.

OBIT: Name: Pixley, Lathrop
Date: 1862
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #064.
Notes: 1831 - 1862. Dennison Cemetery

I originally had Sally's birth year estimated at 1813, but if her marriage date is correct, she would have been far too young to marry, especially to a man who was 45 at the time. It is more likely that she is one of the older children of Michael and Abigail and probably born prior to 1807.

MARRIAGE: She married Lathrop Pixley per LDS records in the IGI for 06 OCT 1825 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

MARRIAGE: FOSTER, SALLY and PILEY, LATHROP vol.0002 pg.0075 (Cuyahoga County Marriage Index)


Had nine children, six of whom survived to adulthood, per a book written by her brother, Ebenezer, titled: "Early Days of the Pioneers", 1880.

CENSUS: 1850 - Living with son, Lathrop, daughter Susan, and sons, Denison and William.

1. Maria PIXLEY b. 11 Aug 1826; d. 8 Jan 1871.
2. Julia PIXLEY b. Abt 1829.
3. Abbey PIXLEY b. Abt 1830; d. 23 Feb 1881, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Lathrop P. PIXLEY b. Abt 1831; d. 6 Sep 1862, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
5. Leonard C. PIXLEY b. Mar 1834, Columbus,, Ohio; d. Jan 1904, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
6. Susan PIXLEY d. 17 Sep 1867, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. Martin V. PIXLEY b. Abt 1835, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 3 Apr 1852, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
8. William PIXLEY b. Abt 1841, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
9. 1. Denison PIXLEY b. Abt 1843, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 14 May 1854, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; bur. 14 May 1854, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Name: NOAH PIXLEY
Sex: M
Birth: 1746 1
Baptism: 28 OCT 1746 Westfield, Hampden, MA, USA 1
Death: 10 JUN 1800 in Hawley, Franklin, MA, USA 1

Father: NOAH PIXLEY b: 13 AUG 1706 in Westfield, Hampden, MA, USA
Mother: ABIGAIL WRIGHT

Marriage 1 LYDIA CLAPP b: 25 AUG 1752 in Southampton, MA, USA
Married: 1 DEC 1774 in Southampton, MA, USA 1
Children
ARGULUS PIXLEY b: 25 APR 1775
THOMAS PIXLEY b: 16 MAR 1777
NOAH PIXLEY b: 27 MAY 1777
STEVEN CLAPP PIXLEY b: 29 JUL 1781
KENAZ PIXLEY b: 26 OCT 1783
LATHROP PIXLEY
LYDIA PIXLEY b: 8 JUN 1788
SARAH PIXLEY



DEATH: Killed by a falling tree.

1. Argulus PIXLEY b. 25 Apr 1773, Southhampton,, Massachusetts; d. 2 Jan 1850.
2. Thomas PIXLEY b. 16 Mar 1777, Chester,, Massachusetts; d. 3 Mar 1854, Pittsfield,, Massachusetts.
3. Noah PIXLEY b. 27 May 1779, of Southampton,, Massachusetts; d. 6 Feb 1842.
4. Stephen Clapp PIXLEY b. 9 Jul 1781, Hawley,, Massachusetts; d. 31 Oct 1829, , Medina, Ohio.
5. Kenaz PIXLEY b. 26 Oct 1783, Hawley,, Massachusetts; d. , Cuyahoga, Ohio.
6. 2. Lathrop PIXLEY b. Abt 1785, Southampton,, Massachusetts; d. Abt 1845, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. Lydia PIXLEY b. 1788; c. 8 Jun 1788, Hawley,, Massachusetts.
8. Sarah PIXLEY

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. 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. 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.

In King George's War, Noah was a drummer engaged in the attack on Lanisburg. He was killed in the highway, while returning from the pasture to which he had just driven his cows. A band of Indians, making a raid on the town, fired 4 or 5 shots at Noah, wounding him in the arm. He ran some distance, but was overtaken, tomahawked and scalped, the savages cutting off part of his skull in their haste.
DEATH: Scalped.

1. Eunice PIXLEY b. 12 Dec 1731.
2. Thomas PIXLEY b. 4 Oct 1733.
3. Aaron PIXLEY b. 18 Nov 1736.
4. 4. Noah PIXLEY b. 28 Oct 1746, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 10 Jun 1800, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts.
5. Sarah PIXLEY
6. Abigail PIXLEY

1. Joel CLAPP b. 1737, Springffield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 1829.
2. Abner CLAPP b. 20 May 1738, Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; d. 5 Dec 1800.
3. Ann CLAPP b. 21 Dec 1740, Springffield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
4. Elizabeth CLAPP b. 1743, Springffield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 1824.
5. Abigail CLAPP b. 20 Jan 1745, Springffield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 10 Feb 1821.
6. Roger CLAPP b. 20 Aug 1747, Springffield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 1816.
7. Stephen CLAPP b. 10 Dec 1749, Springffield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 25 Aug 1775.
8. 5. Lydia CLAPP b. 25 Aug 1752, Southampton,, Massachusetts; d. Charlemont, Massachusetts.
9. Perez CLAPP b. 14 Jun 1757, Springffield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 4 Apr 1818.

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. 6. 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. 7. 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.