1. 1. Jonothan FASSELL b. Abt 1868.

RESIDENCES: 1870 - Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio (with wife, Eunice, daughter Abby Fassell, and grandson Jonathan)

DEATH: Mentor Cemetery, Mentor, Lake County, Ohio
Farnsworth, Eli; Section 5A, Row 9, Stone 10
Eli Farnsworth/ died Jan. 31 1898 aged 84y, 5 mo.
Farnsworth, Eunice F.; Section 5A, Row 9, Stone 11
Eunice F. Farnsworth/ died/ Mar 9, 1879/ aged 65 yrs. 10 mo./ & 6 Days
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohlcgs/mentor/muny05a_0712.html#Index_Farnsworth,_Eli_1

MARRIAGE: FOSTER, EUNICE and FARNESWORTH, ELI 0004 0029
See also, IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0

DEATH: Mentor Cemetery, Mentor, Lake County, Ohio
Farnsworth, Eli; Section 5A, Row 9, Stone 10
Eli Farnsworth/ died Jan. 31 1898 aged 84y, 5 mo.
Farnsworth, Eunice F.; Section 5A, Row 9, Stone 11
Eunice F. Farnsworth/ died/ Mar 9, 1879/ aged 65 yrs. 10 mo./ & 6 Days
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohlcgs/mentor/muny05a_0712.html#Index_Farnsworth,_Eli_1

1. 3. Abby FARNSWORTH b. Abt 1844.
2. Mary FARNSWORTH b. Abt 1856, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
3. Susan FARNSWORTH b. Abt 1849, Brooklyn, 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. Daniel C. FOSTER, @ b. 5 Mar 1812, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 3 Jan 1882, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. 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.