BIRTH: His parents were probably living on or near Pearl Street near Detroit or Church Street. At the time, the area may have been still called Brooklyn, or had already become incorporated into Cleveland.

BIRTH: IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 North America
George Arnold
Male
Event(s):
Birth: 16 APR 1868 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Parents:
Father: George Arnold Family
Mother: Abigail Emily FOOTE

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George Arnold
Parents:
Father: George Arnold Family
Mother: Abigail Emily FOOTE
Marriages:
Spouse: Katherine BECKER Family
Marriage: 28 DEC 1894 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

1. George Frederick ARNOLD b. 10 Sep 1895, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

MARRIAGE: FOOTE, EMILY A and ARNOLD, GEORGE vol.0013 pg.0185 Cuyahoga Cty Marriage Index


OBIT: Name: Arnold, Emily A.
Date: February 3, 1909
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #002.
Notes: Arnold-Emily A., wife of George Arnold, at her residence, 1763 E. 63d, Monday morning, February 1. Funeral Wednesday, 1:30 standard time, from her late residence, Burial private.

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GEORGE ARNOLD
Spouse: EMILY A. FOOTE
Marriage: 09 APR 1867 Saint Johns Episcopal Church, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

1. 1. George W. ARNOLD b. 16 Apr 1868, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 28 Nov 1905, Birmingham,, Alabama.

OBIT: Name: Foote, William L
Date: 5/27/1876
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #026.
Notes: Age 69. Monroe Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio
CAUTION! - although this appears to be the right person, it may not be. The Census records don't list William with his family in either 1860 or 1870 so he may already have died by 1860, or they were divorced.

MARRIAGE: FOSTER, EVELINE T and FOOTE, WILLIAM L 0004 0127

RESIDENCES:
1860 - Next household from her brother, Ebenezer Fish Jr. (Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio) Husband not here.
1870 - 9th ward. Husband not here.
1880 - 203 Pearl St. (per 1880 city directory)
1895 - 295 Pearl St. (per Obit) This is between present day Church St. and Franklin Blvd.

OBIT: Name: Foote, Eveline T.
Date: April 22, 1895
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #026.
Notes: Foote-Eveline T. Foote, in the seventy-ninth year of her age, at her residence, No. 295 Pearl st., at 4:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Notice of funeral hereafter. Kindly omit flowers.

1. 3. Abigail Emily FOOTE b. 31 Oct 1842, , Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Feb 1909, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Jerusha FOOTE, [child] b. 2 Jun 1845, , Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 27 Aug 1848, Ohio City (Cleveland), Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Susan FOOTE b. 12 May 1847, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Ellen FOOTE, [infant] b. 19 Jul 1849, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 29 Jul 1850, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Ella (Ellen) FOOTE b. 3 Feb 1851, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. May 1934, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

, , , Age 73

1. Asa FOOTE b. 20 Mar 1798, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; d. of New Jersey.
2. Edwin (Edom) FOOTE b. 15 Nov 1799, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; d. 31 Oct 1853, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. George FOOTE, [infant] b. 5 Oct 1801; d. 7 Oct 1801.
4. George FOOTE b. 22 Oct 1802, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; d. of Connecticut.
5. Emily FOOTE b. 25 Apr 1805, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; d. 13 Mar 1859.
6. 6. William Lord FOOTE b. 27 Mar 1807, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; d. May 1876, Ohio City (Cleveland), Cuyahoga, Ohio.
7. Rachel Lord FOOTE b. 25 Jan 1809, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; d. 5 May 1809, Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
8. Samuel Philips Lord FOOTE b. 10 Aug 1811, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; d. 20 Sep 1812, Colchester, New London, Connecticut.

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. 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. 7. 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.