Foster

♂William Trufant Foster

Born 1879, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Died 1950, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

Everything here rests on a record we have read.

Parents

Not yet found. This is one of the lines we are still tracing.

Spouses and children

Married 25 Dec 1905, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, to Bessie Lucile Russell 1882–1966 family page
- Russell Trufant Foster 1906–1986
- Lebaron Russell Foster 1908–1994
- Faith Trufant Foster 1912–1987
- Trufant Foster 1916–
- William A. Foster 1916–

Life, as the records tell it

Event	When	Where	How we know
Birth	abt 1879	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States	on record
Living at 'Mr. and Mrs. William Trufant Foster, of Newton'; the reception was held at the home of the bride's parents	12 Jul 1938	Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States	on record
Death Died suddenly; aged 71	8 Oct 1950	Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	on record
Education Harvard University AB 1901 and AM; PhD, Columbia University	.	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States	on record
Occupation Founding president, Reed College	.	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States	on record
Living at Winter resident; trustee of Rollins College	.	Winter Park, Orange, Florida, United States	on record

on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.

Sources

Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine), 9 Oct 1950, p.16: obituary of William Trufant Foster (AP) — Birth, Death, Education, Occupation, Living at
The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Ala.), Tue 12 Jul 1938, p. 13: 'Faith Foster Becomes Bride Of Hugh Kaul In Massachusetts' — Living at

Descendants in time

William Trufant Foster at the top; each descendant a dot at their birth year, joined to the parent they came through. A descendant who may still be living is shown only as "Living", at an estimated birth year, with no page of their own.