SOURCE_OF_NAME: Genealogy of the Jenks family of America, Concord, N.H.?: W.B. Browne, 1952, 771 pgs. [pg 33]

1. 2. Anna JENCKS, (Jenks)   b. Abt 1721, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; d. 26 Aug 1796, ,, Rhode Island, USA.
2. 3. Martha JENCKS   b. 22 Jan 1725; d. 1826.
3. 4. John JENCKS   d. 2 Apr 1810, Providence,, Rhode Island.
4. 5. Catherine JENCKS  
5. 6. George JENCKS   b. Abt 1725; d. 17 Dec 1753.
6. 7. Joseph JENCKS   b. 18 Dec 1740; d. 17 Dec 1753.

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

1. 13. Jonathan PENDLETON   b. 19 Sep 1769, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island.
2. 14. Nancy PENDLETON   b. 22 Jul 1773, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.
3. 15. Acors PENDLETON   b. 28 Jul 1773, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 16 Dec 1790.
4. 16. William PENDLETON   b. 23 Jul 1775, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 5 Jun 1796, the sea,lost.
5. 17. Isaac PENDLETON   b. 22 Nov 1777, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island; d. 1804, the Island of Tongotalboo in the Pacific Ocean. He was massacred with his boat's crew by the savages.
6. 18. Otis PENDLETON   b. 7 Mar 1780, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.
7. 19. Gilbert PENDLETON   b. 7 Sep 1782, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.
8. 20. Harris PENDLETON   b. 17 Nov 1786, Westerly,Kings Co.,Rhode Island.

1. 21. Abel LARKIN   b. 14 Jun 1771, Westerly, Kings Co., Rhode Island; d. 13 Apr 1864, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
2. 22. Sarah "Sally" LARKIN   b. Jul 1772; d. 1860, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
3. 23. Jonathan LARKIN   b. 12 Jan 1775, Westerly,, Rhode Island; d. 1847, Madison, Dane Co., Wisconsin.
4. 24. Anna LARKIN   b. 24 Feb 1778; d. 1819.
5. 25. Daniel LARKIN   b. 26 Dec 1781, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 14 Sep 1864, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
6. 26. John LARKIN   b. 1 Dec 1784.

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. 27. Jonathan FOSTER, III   b. Abt 1770, Watch Hill,, Rhode Island; d. Aft 1840, of Pennsylvania.
2. 28. Thomas FOSTER   b. Abt 1775.

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

BIOGRAPHY: A watchtower and a simple beacon were first established at Watch Hill by the Rhode Island colonial government around 1745, giving the area its name, and earlier the point may have been used as a lookout by the Narragansett Indians. The watchtower and beacon were destroyed in a 1781 storm. Discussion of a lighthouse to mark the eastern entrance to Fishers Island Sound, and to warn mariners of a dangerous reef southwest of Watch Hill, began in 1793.

BIOGRAPHY: An act to build the lighthouse was signed in 1806 by President Thomas Jefferson. The government purchased four acres of land for $500 from George and Thankful Foster, and the lighthouse, Rhode Island's second after Beavertail, was erected in 1807.

BIOGRAPHY: There are Revolutionary War records for a George Foster of Westerly, Rhode Island. He was 82 in 1833. As a Private in the war, he served as a guard and quartered at Jonathan Foster's home. Watch Hill is also mentioned as the site of an encounter with British ships. No wife is listed on his paperwork.

1. 31. William PENDLETON   b. 10 Nov 1796, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island; d. 2 Apr 1880.
2. 32. Jonathan PENDLETON, Jr.   b. 18 Nov 1794, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island; d. 25 Feb 1862.
3. 33. Frederick PENDLETON   b. 4 Nov 1798, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 28 Jan 1881.
4. 34. Francis PENDLETON   b. 25 Jan 1801, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 14 Feb 1880, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
5. 35. Lucy Ann PENDLETON   b. 18 Mar 1803, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 15 Sep 1878.
6. 36. Wyatt H PENDLETON   b. 17 Sep 1805, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 4 Jan 1810.
7. 37. Eunice PENDLETON   b. 23 Nov 1807, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 5 Feb 1886.
8. 38. Maria PENDLETON   b. 23 Jan 1813, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 1 Feb 1889, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Ga; bur. Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Ga.
9. 39. Emaline PENDLETON   b. 24 Mar 1815; d. 15 Oct 1828.

1. 40. Abel LARKIN, [infant]   b. 4 Jul 1798, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 14 Jul 1799, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
2. 41. Hannah LARKIN   b. 2 May 1800, Charlestown, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 9 Nov 1887, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
3. 42. Nathan LARKIN   b. 17 Aug 1802, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 1829, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
4. 43. Horace "Hirris" Pendleton LARKIN   b. 31 Dec 1804, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 1852, Willow Creek, Malheur Co., Oregon; bur. 1852, Willow Creek, Malheur Co., Oregon.
5. 44. Sarah Ann LARKIN   b. 9 Jan 1807, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 1832, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
6. 45. Henry LARKIN   b. 1809, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 1829, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
7. 46. Hassard LARKIN   b. 1811, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 1829, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
8. 47. John LARKIN   b. 1813, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
9. 48. Abram LARKIN   b. 1816, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 1838, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
10. 49. Abel LARKIN   b. 1818, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 1842, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.

River Bend Cemetery listing Sally Gavitt 1774c - 1 Feb 1861

1. 50. Daniel L. GAVITT  
2. 51. Sarah "Sally" GAVITT   b. Abt 1797; d. 15 Feb 1895, Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
3. 52. Abby GAVITT   b. Abt 1803; d. 1 Aug 1877, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; bur. 1877, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
4. 53. Edwin GAVITT  
5. 54. Mary Ann GAVITT   b. 10 Apr 1810; d. 9 Dec 1890, Danielson, Windham Co., Connecticut; bur. 1890, Norwich, New London, Connecticut.
6. 55. Martha R. GAVITT   b. Abt 1816; d. 14 Jul 1868, Norwich, New London, Connecticut; bur. 1868, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.

1. 56. Daniel Franklin LARKIN   b. 10 Jan 1817, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 31 Jul 1900, Watch Hill, Washington Co., Rhode Island; bur. 1900, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
2. 57. Samuel Sheffield LARKIN   b. 15 Sep 1818, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 19 Jul 1856, Manhattan, Rhode Islandley Co., Kansas.
3. 58. Susan Elizabeth LARKIN   b. 24 May 1820, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 18 Jan 1895.
4. 59. Sophia Ann LARKIN   b. 22 Mar 1822, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 25 Jan 1920, Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
5. 60. Charles Augustus LARKIN   b. 14 Mar 1824; d. 4 Aug 1897.
6. 61. Rhoda M. LARKIN   b. 27 Jun 1825; d. 29 Oct 1825.
7. 62. Jonathan LARKIN   b. 20 Jun 1826, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 15 May 1921, Ashaway, Washington Co., Rhode Island; bur. 1921, Ashaway, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
8. 63. George Sheffield LARKIN   b. 26 Sep 1827, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 24 Dec 1926, New Market, Middlesex Co., New Jersey.
9. 64. Ethan Pendleton LARKIN   b. 21 Sep 1828; d. 23 Aug 1887, Alfred, Allegany Co., New York.
10. 65. Rhoda Jane LARKIN   b. 16 Jul 1830, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 24 May 1924, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; bur. 1924, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
11. 66. Benjamin Stanton LARKIN   b. 3 May 1834, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 7 Oct 1870.

RESIDENCES: Moved to Pennsylvania.

Married a woman named York and moved to Pennsylvania. Was probably still alive about 1840-1845 as he is said to have visited his relatives in Brooklyn, Ohio about 40 years previous to a written account of the family's history by Ebenezer Foster.

The Ancestry WorldTree has a couple of enteries for a Thomas Foster marrying Nabby York in Westerly, Rhode Island. She was born in 1766. It's not certain if this is the same Thomas Foster, however, Ebenezer Foster wrote in 1880, in his book "Early Days of the Pioneers", that his uncle Jonathan (Thomas' brother) married a YORK, so it isn't too hard to imagine that the two brothers could have married sisters or cousins.

The details given on WorldTree were as follows, in case there is ever enough convincing evidence that these were one in the same Thomas'es:

Name: Thomas FOSTER Sex: M
Death: 14 MAY 1844 in Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York
Burial: Brookfield Cemetery,Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York
Marriage 1 Nabby YORK b: 4 APR 1766 in Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut
Married: 4 SEP 1791 in Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island
Children
Sally FOSTER b: 30 JAN 1794 in Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island
Thomas FOSTER b: 17 OCT 1797 in Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York
Charles FOSTER b: 27 OCT 1805 in Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York

Her data:
Name: Nabby York
Sex: F
Birth: 4 APR 1766 in Stonington, New London County, CT
Death: 12 AUG 1860 in Brookfield, Madison County, NY
Father: Bell York , Sr b: 1725 in Stonington, New London County, CT
Mother: Ruth Main b: 12 DEC 1729 in Stonington, New London County, CT

Her father's data:
Name: Bell York , Sr
Sex: M
Birth: 1725 in Stonington, New London County, CT
Death: 23 MAY 1798 in North Stonington, New London County, CT
Reference Number: 33855
Father: Thomas York , Sr b: 14 OCT 1676 in Stonington, New London County, CT
Mother: Mary Brown b: 26 MAY 1683 in North Stonington, New London County, CT

An 1847 Brooklyn Township (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) deed lists Denison and Harriet R. Foster as sellers of property in Lot 56 to Albert Foster. This is an area along what is now Denison Avenue, in Cleveland, between W.25th and Fulton Ave. The property was bounded by Mill Street and Wood Street. The modern equivalents for Mill Street would be West 31st St. and for Wood Street would be Bradwell Ave.

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Don Stormo's Burlingame Ancestors (http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=plstormo&id=I6527)
Lists Denison Foster marrying Lavina Robinson in 1834, but she doesn't die until 1849, so how does Denison marry Harriet in 1841? Either there were two Denison's in Ohio or this one does, in fact, marry these two women.

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From the LDS Ancestral Family File----------
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Denison FOSTER (AFN: 1STC-T19)
Sex: M Family familyid=11571595>
Event(s):
Birth: Abt. 1775
<, , Ct>
Parents:
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Lavina ROBINSON(AFN: 1CQC-7QB)
Marriage: 8 May 1834
, , Oh
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From the International Genealogical Index
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DENISON B. FOSTER
Male
Family
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Marriages:
Spouse: HARRIET P. AIKIN Family
Marriage: 05 JUL 1841 , Cuyahoga, Ohio
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MARRIAGE: LEVINA GRANT
Marriages:
Spouse: DENNISON FOSTER
Marriage: 08 MAY 1834 , Geauga, Ohio
Batch: M514291, 1806 - 1842, Source Call No. 0873461 V. A-C , Type: Film Sheet: 00

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MARRIAGE: Ebenezer Foster's book, "Early Days of the Pioneers Cuyahoga County and Brooklyn Township":
PG2 - "Denison went to the Genessee county in the state of New York and married. I suppose he worked at his trade."


CENSUS: 1800 - Genesee, Ontario Cty, NY "Denniston Foster"

CENSUS: 1830 - Chardon, Geauga, Ohio "Denison Foster" page 252 (not sure if this is the same Dennison, but if he did marry Lavina, this would fit.) She is listed directly above him on this page.

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Settlers Around Monroe County Before 1820Monroe County, New York
C = Northampton Records 1797-1809FOSTER DENNISON [C ]
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In the "History of Livingston County" (See Heritage Quest historical books), there is mention of a Denison Foster who was a town clerk in 1800 when the town was first laid out. He is again mentioned as running a tavern (though it seemed that he did not own the building) in 1807.

OCCUPATION: Carpenter

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.

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