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     Eugene C. Foster was born on 28 November 1896.¹ He was the son of Eugene Preston Foster and Orpha Woods.¹

     Orpha W. Foster was born on 9 June 1875.¹ She was the daughter of Eugene Preston Foster and Orpha Woods.¹

     Orpha Woods was born on 21 April 1850.¹ She married Eugene Preston Foster, son of Isaac Giles Foster and Roxanna Cheney.¹
     Her married name was Foster.

     Edith Foster was born on 11 July 1881.¹ She was the daughter of Eugene Preston Foster and Orpha Woods.¹

     Nora Foster was born on 16 April 1889 at CA.¹ She was the daughter of Fred Albert Foster and Mary Nellie Nichols.¹ Nora Foster married Albert Newman.¹ Nora Foster died on 8 January 1951 at Ventura, Ventura Co., CA, at age 61.¹
     Her married name was Newman.

     Newell Newman was born circa 1916.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Newman and Nora Foster.¹

     Albert Newman was born circa 1887 at TX.¹ He married Nora Foster, daughter of Fred Albert Foster and Mary Nellie Nichols.¹

     Fred Albert Foster was born on 9 July 1854 at Ogden, Weber Co., UT.¹ He was the son of Isaac Giles Foster and Roxanna Cheney.¹ Fred Albert Foster married Stella B. Olmsted.¹ Fred Albert Foster married Mary Nellie Nichols, daughter of Robert Nichols and Margaret (????), on 16 March 1876 at Santa Barbara Co., CA.¹ Fred Albert Foster died in 1930 at Santa Paula, Ventura Co., CA.¹

     Mary Nellie Nichols was born in August 1856 at IL.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Nichols and Margaret (????)¹ Mary Nellie Nichols married Fred Albert Foster, son of Isaac Giles Foster and Roxanna Cheney, on 16 March 1876 at Santa Barbara Co., CA.¹ Mary Nellie Nichols died in 1930 at IL.¹
     As of 16 March 1876,her married name was Foster.

     Ralph Foster was born on 20 October 1857 at Plainfield, Will Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Isaac Giles Foster and Roxanna Cheney.¹ Ralph Foster died in November 1857 at Plainfield, Will Co., IL.¹

     Eloise Foster was born in May 1895 at CA.¹ She was the daughter of Fred Albert Foster and Mary Nellie Nichols.¹ Eloise Foster died in 1975 at CA.¹

     Harold Isaac Foster was born on 23 October 1892 at CA.¹ He was the son of Fred Albert Foster and Mary Nellie Nichols.¹ Harold Isaac Foster married Belle R. (????)¹ Harold Isaac Foster died on 5 March 1973 at Brea, Orange Co., CA, at age 80.¹

     Wayne C. Foster is the son of Harold Isaac Foster and Belle R. (????)¹

     Eugene H. Foster is the son of Harold Isaac Foster and Belle R. (????)¹

     Belle R. (????) was born circa 1893 at TX.¹ She married Harold Isaac Foster, son of Fred Albert Foster and Mary Nellie Nichols.¹
     Her married name was Foster.

     Hannah Heath was born on 31 August 1810 at Groton, Grafton Co., NH.² She was the daughter of Joshua Heath and Polly Crosby.¹ Hannah Heath married Albert Gallatin Cheney, son of Capt. David Cheney and Lovisa Ball, on 3 March 1830.¹ Hannah Heath died on 16 November 1864 at age 54.¹ She was buried at Rolfe Hill Cemetery, Groton, Grafton Co., NH.³
     As of 3 March 1830,her married name was Cheney.¹

     Mary Lovisa Cheney was born on 1 October 1832 at NH.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Gallatin Cheney and Hannah Heath.¹ Mary Lovisa Cheney married Aaron Dart French, son of Aaron French and Avis Dart, on 19 December 1860 at Concord, Merrimack Co., NH.¹ Mary Lovisa Cheney died in 1912.² She was buried at Freeland Cemetery, Freeland, Natrona Co., WY; also listed on her parents' stone at Rolfe Hill Cemetery, Groton, NH.²
     As of 19 December 1860,her married name was French.¹ After a few years of amanuensis and companion work Mrs. French became secretary and visitors' attendant at a state institution in Iowa. Two years of such confinement aggravated a former lung trouble, and in May, 1885, she went to her brother in Colorado. At Yampa, 100 miles from a physician, she found a demand for her knowledge of medicine and love of nursing. 17 miles horseback ride took her to visit a sick woman, passing only one house where a woman lived! Thus began her care of the sick and wounded over a wide" riding"; often fording streams, often unpaid but never unthanked. She had remarkable success. No mother, child or cowboy but went on their way improving; and she met with no accident. Her motto was, "Not for always". She lived "by faith alone". And her career gave her cure in body arid peace in souL She gladly yielded the practice to a "doctor", when one could be persuaded to settle in that region; but he often sent for her assistance. Her brother's removal made her houseless; so she "took up land". built her little framed cabin - 5 ft. by 5 ft., but a cabin.¹      Photo from "The Cheney Genealogy" compiled by Charles Henry Pope.¹

     Joseph Foster was born circa 1856 at NY.¹ He was the son of Isaac Giles Foster and Roxanna Cheney.¹ Joseph Foster died in 1880.¹

     Clara Jane Cheney was born on 15 August 1822 at Groton, Grafton Co., NH.¹ She was the daughter of Capt. David Cheney and Lovisa Ball.²

     Joshua Heath married Polly Crosby.¹

     Polly Crosby married Joshua Heath.¹
     Her married name was Heath.¹

     Harriet Tilton Cheney was born on 23 March 1831 at NH.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Gallatin Cheney and Hannah Heath.¹ Harriet Tilton Cheney died in 1902.² She was buried at Rolfe Hill Cemetery, Groton, Grafton Co., NH.²

     Aaron Dart French was born on 30 August 1819 at Meredith, Delaware Co., NY.¹ He was the son of Aaron French and Avis Dart.¹ Aaron Dart French married Mary Lovisa Cheney, daughter of Albert Gallatin Cheney and Hannah Heath, on 19 December 1860 at Concord, Merrimack Co., NH.¹ Aaron Dart French died on 2 August 1867 at West Avon, Hartford Co., CT, at age 47; killed by the kick of a horse.¹

     Aaron French married Avis Dart.¹

     Avis Dart married Aaron French.¹
     Her married name was French.¹