THE MARIETTA REGISTER
Thursday, March 18, 1880

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FREDERICK A. FOSTER
The venerable Frederick Augustus FOSTER has passed away from among us. For a couple of years past his famillar form has not been seen upon our streets, the increasing infirmities of age and precarious condidtion of health having for that periond kept him pretty closely confined to the limits of his home. The end came on Saturday fornoon, March 6th 1880, at a few minutes before 10 o’clock: From a physical condidtion scarcely different from what it had been for months, and after a little not unaccustomed exertion in the way of exercise, he rather suddenly faltered, sank, and passed without a struggle into his last earthly sleep, awakening at the same moment in the spirit into that celestial life where pain, weakness and infirmities are unknown.
Mr. FOSTER was born in May, of the year 1791, and was consewuently near the completion of his 89th. His father Peregrine FOSTER, was one of the company of forty-eight pioneers who landed at Marietta, Ohio, April 7th, 1788. This company was formed in Massachusetts, under the direction of Gen. Rufus PUTNAM and Gen. TUPPER. On returning east for his family, he was detained there by the breaking out of the Indian war, until 1792, when he again came to Ohio, with his family, settling upon a farm at Belpre, where he resided until his death, which occurred in 1804, at the age of 44.
Frederick A. came to Lancaster in the year 1810. His entrance into business here was in the capacity of clerk in the store of John CREED. Subsequently he became a partner in a prominent merchantile firm, and from that perion until within a few years he was always actively engaged in business of some kind, in shich sagacity and integrity shone as the comspicuous traits of his character. He may be said to have been a life-long member of the Presbyterian Church, in which he maintained a consistent Christian walk, and his indididual and official counsels were highly valued.
The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church on Monday afternoon the 8th, and were of a deeply impressive character. A brief but eminently appropriate discourse was preached by Rev. Prof. E. B. ANDREWS, sheich was followed by touching and improving remarks from Eld. T. W. STANLEY, of the Methodist church. The remains were interred in East Lancaster Presbyterian cemetery. The pall-bearers on the occasion were Messrs. Robert REED, John REBER, Wm. STEWART, H. B. TONG, and S. J. WRIGHT, of this city, and N. S. EBRIGHT, of Carroll.
Mr. FOSTER leaves four children of the nine which were born to him. One of these, Peregrine, a son to his first wife (who was Sarah ARNOLD, of this city, and who died in 1834), is living in a Western State. Two other sons, Parkman and Newton, the first of St. Louis, and the second of Cincinnati, were present at the funeral. They are children of Mr. FOSTER’s second wife, who was Elizabeth WILSON, of this city, and who is now the mourning survivor of a loved husband.---(Lancaster Gazette)