Son of Alexander & Mary Polly Connors, James Foster served as a private in the Revolutionary War in the Liberty Company of the Londonderry Volunteers. He enlisted on May 17, 1775 under Captain James Cook. He is listed as a private in Captain Samuel Hays' Company, Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment from 1777 to 1781. He was one of the original trustees of the Canonsburg Academy, founded in 1791 which later developed into Washington and Jefferson College and is now located in Washington, Pennsylvania.
James & Ann Barclay Foster are the grandparents of Stephen Collin Foster (1826-1864), the composer of many American standard folk songs.
James & Ann Barclay Foster are the grandparents of Stephen Collin Foster (1826-1864), the composer of many American standard folk songs.
Son of Alexander & Mary Polly Connors, James Foster served as a private in the Revolutionary War in the Liberty Company of the Londonderry Volunteers. He enlisted on May 17, 1775 under Captain James Cook. He is listed as a private in Captain Samuel Hays' Company, Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment from 1777 to 1781. He was one of the original trustees of the Canonsburg Academy, founded in 1791 which later developed into Washington and Jefferson College and is now located in Washington, Pennsylvania.
James & Ann Barclay Foster are the grandparents of Stephen Collin Foster (1826-1864), the composer of many American standard folk songs.
James & Ann Barclay Foster are the grandparents of Stephen Collin Foster (1826-1864), the composer of many American standard folk songs.
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