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Donald Vere Foster

Male 1902 - 1982  (80 years)

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  • Name Donald Vere Foster  [1
    Birth 26 Feb 1902  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Alt. Birth 26 Apr 1902  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Baptism 9 Jul 1902  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1905  [3, 4
    • to the United States, Donald came to the US ( sponsored by his Uncle Arnold) and married Maybelle Schmitt. (I assume Uncle Arnold was Arnold Evans Foster).
      The 1930 census said he immigrated in 1905 to the US.
    Travel 25 Jul 1921  New York City, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Barbados to New York arriving, Donald Travelled along from Barbados to New York aboard the ship Vestris when he was 18. His next of kin is listed as his mother who lived in Barbados.
    Census 1930  The Bronx (Bronx Co.) New York City, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • United Ststes Federal Census, Donald D Foster 28
      Maybelle Foster 22
      Dolores V Foster 3 3/12
      Phyllis M Foster 2 2/12
    Occupation 1930  The Bronx (Bronx Co.) New York City, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • janitor in apartment building
    Immigration 10 Aug 1943  U.S. District Court, Brooklyn, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Naturalization Record, Petition Number 377142
      Resided at 158 - 46 Elkhorn Street., Howard Beach, New York
      Age 41
    Death Nov 1982  Selden, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I2831  Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2013 

    Father Walter Reynold Foster,   b. 5 Jun 1859   d. May 1915, St. Paul, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Constance Cromartie Leacock,   c. 11 Dec 1863, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1938, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage 1885  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maybelle Schmitt,   b. Abt 1908, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1926 
    • Marriage date calculated from the 1930 Census which said Donald was 24 when first married and Maybelle was 18 (b. abt 1908)
    Children 
     1. Patrica Foster
     2. Donald Foster
     3. Delores V. Foster
    +4. Phyllis M. Foster
    Family ID F1175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2018 

  • Sources 
    1. [S182] Foster, Dennis, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens, [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] Dennis Foster, Barbados , Aug 15, 2010>, "Walter Reynold Foster,".

    2. [S92] Barrie Callinan, Living Person BC, e-mail Apr 12, 2011 Donald Vere Foster.

    3. [S1994] Living Individual.

    4. [S1995] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2002;).

    5. [S1996] Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006;).

    6. [S1997] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C., "Index to Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957; Microfilm Serial: M1164; Microfilm Roll: 23." Database and images., (U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 . www.ancestry.com.).

    7. [S439] Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011., Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration., Number 084-05-6334.

    8. [S372] Paul Foster, Samuel James Foster - Information from Barrie Callinan, Excerpt of Foster Family History by e-mail.