Freeman Sears
M
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| Birth* | Freeman Sears was born. |
Samuel Foster Haven Jr.
M, b. 20 May 1831, d. 13 December 1862
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| Birth* | Samuel Foster Haven Jr. was born on 20 May 1831. |
| Death* | Samuel died on 13 December 1862 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, VirginiaG. |
| According to the Foster Genealogy he "was graduated Harvard College in 1852, and Boston Medical College in 1855; continued his studies in London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin, and settled in Worcester. When the war for the Union broke out he joined the Fifteenth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as assistant surgeon. He was regardless of personal exposure, and in the engagement at Fredricksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, was killed by a shell while engaged in performing an operation." A descendant comments that this is in error. According to Steve Pratt "he was foolishly accompanying his battalion in parading through the streets of Fredericksburg before the real fighting had begun, despite having been told to stay put in the field hospital. A sad and unnecessary end of a needed surgeon." |
Edward Haven
M
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| Birth* | Edward Haven was born. |
William Haven
M
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| Birth* | William Haven was born. |
Sarah Haven
F
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| Birth* | Sarah Haven was born. |
| She married a man by the name of Little, and left five children, one of whom was a Mrs. Rachel McCurdy. |
Julia Haven
F
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| Birth* | Julia Haven was born. |
Miriam Haven
F
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| Birth* | Miriam Haven was born. |
Andrew Foster
M, b. 5 January 1815, d. September 1879
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| Birth* | Andrew Foster was born on 5 January 1815 in Dedham, Norfolk County, MassachusettsG. |
| Marriage* | He married Delia Henry Montgomery, daughter of John Berrin Montgomery and Mary Henry, on 16 September 1849. |
| Death* | Andrew died in September 1879. |
| Andrew graduated from Harvard in 1833 and became a manufacturer. He resided in Brooklyn, N.Y. His wife Delia had married first, Andrew's younger brother James. Delia's father, Rear Admiral John Berrin Montgomery (Thomas W., Alexander, James, William, Hugh, John, William, Neil), had a long and distinguished military career that included service in the War of 1812, Mexican-American War and the Civil War, as well as the command of the famous frigate Constitution. (Foster Gen.)
Delia was residing in Jamaica Plain, Mass. at the time of her death in 1894. |
Samuel Conant Foster
M, b. 24 October 1816, d. 18 April 1873
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| Birth* | Samuel Conant Foster was born on 24 October 1816 in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG. |
| Marriage* | He married Mary Benezet Bogert, daughter of Theodore P. Bogert, on 23 September 1857. |
| Death* | Samuel died on 18 April 1873 in Nassau, Rensselaer County, New YorkG. |
| According to the Foster Genealogy, Samuel "received his academic education at Mr. Green's school and at Harvard College (graduated 1834), being one of the youngest men in his class. After studying medicine under Doctors Lewis, Ware and Otis, in Boston, he entered Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and after receiving his diploma spent two years in Europe, studying in the hospitals of Dublin, Edinborough, London, Vienna and Paris. On his return to this country, he practiced in New York City, up to within a few months of his death... He was eminent in the medical profession, holding many positions of importance, among them that of visiting physician to Belleview Hospital for four years. He was at one time vice-president of the New York Academy of Medicine; one of the organizers of the Sanitary Commission, and one of the earliest members of the Union League Club." |
James Foster
M, b. 20 November 1818, d. 11 November 1847
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| Birth* | James Foster was born on 20 November 1818. |
| Marriage* | He married Delia Henry Montgomery, daughter of John Berrin Montgomery and Mary Henry, on 14 July 1843 in Boston, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG. |
| Death* | James died on 11 November 1847 in New York, New YorkG. |
| James, according to the Foster Genealogy, "was educated at the noted schools of Green of [Boston?], and Wells of Fresh Pond. At an early age he manifested a taste for the sea, and while a mere lad, made a voyage "before the mast" on board a merchant vessel belonging to an uncle sailing between Boston and Calcutta. Upon his return he received from President Jackson (thgough the influence of his cousins, Hon. William Foster, of Boston, and Mrs. Delia Tudor Stewart, daughter of the late Admiral Charles Stewart, United States navy) an appointment to the United States naval school (then at Philadelphia), from which he was graduated (1838) second in his class. He was commissioned midshipman March 2, 1838, and passed midshipman May 20, 1844, and served on board the Erie in 1838, Grampus in 1839, and St. Louis in 1840-42, on the West India station. During part of this time he was employed on coast survey duty, for which he had a special aptitude, and for his services received the highest commendation of his superiors... While serving on the coast of Mexico, in the United States steamship Grampus and in command of the ship's launch, he was seriously injured (Sept. 29, 1838) by the capsizing of the boat, in crossing the bar, off the mouth of the Rio del Norte, near Matamoras. He remained in active service for several years, but eventually succumbed to the effects of this accident, and died at New York, Nov. 11, 1847. The letters of officers of high rank, who knew Mr. Foster, contained evidence of the universal esteem in which he was held for his unselfish devotion to duty, and express sincere sorrow at the untimely death of one who 'gave promise of the highest standing in his profession.'" |
Mary Conant Foster
F, b. 25 August 1822, d. 11 November 1822
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| Birth* | Mary Conant Foster was born on 25 August 1822. |
| Death* | Mary died on 11 November 1822. |
George Foster
M, b. 5 October 1820, d. 28 November 1866
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Mary Conant Foster
F, b. 13 July 1824, d. 13 August 1825
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| Birth* | Mary Conant Foster was born on 13 July 1824. |
| Death* | Mary died on 13 August 1825. |
Robert Liston Kirkwood
M, b. 26 May 1931, d. 17 January 2012
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| Birth* | Robert Liston Kirkwood was born on 26 May 1931 at St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Barbara Mae Craigie, daughter of Roland Atkins Craigie and Leona Isabelle Roulston, on 26 July 1952 in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG.2 |
| Death* | Robert Liston Kirkwood died on 17 January 2012 at home in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.3 |
| His obituary appeared on the EastBayRI.com website on 17 January 2012 and read as follows:
Robert Liston Kirkwood, (Cdr. USN, retired) 80, of Tiverton, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at home after a long illness, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Liston and Irene (Lapointe) Kirkwood. He is survived by his wife Barbara M. (Craigie) Kirkwood, of 59 years; sons, Eric Kirkwood and Robert Kirkwood; daughters, Christine Rathier (husband Ronald), Nancy Baum (husband Kraig), Lisa Mladinich (husband Charles), Elizabeth Selden (husband Steven); 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Jeanne Lewis and Nancy Donndelinger. Born in Fall River in 1931, he served 30 years in the US Navy, achieving his boyhood dream of becoming a Navy fighter pilot. During the Vietnam War, he earned the Silver Star and became an intriguing footnote in history when he downed a Russian MIG 17 by firing only the guns mounted on his F-8 Crusader. He retired as a full commander in 1978 after six years of teaching and writing texts for the Naval War College in Newport. For many years, Robert enjoyed flying model airplanes, hang-gliding, handball, and camping in the state and national parks with his family. He was an avid reader, a devoted and accomplished sailor, and loved cruising up and down the East Coast with his wife and six children in their family sailboat. He and his wife fulfilled another of his lifelong dreams in 1980 when they made a solitary voyage under sail from Tiverton to Bermuda. He navigated the entire trip without the use of electronic devices, using only a sextant. Robert was a regular communicant at Saint Christopher's Catholic Church, Tiverton, where he served for 30 years as a religion teacher. During that same period he was a faithful member of Saint Christopher's Me’'s Guild and helped to cook and serve the parish’s popular Family Suppers. He also served on the board of Fidelity Forum with Dr. Fritz Wenisch. Mr. Kirkwood’s funeral will beFriday, Jan. 20, at 9:45a.m. from the Boulé Funeral Home, 615 Broadway, Fall River, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 at St. Christopher's Church, 1554 Main Road, Tiverton. Interment will be in Notre Dame Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, from 4 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to St. Christopher's Church in his memory.3 |
| His daughter Lisa Mladinich delivered this eulogy to honor her father at his Mass of Christian burial at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Tiverton, RI, Friday, January 20, 2012
Having lived his whole life in the Church, and having served for decades in this parish, there is nothing my father would like better than to see all of you here together. I believe, as many of you do, that it matters that we do this and that it's a help to his immortal soul. So, thank you.
Most of you know my dad very well and know everything I'm about to say. There won't be any surprises. There were no scandals, no mysteries, no falls from grace, because Robert Kirkwood was simply a good man. And I'm very proud to be his daughter.
He came from what most would consider humble beginnings. But those of us who knew his struggling, single mother, Irene, knew that his exemplary life sprang from strangely privileged roots. His mother was a titan of persevering faith, joi de vivre, and all the right kinds of ambitions. She taught her kids that faith and family were first, and that it was good to work hard, and to dream.
The second of three children, Robert Liston Kirkwood, was born May 26, 1931, in Fall River, Massachusetts. An intelligent kid, by the time he reached his teenage years, he had nevertheless had it with high school. But he read stacks of adventure novels, borrowed from the library every week and filled his imagination with sailing ships, explorers, and cowboys.
Longing to see the world, he dropped out of school and ran off to join the Navy. He was flatfooted, and he had to curl up his toes to pass the medical exam. The gangly boy recruit was molded with infinite care into a proper Navy seaman - one who ached with homesickness and wrote affectionate letters to his mother and sisters, and later, to his beautiful Barbara May.
Years passed, and he married his sweetheart, got his GED, produced two sons and four daughters, went to college, became an officer, and finally a jet pilot who distinguished himself in combat during the Viet Nam war.
He was decorated with the Navy's Silver Star and caught the attention of aviation historians when he downed a Russian Mig 17—not with the F-8 Crusader's guided missiles, but using only the guns mounted on the nose of his plane. (He never trusted the guided missal system - it was too complicated—and it did in fact fail.) He told us he was profoundly relieved when he saw the North Vietnamese pilot parachute free of the wreckage.
Dad was remarkable in many ways, perhaps especially in his contradictions. He had a typically careful and meticulous Scottish temperance where morals and money were concerned, but a perfectly lavish French temper. He was a perfect gentleman, and a worrywart, who planned contingencies and warned us of the many dangers in life.
Yet he was an energetic and enthusiastic adventure leader, packing up his wife and six children to hike, camp, sail, and explore—through the redwoods of California, the deserts of the South West, the mountains of Tennessee and Maine, the islands of New England, and beyond. We all carry in our hearts indelible images of some of the most beautiful places in the U.S.
In 1980, using only celestial navigation, he and Mom sailed to Bermuda and back—about 1400 miles round-trip in the open ocean, where anything truly can happen. I give my mom a huge amount of credit for that one. But she always supported the fulfillment of his dreams. They had a wonderful time.
I think it was more than a love of the natural world that drove my dad into the wilderness. And I think I know why he wanted to share it all with the people he loved. I think he craved these experiences because they were holy and life-giving. That he sensed in the wildness of open spaces the tender closeness of God.
I think. He's probably rolling his eyes at me right now.
My dad was somewhat shy, but had a great sense of humor and loved it when we told jokes around the dinner table. I never felt prouder than when I made my dad laugh. His eyes would crinkle up so he could hardly see, and he'd throw his head back and quietly belly laugh.
He was never someone with what I would call "the gift of gab," but he was a natural teacher. Sometimes, when he was relaxed at home, he would speak in a captivating and inspiring way about history, religion, science—whatever he'd been reading or thinking about that he thought might benefit his kids.
Everyone in our family can sing or play an instrument, except for dad, who could carry a tune, but often wished aloud that he had a better voice. Yet, whether on the boat or in the car, traveling across country, nobody enjoyed a rousing chorus of a sea shanty—or a sentimental ballad—more than my dad. He was a lot of fun.
I'd like to take a moment to thank my father personally for a few things.
Dad, thank you for teaching us all so much: like map-reading and navigating, standing night watches on deck alone at sea with our harnesses on, or prudently setting two anchors in a storm. For teaching us to pitch a tent and set up camp in a few short minutes—other campers gasped in amazement! How to pace ourselves on those long, hot climbs up all those mountains—and to stop, at last, and spend time just appreciating the view from the top.
Thank you for the example of your life of service to Church and country, for your fidelity to Mom and our family, for teaching us to love history, to revel in a good book or a classic movie, to absorb the subtle music of a quiet forest, to share the countless wordless moments of family life that have laid a sacred foundation to all our lives.
Thank you for encouraging me to write, by giving me my first typewriter and my first collection of Shakespeare's plays. For sharing your French story books with me, teaching me to drive a stick-shift; for confiding that you'd never felt a consolation in prayer, for not getting angry the only time I let fly with a bad word in front of you. I think your exact response was, "Something you learned in college, dear?"
Dad, we won't know the precise moment you enter God's presence, but sometime soon, you'll be with your beautiful mother and sisters, other relatives and friends. I hope they've got sailboats in heaven, that God finally gives you the voice you always wanted, and that you're singing in the heavenly choir.
Your final years were hard ones, but you had Mom at your side, helping you climb that last mountain, and praying you to the top. The view must be incredible from where you are.
The rest of us have yet to climb it, but we will before too long, and then you'll be praying us to the top. And we'll look out over the view from the summit at your side. Just like we did before.
We'll see you when we get there, Dad. I love you.
Thank you, and God bless you all.4 |
Citations
- Massachusetts Vital Records, Births, corrected record, 1931, v.573, p.153.
- Massachusetts Vital Records, Marriages, vols.17 & 43(1952), pp.366 & 91, nos.3728 & 614.
- Website Source: Obituary of Robert L. Kirkwood, 17 Jan 2012, viewed online at http://www.eastbayri.com/obituaries/2012/jan/17/robert-kirkwood/ on 3 Feb 2012.
- Website Source: Mladinich, Lisa, "Eulogy for a Good Man", <http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Eulogy-for-a-Good-Man-Lisa-Mladinich-01-25-2012?offset=1&max=1>, date viewed 3 Feb 2012.
Delia Henry Montgomery
F, b. say 1823, d. 22 July 1894
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John Berrin Montgomery
M, b. 17 November 1794, d. 25 March 1873
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| Birth* | John Berrin Montgomery was born on 17 November 1794. |
| Death* | John died on 25 March 1873. |
Mary Henry
F, b. 9 July 1801
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| Birth* | Mary Henry was born on 9 July 1801. |
Julia Foster
F, b. 27 February 1851, d. 3 May 1852
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| Birth* | Julia Foster was born on 27 February 1851. |
| Death* | Julia died on 3 May 1852. |
Andrew Foster
M, b. 5 September 1856
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| Birth* | Andrew Foster was born on 5 September 1856. |
| He lived in Toyama, Japan in 1894 when his mother died. |
Kate McCrea Foster
F, b. 31 December 1860
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| Birth* | Kate McCrea Foster was born on 31 December 1860. |
| She graduated at the Normal School in New York City in 1878. |
Mary Benezet Bogert
F, b. 14 September 1832, d. 4 February 1880
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Theodore P. Bogert
M
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| Birth* | Theodore P. Bogert was born. |
Child of Theodore P. Bogert
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Conant Foster
M, b. 6 July 1860, d. 13 July 1870
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| Birth* | Conant Foster was born on 6 July 1860. |
| Death* | Conant died on 13 July 1870. |
Mary Conant Foster
F, b. 22 November 1863, d. after 1899
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| Birth* | Mary Conant Foster was born on 22 November 1863. |
| Marriage* | She married Herbert Woods Harris on 14 June 1888. |
| Death* | Mary died after 1899. |
| Herbert was from New York City. They resided in Lewaren, NJ. |
James Reginald Foster
M, b. 23 November 1867, d. after 1899
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| Birth* | James Reginald Foster was born on 23 November 1867. |
| Death* | James died after 1899. |
| He resided at 52 Broadway Exchange Court in New York City. |
Theodore Bogert Foster
M, b. 10 August 1858, d. after 1899
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| Birth* | Theodore Bogert Foster was born on 10 August 1858 in New York, New YorkG. |
| Marriage* | He married first Sarah E. Wells on 15 June 1886. |
| Marriage* | He married second Ellen Lincoln Fessenden, daughter of T.A.D. Fessenden, on 9 April 1890. |
| Death* | Theodore died after 1899. |
| He received his education in the public and private schools of New York City, and was prepared for college at Trinity school. He graduated from Columbia College with honors in 1879, and from the General Theological Seminary in 1882. He was ordained to the deaconate by Bishop Horatio Potter in 1882, and to the priesthood by Bishop G.F. Seymour, of Springfield, Ill., in 1883. He held curacies at St. James' church, New York (1882-84), and St. Luke's church, Brooklyn (1884-86). His first rectorship was that of St. James church, Gt. Barrington, Mass. (1886-1891) which he resigned to accept St. Paul's church, Pawtucket, R.I., holding that rectorship until March 1, 1896, after which he was rector of Trinity church, Rutland, Vt. until at least 1899. He prpresentred Vermont in the general convention of the Episcopal church at Washington, D.C. in Oct. 1898 and in 1899 was a member and the secretary of the standing committee of the Vermont diocese. At the time the Foster Genealogy was written in 1899 he resided in Gt. Barrington, Mass. and Rutland, Vt. |
Frances Nelson Foster
F, b. 19 July 1865, d. after 1899
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| Birth* | Frances Nelson Foster was born on 19 July 1865. |
| Marriage* | She married Elmer Ellsworth Wentworth on 10 July 1890. |
| Death* | Frances died after 1899. |
| Elmer was from Boston and graduated Harvard in 1882. They resided in Lakewood, NJ. |
Herbert Woods Harris
M
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Reginald Foster Harris
M, b. 15 April 1889
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| Birth* | Reginald Foster Harris was born on 15 April 1889. |
Florence Harris
F, b. 5 January 1890
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| Birth* | Florence Harris was born on 5 January 1890. |
