Sanford Foster

1806 - 1865  (59 years)

• Name	Sanford Foster
  Birth	About 1806	New York State, U.S.A.   [4]
  Census	1840 (34 years)	Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1840 US Census he was recorded living in Rutland, New York: 2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1 - Persons Employed in Agriculture 1 - No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write 4 - Free White Persons - Under 20 2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 6 - Total Free White Persons 6 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
  Census	1850 (44 years)	Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 44, living in Rutland, New York.
  Census	1855 (49 years)	Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1855 New York State Census he was recorded, age 49, living in Rutland, New York.
  Census	1860 (54 years)	Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 54, living in Rutland, New York. He was a farmer.
  Military	say 1863 (57 years)  [9]
  He served in Company G, the 14th Connecticut Volunteers during the Civil War.
  Census	1865 (59 years)	Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1865 New York State Census he was recorded, age 59, living in Rutland, New York.
  Death	12 Aug 1865	Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, U.S.A.   [7]
  He died in a military Hospital. [9]
  Burial	Aft 12 Aug 1865	Felts Mills Cemetery, Felts Mills, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A. Felts Mills Cemetery, Felts Mills, New York   [7]
  	Gravestone of Sanford and Polly Foster
  Person ID, Branch	I23685
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Polly Ware,   b. About 1797, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Oct 1878, Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	yes, date unknown  [6, 8]
  Children	From 1837 to 1839  [3, 4, 5]
  1. Sally Foster (c1837-____) 2. Sanford W. Foster (c1839-____)
  Family ID	F8253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sanford Foster(1806 – 1865) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1806 - New York State, U.S.A. Census - 1840 - Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1855 - Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1865 - Rutland, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A. Death - 12 Aug 1865 - Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 12 Aug 1865 - Felts Mills Cemetery, Felts Mills, Jefferson County, New York, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S281] Bureau of the Census, 1840 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1840; Census Place: Rutland, Jefferson, New York; Roll: 291; Page: 302; Family History Library Film: 0017190. [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Rutland, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_516; Page: 458B; Image: 431. [S193] 1855 New York, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Rutland, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_762; Page: 22; Family History Library Film: 803762. [S184] 1865 New York, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 94153857 Sanford Foster. [S233] Kendrick, Fannie Shaw. The History of Buckland 1779-1935, (Buckland, Massachusetts: The Town of Buckland, 1937). [S1776] U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).