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Catalog Number |
009.057.043 |
Object Name |
Will |
Scope & Content |
Copy of the last will and testament of Calvin Foster describing the distribution of his possessions. Included in said will are his wife, Elizabeth A. Foster; his four daughters, Mary E. Brown, Almira Foster, Adelaide Foster and Elizabeth Foster; his grandson, Archie W. Foster; and his granddaughter, Helen D. Hall. Witnesses to the signing of the will are Samuel H. Stone, Ezra F. Allen and Georgie A. Stone. According to the 1893 and 1903 city directories of Beverly, MA, Calvin Foster was a gardener who died on May 26, 1902. He resided with his wife, Elizabeth A. Foster, at 310 Hale Street, Beverly Farms, MA. She is listed as the "sole executrix" of his will. Also residing at this address were his two unmarried daughters, Almira and Elizabeth Foster. Elizabeth is listed as a "shoe worker" in 1903. Archie (Archer) W. Foster is listed as a steongrapher in Boston in the 1903 city directory and as a "shoe cutter" in the 1893 city directory. He boarded at 172 Hale Street. Helen D. Hall is listed as boarding at 38 Bartlett St. Samuel H. Stone was, at various times, the proprietor of an insurance and real estate business located at 164 Cabot Street; a notary public; a justice of the peace; and a correspondent to the Salem News. He resided at 42 Central St. Ezra F. Allen is listed as a "shoecutter" residing at 107 Lovett in 1903 and at 57 Hale in 1893. There is no "Georgie A. Stone,", but there is a "Mrs. Georgia A. Stone" who is listed as a "clerk" at 164 Cabot Street, residing at 4 Central St. |
Dates of Creation |
December 4, 1899 |
Title |
Copy of the last will and testament of Calvin Foster |
People |
Foster, Calvin Brown, Mary E. Foster, Almira Foster, Adelaide Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Elizabeth A. Foster, Archie W. Foster, Archer W. Hall, Helen D. Stone, Samuel H. Allen, Ezra F. Stone, Georgie A. Stone, Georgia A. |
Search Terms |
last will and testament will Calvin Foster Mary E. Brown Almira Foster Adelaide Foster Elizabeth Foster Elizabeth A. Foster Archie W. Foster Archer W. Foster Helen D. Hall Samuel H. Stone Ezra F. Allen Georgie A. Stone Georgia A. Stone |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
009.057 |
Date |
December 4, 1899 |