Ancestry of
John Foster Dulles

52nd U.S. Secretary of State

Matthew Watson Foster

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• • Great-grandfather of John Foster Dulles — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 12 
  • Father:
  • George Foster 
  • Mother:
  • Jane Watson   
  • Birth Date:
  • 22 Jun 1800 
  • Birth Location:
  • Gilesfield, Durham, England 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 13 Apr 1863 
  • Death Location:
  • Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Eleanor Johnson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 18 Jun 1829 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Petersburg, Pike, Indiana 
  • Child:

  John Watson Foster (Ahnentafel No:6 )

  • Notes: 

  • Matthew Forster is said to have dropped the r from his surname after his emigration to America.

• Sources for Matthew Watson Foster

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/23/2015).
  • ² Foster, John W., Biographical Sketch of Matthew Watson Foster, 1800-1863, Astor Place, New York: F. F. Little and Co. (1896).
  • ³ Motter, H. L., editor, The International Who's Who: Who's Who in the World, 1912, New York: The International Who's Who Publishing Co. (1911), 470.
  • ⁴ Wikipedia, "John W. Foster", (accessed 04/21/2015).