William Francis Foster

  General Notes:

Research of K. Kennedy - Baptized 20 May 1855 at St. Joseph's Church, Albany, NY. the godparents were James Rooney and Catherine Costello
He was a cashier and worked at the Windsor Hotel on Broadway in Albany, NY


Obit: (1895)
"The funeral of this popular young man took place today from the residence of his mother, 225 Orange Street, and from ST. Joseph's Church. The remains were enclosed in a lavendar silk plush covered silver mounted casket on which was a plate. Rev Francis McCarthy officiated at the church. The bearers were Messrs R. J., J. J., P.H. and David F. Foster with John and Andrew Carroll. Deceased had been connected with Drislane's and Guiton Stores (Albany). interment in St. Agnes Cemetery. Owen J. Malone funeral Home."
[Other survivors included son in law (David Casla) and another brother in law. (James Carroll).]

census 1880 Albany, NY
William age 25; born c1855 NYS; works as cashier at hotel
Fannie age 23 born c1857
Fannie age 3; born c1877 NYS
William age 1 born c1879

William married Frances Carroll, daughter of James J. Carroll and Mary Ann Parmentier, about 1877 in Cathedral Of Immaculate Conception, Albany, NY. (Frances Carroll was born in 1858, died on 4 Feb 1930 in Albany, Albany County, New York and was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands, NY.)