Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster
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Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster was born in Wilmington, Delaware and raised by her deceased mother's family-the Claylands in Baltimore. She is best known for being an early settler of Pittsburgh and the mother of Morrison Foster and composer and lyricist Stephen Foster.
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Born | Eliza Clayland Tomlinson (1788-01-21)21 January 1788 |
Died | 18 January 1855(1855-01-18) (aged 66) |
Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery[1] |
Known for | The mother of Stephen Collins Foster. |
Spouse | William Barclay Foster |
Children | Charlotte Susanna Foster (1809 - 1829), Anne Eliza Foster Buchanan (1812 - 1891), Henry Baldwin Foster (1816 - 1870), Henrietta Angelica Foster Thornton (1819 - 1879), Dunning McNair Foster (1821 - 1856), Morrison Foster (1823 - 1904), Stephen Foster (1826–1864) |
Relatives | Joseph Tomlinson, father; John and Joseph Tomlinson, half-brothers[1] |
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