Married: 01 Oct 1822  Clermont Co. OH 

Died: Bef. Aug 1842

FATHER

Jeremiah Foster

MOTHER

Sarah Peterson

HUSBAND

Elisha W. Cade

CHILDREN

1. Samuel B. Cade b. 1826

2. Phebe Cade  b. 1830

3. Priscilla C Cade  b. March 1832

Mary Foster
by Susan Brooke
Oct 2022

Mary Foster was born about 1804 in New Jersey. (1) Mary's father, Jeremiah Foster, died in 1810 when she was about 6. She may have been in the care of Hannah, the widow of Jeremiah Foster, after the death of her father. Hannah remarried in 1815.   In April of 1816 Mary's older sister, Martha Foster, who had been working as a bound servant ran away.  Her employer took out an ad in the Western American newspaper offering a reward.  He referred to her as "about 15 years of age, of a very down and sheepish look, and a long snout nose".  (Martha was 18)  She must have gone to the home of Thomas Cade.  He took her in and put his own ad in the same paper claiming her employer had "kept (her) under and jammed about".  "And as he says about her long snout nose I think it looks better than his own.  The said Girl is at my house, and I shall see her righted." (2)  Six weeks later Thomas Marsh was appointed the guardian of Martha Foster, aged 18 and Mary Foster, aged 12.   
Thomas Elby Cade must have been a friend of Jeremiah Foster.  Thomas was listed as an appraiser for the estate of Jeremiah.  In 1818 Mary was twice a witness for Thomas Elby Cade in land transactions. (3)  Mary ended up marrying his son, Elisha Cade, in 1822. (4) It is not known how many children she had with Elisha Cade. Elisha was named guardian for the children of his son Samuel B Cade in 1864.  Samuel B. Cade had married an Elizabeth and was living in Saluda, Jefferson Co., IN in the 1850 census. (5)  There was a Priscilla Cade living with him, most likely his sister.  Phebe Cade married David Harbaugh in Jefferson Co., IN in 1848 and was living in Madison, Jefferson Co., IN in the 1850 census. (6)  Since the mother of Elisha W Cade was Phebe Smith, it seems likely he would have named a daughter Phebe.  There may have been other children.
Elisha W Cade moved to Scott County, IN and married Frances Christie there in 1842.  Mary Foster must have died around 1840. 

Sources

(1) Thomas Marsh was appointed guardian to Martha Foster, aged eighteen, and Mary Foster, aged twelve years, on July 11, 1816.  They were the children of Jeremiah Foster, dec'd.

Her daughter, Priscilla C. Monroe, in the 1900 census for Jasper Co., IL lists her father born in NJ and her mother born in OH

(2)

Newspaper Article in Western America (Batavia, Ohio) 20 Apr 1816 page 2 col 4 Five mills, or a pinch of snuff reward. "RANAWAY, strayed or stolen from the subscriber, living in Williamsburg, a Servant Girl, by the name of MARTHA FOSTER, on the evening or night of the 25th of March 1816.  She is about 15 years of age, of a very down and sheepish look, and a long snout nose -- had on when she went away a deep and pale blue wool and cotton frock, a check handkerchief, and a linen apron, and took with her a gingham bonnet, a factory cotton frock of three or four different colours, & some other cloathing.  The above reward will be given to any person who will deliver said girl to me, but no other charges; and all persons are forwarned of harboring her, or they will be proceeded against according to the serverest penalty of the law.  AMOS ALLEY April 5, 1816 ______________________________ Take Notice, That the Five Mills & Pinch of Snuff, has shewn his cloven foot nicely, in advertising this down and sheepish looking girl, as he calls her.  Gentlemen Citizens you can expect no better of any bound child that is kept under and jammed about as she had been for his own talk plainly shows it; or else he would not have said when he was hunting for her, that he did not care a damn for her, only he was afraid she had hung or drowned herself, which is a plain proof how she was bamboosed about. And as he says about her long snout nose I think it looks better than his own. The said Girl is at my home, and I shall see her righted.  Thomas Cade Wm'sburgh, April 18, 1816

Newspaper Article in Western America

(3) Clermont Deed BK R-16 page 227
FHL film 333143 image 699
Thomas Cade and Phebe of Clermont to Elijah Hawkins
13 May 1818
Lot # 19 in Williamsburg for $80 (4 acres)
One of the witnesses was Mary Foster.

Clermont Deed BK S-17 page 118
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17 Nov 1818
Thomas Cade and Phebe to Benjamin J Fingley for $110, 15 acres on Clover Lick Creek.  Witnessed by Mary Foster

(4) Marriage of Elisha W Cade and Mary Foster
1 Oct 1822  Clermont County, OH
FHL film # 327560 image 61

(5) 1850 Census Saluda, Jefferson, IN

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