James Foster, b: 1787 -

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}

^{1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia}
^{1770 Cook discovers New South Wales}
^{1776 America declares independence}
^{1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president}
^{1789 French Revolution begins}

^{1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar}
^{1700 Britain's american colonies prosper}
^{1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland}
^{1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland}
^{1740 War of Austrian Succession begins}


		^{Jonas Foster}^b.1760 d.

	^{James Foster}^b.1787 d.

		^Mary Booth^b.1765 d.

^{Alfred Hood Foster}^{b.1818 Birmingham, England d.1889 King's Norton, England}

		^Robert Hood^b.1694 d.

	^Lydia Hood^{b.1789 Birmingham, England d.}

		^{Maria (Hood)}^b.1739 d.