Andrew W. (or D.) Foster (Forsslund)^{[1, 2, 3]}

1826 - 1907  (80 years)

• Name	Andrew W. (or D.) Foster (Forsslund)
  Born	10 Jul 1826	Sweden   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Living	Aft 1856	Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  Residence	Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	at Greycote, on Foster Ave.,
  	The house was designed by Isaac H. Green Jr. and built in the late 1880s.
  Died	2 Feb 1907	Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	His obituary ion the New York Times: Andrew W. Foster, owner of the Hotel Delavan and the Foster House at Sayville, L.I., died yesterday at his home there. He had been ill several weeks, following a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Foster was 79 years old. He was one of the pioneer gold hunters of California and prospected in other parts of the west. At one time he was associated with Mark Twain in the business of searching for hidden treasure in the Humboldt Mountains. His stories of his adventures with the humorist were known to thousands of friends who visited his Long Island home or hotels, and his daughter Louise Forsslund, incorporated some of his experiences in stories which she wrote. For many years Mr. Foster was a dealer in Long Island real estate.
  Notes	Andrew W. Foster was well known for the many tall tales told to the clients of his hotels and any who would listen. As a young man, Foster had been a prospector in California during the Gold Rush of '49 and there had teamed up with another young man, Samuel Clemens, to look for gold in the Humboldt Mountains. They did not find any but Foster did strike a mother lode of stories about his partner who would later become world famous as Mark Twain. Foster would entertain his patrons with reminiscences of the great author. Additional details of Andrew D. Foster may be found in the Portrait and Biographical reference. Fosslund was the original Swedish family surname.
  Person ID	I7703	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Peterson Forsslund,   d. Abt 1832
  Family ID	F2779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Eliza Brown
  Children	1. Rufus Andrew Foster,   d. Bef 1896   2. Charles Elbert Foster,   d. Bef 1896   3. Henry G. Foster   4. Amelia Foster,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Annie Foster,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Minnie D. Foster,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Louise Foster (Forsslund), ^,   b. 1873,   d. 2 May 1910, Sayville (Brentwood Sanitarium), Sayville, Islip, NY  (Age 37 years)   8. Amy B. Foster,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S343] Obituary: Louis Forsslund, Her obituary records her father's middle initial as W. [S135] Portrait and Biographical Record: Suffolk Co., p. 658. Records his middle initial as D. [S344] Obituary: Andrew W. Foster, His obituary records his middle initial as W. [S344] Obituary: Andrew W. Foster. [S135] Portrait and Biographical Record: Suffolk Co., p. 658. [S345] Internet: Sayville Library.