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 FOSTER FOWLER. 745 whom K. denounces as a rascal, and who, as he learned, came to Mont, on a whaler, was ordered away, shipped on a man-of-war, and in trying to desert was drowned in the bay as a punishment for his sins. iii. 409; perhaps Chas or Ed. C. described as Amer. at Mont, in 34. F., 1846, of F. & Patterson, Cal. claim (v. 462). F. (Benj. F.), 1847, Co. C, N.Y.Vol. (v. 499); a printer and part proprietor of the Calif ornian in 48; later foreman in the Alta office and connected with the Standard and other S. F. papers; making two trips to the Sandw. Isl. He went east and died at Portsmouth, N.H., in 65, at the age of 49. Foster (Geo.), 1846, a Mo. immig. prob. of this year, who was killed at Natividad in Nov. v. 367. He was known as Captain Foster. Possibly came earlier, though those who imply this seem to confound him with another man. F. (James), 1841, mid. on the U. S. St Louis. F. (John), 1847, apparently sold lumber at Mont. F. (John R.), 1848, named by Lancey as a brother of the man killed at Natividad. F. (Joseph), 1846, Co. F, Cal. Bat. (v. 358), enlisting at S. Juan, Oct.; possibly identical with Geo. F. (Joseph), 1847, member of the 4th, and perhaps 1st, Donner relief, v. 538, 541; said to have been a sailor. F. (Joseph), 1846, Engl. who kept a saloon in S.F. 53-9; lost a leg in 49; died in 59. Herald; perhaps same as preceding. F. (Joseph E.), 1844, overl. immig. of the Stevens party, iv. 445, 453; named at JN. Helv. 45-6; served in Co. B, Cal. Bat. (v. 358); prob. identical with one of the preceding. F. (Joseph R.), 1846, in the vicinity of Sta Cruz. F. (0. H.), 1846, Co. F, Cal. Bat. (v. 358). Foster (Stephen Clark), 1847, nat. of Me, b. in 20; graduate of Yale in 40; teacher and medical student in Va, Ala, and La; physician in Mo. ; trader in N. Mex. and Sonora; come to Cal. as interpreter with the Morm. Bat. v. 483. He was alcalde at Los Ang. in 48-9. v. 610, 626-7; memb. of the coiistit. convention in 49, also prefect; member of the Cal. senate 50-3; memb. of Los Ang. council 51, 58; mayor 54, 56. He married a Lugo, and is still living at Los Ang. in 85. He has written to some extent on pioneer topics for the newspapers, ii. 221, 292; and in 77 furnished for my use a fragment on Los Angdes in 4^-9. He has had much to do with the Span, archives of the south, in familiarity with which he is excelled by few, if any. His official record in the early time, and so far as I know in later years, has been a good one. He was a man of remarkable natural abilities and of line education. His prominent position in the past as a public man makes it necessary to add that in respect of morality and sobriety his conduct in later times is not exemplary. F. (Wm M.), 1846, surviving memb. of the Donner party, from Penn. with wife and infant son George, the latter dying in the nits. F. was also an active memb. of the 4th relief party, v. 531-5, 540-1. At N. Helv. 47; had a furniture store at S.F. 47-8. v. 678; later kept a store at the mines, giving his name to Foster s Bar. He died at S.F. in 74. His wife, Sarah A. C. Murphy, was living at Marysville with her brother in SO. F. (Wm S.), 1847, Co. A, N.Y.Vol. (v. 499). Fourcade (Richard), 1841, named in Larkin s books 41-8; called also Al bert R., and John R. Fouchade. iv. 279. Fourgeaud (G.), 1847, brother of Victor J., and overl. immig. at N. Helv.; owner of lot at S.F. F. (Victor J.), 1847, nat. of N.C., physician at St Louis, and overl. immig., with his wife, son, and brother, v. 556. He practised medicine at S.F. in 47-8, being a school trustee and otherwise prominent, v. 651, 656-7, 680; also owner of town lots, and author of an article on the Prospects of Cal. in the Star of 48. He moved later to Sac., but returned about 63, and died at S.F. in 75 at the age of 60. His widow died in S3, age 74. Fourri (Francois le), 1831, from N. Mex. in the Wolf skill party, iii. 387. Fowler, 1845, Amer. immif,. of the Grigsby-Ide party; a member of the Bear party murdered by the Calif ornians near Sta Rosa in June 1846. v. 110, 160-4; called B. Fowler of 45; also George. F. (Henry), 1844, son of Wm. nat. of 111. who came overl. to Or. in 43 and to &quot;Cal. in the Kelsey party with his father and brother, iv. 444-5. In 45 he worked for Sutter, asked for naturalization, and perhaps settled in Napa. With his father he purchased,