Valentine Foos

Birth: Feb. 2, 1763 Chester County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Jan. 8, 1856 Marion County Ohio, USA

Valentine Foos (of Swiss descent) was a surveyor during the War of 1812. He was among first settlers of Franklinton (now Columbus, Ohio) and helped to plat Lucas Sullivants community of Franklinton (now the near westside of Columbus, Ohio) on the west bank of Scioto River.

A cousin, Jacob Foos, also a surveyor is credited with digging Jacob's Well, a fresh water spring well in what is now Marion Ohio.

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Parents:

 John (Johannes) Foos (Fuss) (1739 - 1803)

Children:

 John A. Foos (1787 - 1876)*

 Anna Foos Harper (1788 - 1864)*

 William M. Foos (1792 - 1869)*

 Elizabeth Foos Gallagher (1795 - 1879)*

 Martinia Christena Foos Fouty (1798 - 1872)*

 Jesse Foos (1800 - 1874)*

 Mary Foos (1802 - 1884)*

 Joseph Foos (1804 - 1887)*

Siblings:

 Valentine Foos (1763 - 1856)

 Griffith Foos (1772 - 1859)*

 Joseph Foos (1774 - 1832)*

 Margaret Foos Minter (1788 - 1819)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Kirkpatrick Cemetery Kirkpatrick Marion County Ohio, USA

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Created by: Stu Haley Record added: Oct 31, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12220128

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12220128 Valentine Foos (of Swiss descent) was a surveyor during the War of 1812. He was among first settlers of Franklinton (now Columbus, Ohio)

Foos and his children left an enduring legacy in Marion County.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 11 2021, 4:32:00 UTC