Forster Genealogy

These are the family history pages for my Forster ancestors who emigrated from Bavaria, Germany to the state of Pennsylvania in 1852. The earliest Forster records can be found in the village of Moos, located in the district of Niederbayern, state of Bavaria (Bayern), in southeastern Germany. Other early Forster family records can be found in the nearby villages of Plattling and Wallersdorf, also located in the district of Niederbayern, as well as the village of Regendorf, located in the neighboring district of Oberpfalz, Bavaria.

The Forster records begin with Erasmus Forster who was born in the late 1600's and grew up to be a hunter by occupation in Moos, Bavaria. He was a hunter for the Count Preysing of Moos, who was a wealthy nobleman in Moos. Erasmus married a woman by the name of Maria, but no further information can be found for her.

The family line continues with Franciscus Forster, a son born to Erasmus and Maria Forster. Franciscus was born in 1734 in Moos, Bavaria, and he became a master tailor in life; a profession handed down to subsequent Forster generations. Franciscus lived to the impressive age of 87. Franciscus married Anna Maria Lüger, who was born in Häberg, Steinakirchen Am Forst, Austria (Niederösterreich).

Josephus Forster was the next member in this family line. Born to Franciscus Forster and Anna Maria (Lüger) Forster in 1768 in Plattling, Bavaria, he grew up to learn the occupation of saddler and sack maker. He not only made saddles, but as a sack maker he produced flour sacks and grain sacks for local businesses. Josephus married Anna Maria Fux who was born in Niederviehbach, Bavaria. They married in Regendorf, Bavaria, which is a small village located north of the city of Regensburg, but later moved to Wallersdorf, Bavaria to raise their family.

Martin Forster was born in Wallersdorf, Bavaria in 1814 to Josephus Forster and Anna Maria (Fux) Forster. Martin became a master tailor, producing the typical clothing of the day, including Lederhosen, or traditional Bavarian leather shorts. It was Martin, along with his wife Anna Maria (Schätz), and their children, who emigrated to America in 1852.

New York in the summer of 1852. The Forster's 36-day transatlantic journey began in July from the port of London, England. The Forsters were among

356 passengers who departed from London on the ship Yorktown, an American-made sailing vessel. The passenger manifest for the Yorktown can be found under the Passenger List link to the left.

The Forsters lived on Greene Street (lower Manhattan) in New York City for their first five years of American life before moving to Cambria County, Pennsylvania in 1857. It was during this period of time that the Forster name was changed to Foster. The "Fosters" eventually settled in Blair County, Pennsylvania, and the American line of this family prospered and multiplied.

In these pages, you will learn about the life events of this Forster family line, as well as their genealogy from the 17th through 20th centuries. I dedicate these pages to my hearty emigrant ancestors, and to all those people who helped me uncover my family's genealogy over a period of many years. I am especially grateful to fellow genealogists; Renate Gschwendtner, Marianne Sutter, Eva Fintelmann, and Reinhard Hofer, who have spent countless hours researching my Forster genealogy in the archives and libraries in Germany.

19-Jan-2008

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		Forster Family Genealogy Moos, Plattling, Regendorf, Wallersdorf ~ Bavaria, Germany