Foote, George Augustus

1789 - 1878  (88 years)

• Name	Foote, George Augustus
  Birth	9 Dec 1789	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1820	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Occupation	1850
  	farmer in Guilford CT
  Residence	1850	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  	Age: 60
  Residence	1860	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Religion	Between 1861 and 1874
  	senior warden in episcopal church; did all he could to build the church
  Residence	1870	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  _AMTID	122722689997:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	2
  _COLOR1	23
  _FSFTID	LDNB-3TW
  _UID	34F3C3D2334B46F2B847381FA8667D409354
  Death	5 Sep 1878	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  	Cause: Age: 89
  Burial	Foote-Ward Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Person ID	I1342	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2022

  
  

  Family	Spencer, Elizabeth,   b. 23 Mar 1812, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 29 Aug 1908, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1829	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States   [1]
  	Volume 2 Page 316
  Children	1. Foote, Harriet Ward,   b. 25 Jun 1831, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 3 Mar 1886 (Age 54 years)   2. Foote, Andrew Ward,   b. 27 Apr 1833, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 16 Dec 1880, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 47 years)   3. Foote Jr, George Augustus,   b. 7 May 1835   d. 13 Nov 1869 (Age 34 years)   4. Foote, Christopher Spencer,   b. 2 May 1837, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 28 May 1880, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 43 years)   5. Foote, Katharine Elizabeth,   b. 31 May 1840   d. 1923 (Age 82 years)   6. Foote, Samuel Edmund,   b. 20 Jan 1843, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 4 May 1887, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 44 years)   7. Foote, William Todd,   b. 20 Mar 1845, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 14 Jun 1914, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 69 years)   8. Foote, Mary Ward,   b. 8 Sep 1846   d. 1898 (Age 51 years)   9. Foote, Elizabeth Elliott,   b. 18 Apr 1852, Connecticut, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Dec 1789 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Residence - 1820 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Marriage - 24 May 1829 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Residence - Age: 60 - 1850 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Residence - 1860 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Residence - 1870 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Death - Cause: Age: 89 - 5 Sep 1878 - Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Burial - - Foote-Ward Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  First representative (Whig) in Connecticut State Legislature for 5 terms his sister, Roxana, was Henry Ward Beecher's mother; he was HWB's first cousin Served as colonel in Connecticut militia

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Foote, George Augustus". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I1342&tree=banksray (accessed April 19, 2026).