I am working on my narrative for Charles and Mary C (Bowers) Foss. Here is some research on one of their children.

Charles M Foss, b at Machias ME, 05 Jan 1829 son of Charles and Mary C (Bowers) Foss of Machias ME. (Original Records of Maine Towns and Cities: The Town of Machias, hereafter Machias OR, p. 117).

There appears to be a conflict with Drisko’s book, Narrative of the town of Machias and the records that I have found for the birth of his children. Drisko’s book states that: Charles d. 1868, at 34 years. However, I have found birth records from children after this date.

The following are birth records that I found in the Original Records of Maine Towns and Cities: The Town of Machias.

Page 117 left side bottom

• Foss Warren C          April 10 1854          Charles M + Eliza A Foss
• Foss Francis M         Feb 23 1856            Charles M + Eliza A Foss
• Foss Harris A            June 2 1858            Charles M + Eliza A Foss
• Foss Sarah A       April27 1854   Amanda W Foss<–Charles reports his sister’s kids
• Foss Irvine W     May 26 1857    Amanda W Foss<–Who was the father of Sarah&Irvine

Reported by Charles Foss June 25, 1859 + recorded by John A Kelly  Clerk

• Foss Mell                   June 1 1867           Chas M + Eliza A Foss

Reported by Mrs Addie Smith Aug 4, 1926 Recorded by E Gardner Town Clerk

Page 118 right side top

• Foss Cicelia L                Apr 26, 1865            Charles M + Eliza A Foss
• Foss Nettie S                 June 19, 1872           Charles M + Eliza A Foss

Reported by Mrs Flora A Foss Aug 24, 1935

Attest R. L. Hanson Clerk

I found the following two records in MOCA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, Maine Cemetery Inscriptions of Maine Old Cemetery Association Special Publication No. 14.

Page 617

• Foss, Willie A., son of Chas. M. & Eliza A. Foss d.  5-4-1864 ae 6 das.
• Foss, Mell, 1867-1949

The final listing of records come from the United States Federal Census.

• 1850 United States Federal Census: Page 32: Machias, Washington Co., Maine: Enumerated 3 August 1850
  Charles Foss                44  Laborer
  Sarah Foss                   41
  Charles M Foss      21   Laborer
  Amanda W Foss         16
  Melvina F Foss           15
  John L N Foss            13
  Israel P Foss               12
  Emery C Foss             9
  James A Foss             8
  Louisana Foss            6
  Franklin F Foss          3
  Joseph W Foss           1
• 1860 United States Federal Census: Page 61: Machias, Washington Co., Maine: Enumerated 11 July 1860
  Charles M Foss          32     m  Sailor
  Eliza Foss                   22      f
  Warren Foss              6        m
  Francis M Foss          4        f
  Horice Foss                2        m
  Phebe D Foss             3/12  f
• 1870 United States Federal Census: Page 28: Machias, Washington Co., Maine: Enumerated 27 June 1870
  Foss, Charles Jr    41  m  Sailor  100
  Foss, Liza               32  f   Housekeeping
  Foss, Francis         14  f   at home
  Foss, Hattie           10  m at home
  Foss, Selicia           5    f   at home
  Melville Foss         3    m at home
  Warren Foss         16   m  sailor
• 1880 United States Federal Census: Page 39: Machias, Washington Co., Maine: Enumerated 18 June 1880
  Foss, Charles M.           m  51                    Sailor
  Foss, Eliza A.                 f    42  wife          Keeping House
  Foss, Murray F.            m  24  son            Sailor
  Foss, Warren G.           m  26  son            Sailor
  Foss, Dora H.                f    20 daughter   at home
  Foss, Cecelia L.             f    15  daughter   at school
  Foss, Melvin L.             m  13  son             at school
  Foss, Nettie S.               f     8   daughter
• 1900 United States Federal Census: South Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine: Enumerated 8 June 1900
  Foss, Warren G      Head     April 1854  46   Married. 17 years
  Foss, Abbie E          Wife      Sept  1858  41   Married. 17 years  2 child. 1 living
  Foss, Roy G             Son        July  1886  13
  Foss, Charles M     Father   Jan    1829  71   Married. 47 years
  Foss, Eliza A           Mother Jan    1839  61   Married. 47 years 8 child. 7 living