He lay there insensible and bleeding until discovered by the chambermaid who was bringing the towel he had asked for to the room. After two or three days he arose, and while washing himself fainted and fell across the wash basin, which broke and cut a gash in his neck and face. In his biography 'My Brother Stephen', Morrison Foster describes his death as follows, 'In January 1864, while at the American Hotel, he was taken with ague and fever. When and how did Stephen Foster die?įoster died in Bellevue Hospital in New York City on January 13, 1864.
When and where was Stephen Foster born?įoster was born in Lawrenceville, PA, on July 4, 1826. Below are some of the most common questions we receive. Every year the Center for American Music is contacted with thousands of reference questions pertaining to Stephen Foster.
