!BIRTH: Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (BYU CS 43 .G46x PS 132) page 20, FOSTER, Samuel, s. Nathan, bp. Sept. 30, 1788.C.R. (church records)

!CHURCH ADMISSION: New Salem Public Library, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, 5/27/1998 in CHURCH RECORDS METAL BOX, packet OLDEST CHURCH RECORDS - loosepages - Nathan & Hannah Foster ownd the Covt and admited to full comunion in this place Sep 11 1768

!CENSUS: 1790 Census, Heads of Families, page 118, NewSalem, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts
FOSTER, Nathan (males over 16) 1, (malesunder 16) 3, (females) 4.

!MARRIAGE: Vital Records of New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, page 73, FOSTER, Hannah, and Samuel Giles, May 9, 1813. C.R.

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1. Jerusha FOSTER b. 9 Feb 1768, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts; c. 11 Sep 1768, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; d. 31 Jul 1777, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts.
2. Thomas FOSTER b. 16 Jan 1766, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts; c. 11 Sep 1768, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.
3. Lemuel FOSTER b. 24 Jun 1770, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts; c. 22 Jul 1770, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.
4. Hannah Goss FOSTER b. 17 May 1772, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts; c. 5 Jul 1772, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; d. 22 Jul 1777, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts.
5. Phebe FOSTER b. 23 Sep 1774, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts; c. 12 Nov 1774, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; d. 11 Jul 1777, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts.
6. Lois FOSTER b. 2 Jun 1777, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts.
7. Nathan FOSTER b. 13 Nov 1778, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts.
8. Jerusha FOSTER c. 16 Dec 1787, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.
9. 1. Samuel FOSTER c. 30 Sep 1788, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.

Ancestral File Number: GQK8-72
!BIRTH: Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, page 315, FOSTER Amos, s. David and Hannah (Buxton), Apr. 21, 1710.

!IGI: Batch #: 7219209, Sheet #: 77, Source Call #: 820475 Film #: 177931, Page #: 724, Ordinance #: 28028 Batch #: 7213829, Sheet #: 23, Source Call #: 820365

!MARRIAGE: Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, page 375, FOSTER Amos, and Eunice Stockwell, int. Feb. 24, 1732-3.

!SECOND MARRIAGE: Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, page 375, FOSTER Amos, and Abigail King, int. Apr. 29,1749.

!IGI MARRIAGE: 7219209-76

!THIRD MARRIAGE: New Salem Public Library, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, 5/27/1998 in CHURCH RECORDS METAL BOX,packet OLDEST CHURCH RECORDS - loose pages, marriages -Lieut. Amos Foster Married the Widow ___ Cook Dec 10 1778. Vital records of New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, page 64, COOK, ______, wid., and Lt. Amos Foster, Dec. 10, 1778. C.R.

!POSSIBLE FOURTH MARRIAGE: Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, page 375, FOSTER Amos, and Sally Archer, Aug. 6, 1787. [certif. C.R.12.]* intention also recorded.

!DEATH: Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, page 135, FOSTER, Amos, Mar. 27, 1793, a. 82 y. G.R.1.

!CEMETERY: Center Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, June 1998, "In memory of Lt. Amos Foster who Died March 27 1793 in the 83 year of his age:

!HISTORY: Heare Lyes Salim New Grant 1734-1763: A History of New Salem, Massachusetts, by Donald Kenneth Wetherbee, page 148 - AMOS FOSTER, SR., Lt., son of David and Hannah Buxton Foster, b. April 21, 1710, Salem, d. March 27, 1793, New Salem, md. 1st ? Eunice Stockwell, 1733, md. 2nd Abigail King, 1749, d. 1777, md. 3rd ? Mary Wheeler, (Cook, 1778, b.c. 1723, d. 1785, New Salem). Ch: Amos, Jr., b. c. 1738, md Elizabeth Kellogg, 1765, New Salem He and his brother Samuel were selling New Salem land in Salem in 1742, but may not have come here to live until 1752. He was Lietuant of a company of New Salem men sent to the frontier in 1757 during siege of fort William Henry. He had 2 poles in 1759 assessment and a large estate. He lived here for the rest of his life on First #34. He was an original proprietor.

!HEARE LYES SALIM NEW GRANT" by David Kenneth Wetherbee, page 95, "OriginalProprietors of New Salem, Massachusetts"
FOSTER, AMOS Right 6, 1741 +, 1753 +, 1st Div 6, 2nd Div 10, 3rd Div ?, 3rd Div ?, 4th Div ?, 4th Div ?, 4th Div ?
FOSTER, SAMUEL Right 37, 1741 +, 1753 , 1st Div 37, 2nd Div 49, 3rd Div 4, 3rd Div 60, 4th Div 169, 4th Div 170, 4th Div 188
Page 96, Of the original sixty-three Rights or Shares in the Propriety, al the Rights had probably been consolodated by the following shareholders in 1797 at the time of the Fifth Division: Daniel Foster, . . . Amos Foster.
Page 101, First Div. #8. 1759, Samuel Carlton to Amos Foster, H4-424. (25-307) (F54-311, 1823)
Page 392, "Hampshire Court Records, 1762" Amos Foster of New Salem Gentleman and Abigail his wife who was formerly Abigail King pltf vs Jonathan King of Sutton administ. in estate ofJonathan King of Sutton in a Plea of Debt. Do.

!LAND: Essex County Deeds,Massachusetts Vol. 96, page 200 John Trask to Amos Foster Recd in Record Jan 9th 1752 John Trask of New Salem so called in ye County of Hampshire in ye Province of ye Mass Bay in New England Blacksmith als Husbandmand & Elizabeth Traskmy wife who was one of sd daughters of Jacob Reed late
of Salem deceased. fifty pounds Lawful Money Amos Foster of Salem in the County of Essex & Province ofsd Mass Bay aforesaid Husbandman
A small Dwelling House in Salem aforesaid with the Land on which it stands containing about one acre of Land be the same more of less bounded westerly upon the Streeet Sotherly on William Bowles Land Easterly upon the Read M Prescotts Land & Northly upon the Land of Charles Cook late Deceased which House and Land was the Estate of said Jacob Reed deceased (signed) John Trask, Elizabeth Trask Oct. 8th 1745

Ancestral File Number: GQK8-JL
!MARRIAGE: Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, page 375, FOSTER Amos, and Eunice Stockwell, int. Feb. 24, 1732-3.

!SOURCE: The Stockwell Genealogy by Mabel Stockwell Kennedy at Townsend PublicLibrary, Townsend, Massachusetts page 23.

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1. Daniel FOSTER b. Abt 1734, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 4 Jun 1818, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; bur. City Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.
2. Amos FOSTER b. Abt 1737, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 6 Jan 1802/1803, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; bur. 26 Jan 1803, City Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.
3. Eunice FOSTER b. Abt 1740, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
4. Jeremiah FOSTER b. Abt 1740; d. 17 Dec 1815, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts.
5. 2. Nathan FOSTER b. Abt 1743, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Bef 1813.
6. Keziah FOSTER b. 10 Mar 1752, Shelburn, Franklin, Massachusetts.

Ancestral File Number: FXGF-CH
!BIRTH: Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, vol. I, page 316, FOSTER David, s. John and Martha, Oct. 16, 1665. CT. R.

!ALTERNATE BIRTH: 21 May 1667 son of H. Foster

!IGI: IPSWICH: Batch #:F610460, Sheet #: 97, Source Call #: 0901130 SALEM: Batch #: 7213829, Sheet #: 14, Source Call #: 820365

!MARRIAGE: Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, vol. III, page 376, FOSTER David, and Hannah Buxton, Jan. 13, 1687.

!SECOND MARRIAGE: Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, vol. III, page 376, FOSTERDavid, and Eliza[beth] Harburt, int. Nov. 18, 1732.

Ancestral File Number: GQK7-V6
!BIRTH: Vital Records of Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, page 146, BUXSTON, Hanna, d. Anthony and Elizabeth, Jan. 27, 1665.CT.R.

!IGI: 1765: Batch #: C500391, Source Call #: 874031,874032,874033 1766: Official Temple Record Film #: 1760792

!MARRIAGE: Vital records of Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, marriages page 177, BUXTON, Hannah, and David Foster,Jan. 13, 1687.

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1. Richard FOSTER b. 26 Nov 1687, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
2. David FOSTER b. 19 Mar 1688/1689, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 1774, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts.
3. Jonathan FOSTER b. 10 Jan 1690/1691, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Aft 1743.
4. Samuel FOSTER b. 24 Dec 1692, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Aug 1773, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts.
5. Hannah FOSTER b. 3 Dec 1694, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Bef 1733.
6. Elizabeth FOSTER b. 27 Nov 1696, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
7. Joseph FOSTER b. 1 Feb 1698/1699, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; c. 1 Feb 1699, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 1776.
8. Lydia FOSTER b. 15 Apr 1701, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
9. Rachell FOSTER b. 15 Jan 1703, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; c. 15 Jan 1703, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
10. Abigail FOSTER c. 17 Nov 1706, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
11. 4. Amos FOSTER b. 21 Apr 1710, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 27 Mar 1793, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; bur. City Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.