!BIRTH: Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (BYU CS 43 .G46x PS 132) page 20, FOSTER, Abigaill, d. Amos and Elizabeth, bp. June 7, 1767. C.R. (church records)

!IGI: Batch #: 7216407, Sheet #: 85, Source Call #: 820418

!CHRISTENING: New Salem Public Library, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, 5/27/1998 in CHURCH RECORDS METAL BOX, packet OLDEST CHURCHRECORDS - loose pages - Abigall Child of Amos &
Elizabeth Foster Bap Jun 7 1767

!MARRIAGE: Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, page 73, FOSTER,Abigail, and Daniel Shaw, jr., Mar. 8, 1785. C.R.

!DEATH: Vital Records ofNew Salem, Massachusetts, page 148, SHAW, Abigail, w. Daniel, jr., July 4, 1785. C.R.1.

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!CHRISTENING: New Salem Public Library, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, 5/27/1998 in CHURCH RECORDS METAL BOX, packet OLDEST CHURCH RECORDS - loose pages- Amos Foster Jr. ownd the covenant & baptized May 11 1766

!MARRIAGE: VitalRecords of New Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (BYU CS 43 .G46x PS 132) page 73, FOSTER Amos, and Elizabeth Kellogg, Feb. 13, 1765. C.R. (church records); New Salem Public Library, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts,5/27/1998 in CHURCH RECORDS METAL BOX, packet OLDEST CHURCH RECORDS - loose pages, marriages-Amos Foster &
Elizabeth Kellogg Married Feb 13 1765

!SECOND MARRIAGE: Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849(BYU CS 43 .G46x PS 132) page 73, FOSTER Amos, jr., and Eunice Phelps, wid., Feb.23, 1786. C.R.

!DEATH: Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, page 135, FOSTER, Amos, Jan. 25, 1803, a. 65 y. C.R.1.

!CEMETERY: Center Cemetery,New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, June 1998, "In memory of Mr. Amos Foster who died January 26 1803 in 65th year of his age"

!CENSUS: 1790 Census, Headsof Families, page 118, New Salem, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts
FOSTER, Amos(males over 16) 2, (males under 16) 1, (females) 2.

!CENSUS: 1800 Census, Heads of Families, page , New Salem, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts
FOSTER, Samuel (2) (males) (0-10) 0, (10-18) 0, (16-26) 1, (26-45) 0, (45+) 2,
(females) (0-10) 0, (10-18) 0, (16-26) 3, (26-45) 0, (45+) 1,

!PROBATE: Registry of Probates, Hampshire County, Northampton, Massachusetts, 6/29/98 in person - AmosFoster New Salem 1802, Box 57, No. 28
DOCUMENT - (order 27 Apr 1802/3) Ordered that Samuel Elliot administrator in the estate of Amos foster late of New Salem (posted in Newspaper printed in Northampton within 3 months.
DOCUMENT - (request for widow) Eunice Foster inconvenient to administer the estate - Samuel Elliot appointed - signed Mary Foster, Bettey Foster 7 Apr 1802/3 for their father
DOCUMENT - (inventory men appointed 6 Jul 1802) Varney Pierce Esq., JamesFelton & Joshua Putnam Junr
DOCUMENT - (inventory) Inventory of the Estate ofA Fosster, deceased 26 Jan 1802/3. An Inventory of the Estate of Amos Foster late of New Salem in the County of Hampshire deceased appraised upon Oath, by usthe subscribers duly appointed to that service by the Hon. Saml Henshaw Esq. Judge of Probate of Wills ye forsaid County.
REAL ESTATE
An undivided half of1 lot of wildland in sd New Salem No. 187, 4th Division $25
1 Lot of wildlandin sd New Salem (10 acres) No 26 5th division $25
1 Lot of wildland in sd NewSalem (10 acres) No 45 5th division $23
1 Lot of wildland in sd New Salem (9 acres) No 55 5 division $25
1 Pew in the Congregational Meeting house No 2 on the lower floor $50
Total $148
PERSONAL ESTATE
1 sorrel mare $30, 1 brown horse $24, 1 cow (6 yrs old) $18.22, 1 do (10 yrs old) $16.33, 1 pr yearling stears $13.33, 10 sheep & u Lambs $30.78, 1 cart $16., 1 Sled $1.33, 4 hogsheads $4,Cops & Pin $.33, 1 dining fork $.67, Total $154.99, signed James Felton, Varney Pearce, Joshua Putnam, Samuel Elliot admint

!HISTORY: Heare Lyes Salim New Grant 1734-1763: A History of New Salem, Massachusetts, by Donald Kenneth Wetherbee, page 148 - AMOS FOSTER, JR., son of Amos Foster, Sr. and ? Eunice Stockwell Foster, b. c. 1738, ? Salem, d. Jan. 25, 1802, New Salem, md. 1st Elizabeth Kellogg,
1765, New Salem, b. c. 1741, "first female child born in New Salem", d. June 13, 1785, New Salem, dau. of ? Ezekiel Kellogg, Sr. ?; md. 2nd EunicePhelps, 1780, New Salem. He may have had a brother Joseph.
Abigail bp. June7, 1767, md. Daniel Shaw, Jr., 1785
Cotton bp. May 11, 1766 d. 1784
Mary bp.May 21, 1780
Elizabeth b. Sept. 12, 1772, d. 1774
He probably came here withhis father about 1752. In 1759 his father paid for two poles. He lived here all his life.

!DEATH: Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, page 135, FOSTER, Elizabeth, 2. Amos, jr., June 13, 1785, a. 44. y. C.R.1.

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1. Colton FOSTER c. 11 May 1766, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; d. 23 Sep 1784, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; bur. City Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.
2. 1. Abigail FOSTER c. 7 Jun 1767, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; d. 4 Jul 1785, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.
3. Elizabeth FOSTER b. 12 Sep 1772; d. 12 Dec 1774, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; bur. City Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts.
4. Bethiah FOSTER b. Aft 1774; d. Aft 1802.
5. Mary FOSTER c. 21 May 1780, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts; d. Aft 1802.

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. 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. 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.