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• Birth	Abt 1737	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Jan 1802/1803	New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
  Buried	26 Jan 1803	City Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I16421	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2001 00:00:00
  Father	Amos FOSTER, b. 21 Apr 1710, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Mother	Eunice STOCKWELL, b. Abt 1713, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F7700	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Elizabeth KELLOGG, b. Abt 1741
  Married	13 Feb 1765	New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
  Notes	_UIDA3EBF40BA62F264886F6607E3DD4A9C9ADD8
  Children	1. Colton FOSTER, c. 11 May 1766, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts   2. Abigail FOSTER, c. 7 Jun 1767, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts   3. Elizabeth FOSTER, b. 12 Sep 1772   4. Bethiah FOSTER, b. Aft 1774   5. Mary FOSTER, c. 21 May 1780, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F7706	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Eunice PHELPS
  Married	23 Feb 1786	New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
  Notes	_UIDCFCCA8F811A7A84492879182453C716D6AE1
  Family ID	F7732	Group Sheet

• Notes

  !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.