Sergt. Thomas FOSTER b. Abt 1600 , , , England d. 20 Apr 1682 Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1600 - 1682 (~ 82 years)

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Name	Thomas FOSTER [1, 2]
Prefix	Sergt.
Birth	Abt 1600	, , , England
Gender	Male
_UID	240D38642B5247C7BB36364D218EB823564E
Military	From 1639 to 1646	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, [2]
Gunner at Castle Island
Religion	26 Mar 1642	Boston, , Massachusetts, [2]
Admitted to the church.
Public Record	18 May 1642	Boston, , Massachusetts, [2]
Made a freeman.
Residence	Abt 1643	Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, [3]
Death	20 Apr 1682	Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, [3, 4, 5]
Person ID	I3183	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	4 Oct 2023

Family Elizabeth WHITMORE, b. Abt 1618, , , , England d. 29 Jan 1694/95, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 77 years)

Marriage Abt 1638 [3]

Children

	1. Thomas FOSTER, III, b. 18 Aug 1640, Weymouth, , Massachusetts, d. 16 Sep 1679 (Age 39 years)
	2. Sarah FOSTER, b. Abt 1641, Weymouth, , Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	3. John FOSTER, b. 7 Oct 1642, Weymouth, , Massachusetts, d. 13 Jun 1732, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age 89 years)
+	4. Experience FOSTER, b. Abt 1643, , , Massachusetts, d. Aft 1720, , , Massachusetts, (Age ~ 78 years)
	5. Elizabeth FOSTER, b. Abt 1644, , , Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Hopestill FOSTER, b. 26 Mar 1648, , , Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Joseph FOSTER, b. 28 Mar 1650, , , Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F480 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Sep 2021

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1600 - , , , England
	Military - From 1639 to 1646 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts,
	Religion - 26 Mar 1642 - Boston, , Massachusetts,
	Public Record - 18 May 1642 - Boston, , Massachusetts,
	Residence - Abt 1643 - Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts,
	Death - 20 Apr 1682 - Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3183&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Sergt. Thomas FOSTER."

Sources

[S298] Lester Carlisle Gustin, The Gustin Family: The Story of the Thomas Gustin Branch, (Winchester, Mass.: Lester Gustin, 1947.), 66.
[S1040] "Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F.," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 8 Jun 2021), Thomas Foster sketch; citing Robert Charles Anderson et al., The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, 7 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999-2011), 2: 555-556.
[S298] Lester Carlisle Gustin, The Gustin Family: The Story of the Thomas Gustin Branch, (Winchester, Mass.: Lester Gustin, 1947.), 73.
[S1888] "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850." Database with images., (New England Historic Genealogical Society. American Ancestors. https://www.americanancestors.org : 2001-2016.), (https://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 26 Oct 2011); Sergt. Thomas Foster; Billerica -V1, p. 361.
[S1062] French, Mara, French Family Association., (http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com : 2011), accessed 27 Oct 2011), Foster, Thomas