Col. Benjamin Foster

Col Benjamin Foster

• BIRTH 26 Jun 1726, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
• DEATH 4 Jul 1818 (aged 92), Maine, USA
• BURIAL East Machias Village Cemetery, East Machias, Washington County, Maine, USA Show Map,
• MEMORIAL ID 19767691

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Colonel Benjamin Foster played a strong role in the taking of the first ship of the Revolutionary war.

Colonel Benjamin Foster born June 26th, 1726 baptized in 1728, Greenland, NH. He Died July 4th,1818 in Machias, ME. Served in the war with Canada under General Abercrombe.( Lewisburg surrender 1745 ) He was granted Colonel on his 19th birthday. One of the leaders in the capture of British armed cutter Margaretta in the Machias Bay on June 12, 1775.

Information obtained from the Daughters of the American Revolution. Spouses Abigail Milliken, 1731–1748 (m. 1747) Elizabeth Scott Foster, 1734–1805 (m. 1750)

Children Abigail Foster, 1748–1807 Jacob Foster, 1750–1824 John Foster, 1754–1823 Benjamin Foster, 1756–1867 Abijah Foster, 1760–1823 Elizabeth Foster Burr, 1764–1854 Samuel Foster, 1767–1860 Daniel Foster, 1769–1860 George Kelly Foster, 1772–1855 Asa Foster, 1774–1864

Gravesite Details Son of Benjamin Foster and Wilmot Griffith (1701-1776). His first wife was Abigail Milliken. Elizabeth Scott was his second wife.

References

• Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30271830?h=25abd4
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19767691/benjamin-foster