2359. MAJOR JOSEPH FOSTER (Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Jeremiah, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. Gloucester, Mass., June 17, 1841; m., Oct. 7, 1875, Helen Dickey, dau. of David and Lois Leverett (Nelson), of Lowell, Mass. Removed to Portsmouth, N. H., in November, 1850; educated in the public and private schools of Portsmouth; clerk with Edward F. Sise & Co., 75 Market street, Portsmouth, dealers in coal, salt and crockery, from March 9, 1857, to October, 1862. Entered the United States navy October 3, 1862; commissioned as Paymaster United States Navy Feb. 23, 1877. Res., Portsmouth, N. H. Paymaster Foster is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and served as delegate-at-large from New Hampshire to the Twenty-sixth National Encampment, G. A. R., held at Washington, D. C., in September, 1892. He is a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and has taken much interest in genealogy and local history. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution, in the right of his grandfather, Captain Joseph Foster, of his great-grandfather, Colonel Joseph Foster, and of his mother's paternal grandfather, Colonel Dyer Spalding, of Cornish, N. H.; and of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Hampshire in the right of his grandfather's grandfathers, Captain Jeremiah Foster, and Lieutenant Daniel Giddings, both of Chebacco (now Essex), Ipswich, Mass., and both of the Sixth Company, Fifth Massachusetts Regiment, Colonel Robert Hale, in the successful Louisburg Expedition of 1745. He married in Lowell, Mass., Helen Dickey, daughter of David and Lois Leverett (Nelson) Dickey, of Lowell; born Jan. 13, 1853, in Haverhill, N. H. Mrs. Foster is a member of the New Hampshire Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the right of her ancestor, John Leverett, Governor of Massachusetts (1673-79), who, born in Boston, England, returned from Boston, New England, in 1645, and served as captain in the Parliamentary Army, when he became a friend of Oliver Cromwell, during whose protectorate he afterward resided in London as agent of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay. She is also a descendant of Thomas Dudley, second Governor of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay (1634, 1640, 1645, 1650). The following record of Paymaster Foster's navy services is taken from "Hamersly's Records of Living Officers of the Navy," Philadelphia, 1890. A few sentences have been added to complete it to 1898. "He was born in Gloucester, Mass., June 17, 1841. Res., Portsmouth, N. H. Appointed from New Hampshire. Entered the service as Captain's Clerk Oct. 3, 1862; attached to the Steamer Augusta, Commander E. G Parrott, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1862-3); was present at the attack of the Rebel iron-clads on the blockading Squadron at Charleston, S. C., Jan. 31, 1863, and at Admiral Dupont's first attack on Charleston, April 7, 1863. Appointed acting assistant paymaster Oct. 19, 1863; attached to the Steamer Acacia, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1863-5), which was stationed most of the time off Charleston, S. C.; was ashore under fire of Battery Marshall, Sullivan's Island, Sept. 14, 1864, and captured the British blockade running Steamer Julia, Dec. 23, 1864; was present at the fall of Charleston, Feb. 10, 1865, and at the re-raising of the United States flag on Fort Sumter, April 14, 1865; attached to the Steamer Commodore McDonough, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1865), and the Steamer Tallapoosa, Gulf Squadron (1865-6). While attached to the Steamer Commodore McDonough he saved his official books and papers from the wreck of that vessel, which foundered at sea, Aug. 23, 1865, on the passage from Port Royal, S. C., to New York, nothing else being saved on the ship; transferred to the regular navy and commissioned as assistant paymaster, July 23, 1866. Promoted to passed assistant paymaster, May 10, 1867; attached to the Steamer Aroostook, Asiatic Station (1866-9); Steamer Shawmut. North Atlantic Station (1871-5); Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I. (1876-9); commissioned as Paymaster, Feb. 23, 1877; attached to the Steamer Monocacy, Asiatic Station (1879-82); acting as fleet paymaster for ten months of that time, when he negotiated a large amount of exchange in a satisfactory manner, for which he was specially mentioned in the annual report of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury for the year 1882; attached to the Naval Asylum, Philadelphia (1883-6); special duty Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. (1887); attached to the Steamer Pensacola, North Atlantic Station (1888); General Store-keeper Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. (1889); waiting orders (1890)."-Hamersly's Records of Living Officers of the United States Navy, Philadelphia, 1890, page 303. His later naval record is as follows: Paymaster of the Navy Yard and Purchasing Pay Officer, Portsmouth, N. H. (1890-3); attached to the Cruiser San Francisco, North Atlantic, South Atlantic and European Stations (1893-6), during which time the San Francisco bore the flags of Rear Admirals A. E. K. Benham, Oscar F. Stanton, William A. Kirkland and Thomas O. Selfridge; was present at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 29, 1894, when Admiral Benham cleared his fleet for action in defense of American interests endangered by the Brazilian ships-of-war in revolt against the government of that Republic; Fleet Paymaster of the European Station (1895-6); Paymaster of the Navy Yard and Purchasing Pay Officer, Portsmouth, N. H. (1896-8); Paymaster United States Naval Station, Key West, Fla. (naval base for the Spanish war), May and June, 1898; promoted to Pay Inspector June 15, 1898; Paymaster of Navy Yard and Purchasing Pay Officer, Portsmouth, N. H., July, 1898. 3304. 1. JOSEPH, b. Oct. 31, 3305. ii. 3306. iii. 3307. iv. 1902. BEATRICE, b. July DOROTHY, b. July ISABEL, b. Dec. 26, 1892, at Ports- JOSEPH FOSTER, JR. 2357. WILLIAM FOSTER (Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Jeremiah, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. Dec. 12, 1819; m., Nov. 29, 1843, in Boston, Caroline Matilda Harvey, dau. of Capt. James T. and Hannah (Smithers) Harvey, of Salem, Mass.; b. July, 1818, in Salem. Res., South Danvers and Boston, Mass., and Severance, Doniphan county, Kans. He d. Nov. 23, 1881, in Severance. She d. about Nov. 30, 1881, in Severance. Res.. Boston, Mass. 3308. i. WILLIAM ELWELL. b. July 31, 1849; m., Aug. 19, 1868, in Severance, Mary Magdeline Pry, b. Oct. 16, 1853, in Clark county, Ohio. He d. Sept. 6, 1880, in St. Jose, Mo. Children born in Severance, Kans.: 1. Harvey Stanwood, b. Feb. 10, 1871. 2. Charles Pearl, b. Oct. 18, 1873. 3. Caroline Matilda, b. Nov. 22, 1875; d. March 1, 1877. 4. William Nash, b. Sept. 11, 1877; d. Dec. 5, 1877. 5. William Frank, b. July 12, 1879. 2359. LYMAN SPALDING FOSTER (Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Jeremiah, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. Nov. 25. 1843; m., Sept. 3, 1872, Elmira Stephanie Hallet, dau. of Stephen and Eliza Baldwin (Coningham) Hallet, b. Buenos Ayres, South America and gr.-dau. of Stephen H. Hallet, architect of the original capitol at Washington, D. C. He removed to Portsmouth, N. H., in November, 1850, and to New York City in October, 1864. Stationer and printer at 33 Pine St.; Recording Secretary Linnæan Society of New York, and member of American Ornithologists Union; Superintended Division of Spanish America. Mr. Foster's deep interest in and consequent profound study of birds and bird life is well known to all his friends, and make him a high authority on everything pertaining to ornithology. He is a member of the American Ornithologists Union, Council of the Scientific Alliance of New York, New York Academy of Sciences, Linnæan Society of New York, New York Zoological Society, and the West Side Natural History Society of New York, of which latter he is Vice-President. He is publisher of The Auk, a quarterly journal of ornithology, and the author of the following books, viz.: "The Published Writings of George N. Lawrence," by L. S. Foster; "Bulletin No. 40, United States National Museum," Washington, 1892; "A Consideration of Some Ornithological Literature, with Extracts from Current Criticism, Part 1, 1876-1883," by L. S. Foster; "Abstract of Proceedings of Linnæan Society of New York, No. 6, New York, 1894." Res., New York, N. Y., 33 Pine St. 3309. i. ELMIA ADELAIDE, b. Aug. 29, 1874. 2362. JOHN FRYE FOSTER (Benjamin, Joseph, Joseph, Jeremiah, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. Sept. 30, 1826; m., Dec. 27, 1847, in Gloucester. Mary Ann Norris, dau. of George and Mary (Jones) Norris, b. March 11, 1827, in Gloucester. John Frye Foster followed the sea for twenty-one years, going around the world seven times as mate of ships; his last voyage was as sailing master, reaching home in May, 1862. He served during the war of the Rebellion in the Union army, having, as shown by the official records, enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, in Company F, Thirtyfifth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry; was mustered into the service of the United States Aug. 19, 1862, for three years, and discharged March 12, 1863. He was promoted to Corporal in the Color Guard December 11, and lost his right arm at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. He wrote, some years before his death, the following account of his army experience: "My service in the army was short and sweet, four months in the field and three months in the hospital; put right into battle without any drill. I enlisted Aug. 2 [11], 1862, mustered in August 11th [19], and went in Company F, Thirty-fifth Massachusetts Infantry; left Boston August 20th, and went into battle at South Mountain, Maryland, September 15th, and Antietam September 17th; then started, October 24th, south through Virginia; November 18th our brigade went into camp on the north side of the Rappahannock river, opposite Fredericksburg, under General Burnside, remained there until December 12th, and then crossed the river. On Dec. 13, 1862, at 1 p. m., went into battle on the right, under General Sumner. I was wounded soon after by a piece of shell. So I lost my whole arm, amputation at the shoulder joint. If I had not fallen in good hands, I should not have lived. John A. Hosack, Surgeon of Fifty-first Pennsylvania Regiment, and Colonel Hartruff, fixed it up for me, and it was such a fine job that Surgeon General Barnes wanted to know who did it; but I did not find out until October, 1883, when I went to Gettysburg with the boys, and coming back, stopped in Philadelphia, one day, and went into Post 2, Grand Army of the Republic, and there I found out." He d. Oct. 11, 1887, in Gloucester. 3310. i. 3311. ii. iii. iv. 3312. 3313. 3314. V. 3315. vi. 3316. vii. 3317. viii. MARY ELLA, b. July 15, 1849; d. Dec. 3, 1851. BENJAMIN HOWARD, b. Aug. 15, 1852; m., Dec. 14, 1876, Lizzie WILLIAM BENTON, b. May 13, 1856. JOHN F. ANKLIN, b. March 7, 1858; d. Aug. 25, 1859. GEORGE NORRIS, b. Dec. 8, 1863. FREDERICK CHICKERING (twin), b. Oct. 7, 1866. 2365. SIDNEY MASON FOSTER (Jeremiah, Joseph, Joseph, Jeremiah, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. June 29, 1822; m., July 14, 1849, in Boston, Elizabeth Ann Dean, dau. of Jarvis and Eliza (Tuttle) Dean, of Boston, b. Aug. 18, 1824, in Norton, Mass. Res., Boston. He d. Oct. 12, 1889, in Boston. Children born in Roxbury, now Boston: 3318. i. ELIZABETH GERTRUDE, b. April 12, 1850; m., April 28, 1885, Clarence Lovejoy Marston. Ch. 1. Gertrude Clare, b. Aug. 29, 3319. ii. 3320. iii. 3321. iv. 3322. v. 1886. HENRY STEVENS, b. June 16, 1853; d. May 4, 1875. MARY ELIZA JACKSON, b. March 15, 1856; d. March 15, 1856. CHARLOTTE WHITE, É. Aug. 31, 1864; m., Oct. 16, 1890, Wil- 2370. JEREMIAH FOSTER (Jeremiah, Joseph, Joseph, Jeremiah, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. Oct. 21, 1841; m., July 18, 1871, in Gloucester, Elizabeth K. Clark, dau. of George and Elizabeth K. (Tucker), b. March 8, 1847; d. May 31, 1883; m., 2d, Dec. 29, 1884, Harriet N. Burnham. Jeremiah Foster served during the war of the Rebellion in the Union army, having, as shown by the official records, enlisted Sept. 15, 1862, in Company G, Eighth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry; was mustered into the service of the United States on the same day, for nine months, and discharged as Corporal Aug. 7, 1863, on expiration of service. Res., Gloucester, Mass. 3323. i. GERTRUDE, b. July 16, 1872; d. July 16, 1872. 3324. ii. 3325. iii. 3326. iv. GEORGE CLARK, b. Aug. 25, 1873. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 30, 1874: d. April, 1893. 2373. THOMAS JEFFERSON FOSTER (Thomas J.. Joseph, Joseph, Jeremiah, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. Sept. 26, 1833; m., Dec. 25, 1867, in San Francisco, Cal., Ella Amanda Winant, b. Sept. 21, 1844, in Rossville, Staten Island, N. Y. She d. June 21, 1886. Res., San Francisco, Cal.; Yaquina, Yaquina Bay, Oregon; and in 1887, Alameda, Cal. 3327. i. 3328. ii. 3329. iii. 3330. iv. MABEL FLORENCE, b. Sept. 24, 1868, in San Francisco, Cal. FREDERICK BENEDICT, b. April 13, 1875, in Oakland, Cal. 2384. ALDEN BRADFORD FOSTER (Thomas, Thomas, Aaron, Moses, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. Essex, Mass., March 29, 1834; m., 1st, Mary Frances Murch; m., 2d, E. Boston, Nov. 2, 1867, Celeste Helena Morse, b. Nov. 21, 1847. Alden Bradford Foster was of a delicate constitution, though he lived the average length of years. He was a painstaking student, a careful business man, exemplary in habit and in life. He married early in life Miss Mary Frances Murch, and a little later they migrated to California, where after giving birth to two children his wife died of consumption. The shock of his loss so unmanned him that he returned to his old home, E. Boston, taking with him the young son, a boy of six or seven years. The second child, an infant daughter, was left with an aunt, who resided then with her husband. Returning to E. Boston he became clerk in his elder brother's employ, and there remained till his death. Meanwhile he took for a second wife Miss Celeste Morse. By this marriage he had two sons, both bright, intelligent young men. One is named Fred, the other William Foster. His death occurred from a very severe cold, which terminated in la grippe, when he passed away very suddenly. He d. Jan. 26, 1890. Res., California and East Boston, Mass. 333I. i. FREDERICK ALDEN, b. Dec. 18, 1869; m. Jennie McLaren. CHARLES EDWARD, b. Aug. 11. 1858; m. Mary Lynch. LUCRETIA, b. On the death of her mother she was adopted by a Mr. Gilman M. Burnham. Res., San Francisco. WILLIAM EMERY, b. May 26, 1874; m., June 24, 1896, in Maryland. Nancy Eugenie Sparklin, b. Sept. 20, 1876. He is a clerk in the First Ward National Bank. Res., 223 Trenton St., E. B. 2385. THOMAS AUGUSTUS FOSTER (Thomas, Thomas, Aaron, Moses, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. Charlestown, Mass., September, 1823; m. Judith Judkins, of Franklin, N. H. She resides with her one child, Mrs. C. 3332. ii. 3333. iii. 3334. iv. Thomas Augustus Foster was born in Charlestown. He died through an accident on a steam tug, in Boston Harbor, June 1, 1872. He was a builder, contractor of ships, etc., with large works at E. Boston, under firm name of Foster & Leighton. A man highly respected in business, etc., intelligent and upright in character; a prominent Mason; a true husband and father, son and brother. Mary M. Foster, of Boston, appointed administratrix of estate of Thomas A. Foster, of Boston, died June 1, 1872, leaving a widow, Judith R. Foster, next of kin being Mary M. Foster, daughter, and Florence F. Crosby, of Boston, granddaughter, a minor. June 10, 1872. Lib. 457, fol. 412. Inventory, Alden B. Foster, one of appraisors. Lib. 457. fol. 688. Lib. 459, fol 665. Lib. 471, fol. 604. He d. June 1, 1872. Res., Boston, Mass. FLORENCE F., b. ——: m. William A. Crosby, of Wilmington, MARY M., b. --, m. William A. Crosby. b. ; d. in infancy. 2407. JOHN W. FOSTER (William S., Zebulon, Aaron, Moses, John, Reginald, Reginald), b. Antrim, N. H., 1837: m., in 1862, Hannah E. Hunt, of Newton, N. J.; settled in Clinton Villiage where he was engaged in the manufacture of bedsteads. He was a young man of excellent character and unusual promise. He d. in the prime of life and deeply mourned. He d. April 13, 1868. ton Village, N. J. Res., Clin |