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Thomas Fosdick, 16961774 (aged 77 years)

Name
Thomas /Fosdick/
Surname
Fosdick
Given names
Thomas
Family with parents
father
16551702
Birth: 15 December 1655 29 28 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Death: 27 August 1702New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
mother
16601725
Birth: 16 January 1660 31 28 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death: 20 November 1725<New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Marriage Marriage1 November 1682
14 years
himself
16961774
Birth: 20 August 1696 40 36 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death: 17 July 1774New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Family with Grace Minor
himself
16961774
Birth: 20 August 1696 40 36 New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death: 17 July 1774New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
wife
17181801
Birth: 1 May 1718 49 New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death: 3 December 1801New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Marriage Marriage2 September 1755New London County, Connecticut, USA
13 months
son
1756
Birth: 23 September 1756 60 38 New London County, Connecticut, USA
15 months
son
17571789
Birth: 29 December 1757 61 39 New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death: before 10 August 1789
17 months
daughter
1759
Birth: 13 May 1759 62 41 New London County, Connecticut, USA
Note

Name Prefix:<NPFX> Deacon
Obituary in Boston News - 28 jul 1774
Apparently was sent to Charlestown, Ma for his education, return
ing to New London in 1717at age 21. Samples of his handwritin
g show him to have been a superb penman.He was prominent in ch
urch affairs, and in 1724 the town meeting voted "that for the b
enefit of setting the psalm, Mr. Fosdick is seated in the thir
dseat at the end next the altar" (Town Meeting Minutes, 13 Ja
n 1723-24). From 1732 until his death in 1774 he functioned a
s a deacon. He was a member ofthe General Court in Hartford i
n 1740 and 1745). and he took a prominent part in the communit
y in relation to the French War in 1744 (Caulkins, p 389)He in
herited from his father the property on the waterfront of New Lo
ndon that toDay runs between Tilley St. and Golden St. His spac
ious home was inherited by his son Dr. Thomas Fosdick (Annals
, p 154)