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Col Jedediah Foster

Birth	:	10 Oct 1726 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	17 Oct 1779
Burial	:	Greenlawn Memory Gardens, North Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9113960, -80.6741943
Description	:	Representative to the Massachusetts Legislature, and a creator of the Commonwealth's Constitution. He was also a judge for the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. Jedediah Foster was born October 10, 1726 in Andover, MA. He graduated from Harvard in 1744, studied law and practiced at Brookfield. In 1749, Jedediah Foster married Dorothy Dwight, daughter of General Dwight and settled in the "house on the hill". Here the Fosters reared a family of seven children which included two future senators, Theodore and Dwight. The Brookfields cherish many traditions of Jedediah, first of their famous Fosters. The number of offices he held was impressive.... Read More	Representative to the Massachusetts Legislature, and a creator of the Commonwealth's Constitution. He was also a judge for the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. Jedediah Foster was born October 10, 1726 in Andover, MA. He graduated from Harvard in 1744, studied law and practiced at Brookfield. In 1749, Jedediah Foster married Dorothy Dwight, daughter of General Dwight and settled in the "house on the hill". Here the Fosters reared a family of seven children which included two future senators, Theodore and Dwight. The Brookfields cherish many traditions of Jedediah, first of their famous Fosters. The number of offices he held was impressive. He was a Colonel in the militia during the Revolutionary War, his regiment was at Lexington, April 19, 1775. At the time of the battle of Bunker Hill, Colonel Foster, Captain David Hitchcock, and Lieutenant John Phipps served as a Committee of Inspection for the Town of Brookfield. Foster was elected delegate to the First Provincial Congress. He was appointed judge of Probate and Common Pleas for Worcester and justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. One of four judges on the bench at the county's best known murder trial of Bathsheba Spooner, his notes on the 1778 murder trial were of particular interest. The House of Representatives elected him one of the executive council in 1775, he was an active and useful representative and served on most of the committees of each provincial congress. Foster was one of a committee of three chosen to draw up the original draft of the constitution for the new state. There is no doubt that the work was done in the office built on the northeast corner of the main building. He died, October 17, 1779, before he completed the work and his son Dwight was appointed to complete the work. It was done in the same office.

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Col Jedediah Foster's memorial is located at: Greenlawn Memory Gardens, North Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA.
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Latitude: 41.9113960
Longitude: -80.6741943

Family Members:

Parent

Abigail Poore Frie

(1694 - 1749)

Spouse

Dorothy Dwight Foster

(1729 - 1818)

Siblings

Children

Abigail Foster

(unknow - 1779)

Dwight Foster Famous memorial

(1757 - 1823)

(unknow - unknow)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Greenlawn Memory Gardens
North Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9113960, -80.6741943

2. East Lake Cemetery
North Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9039001, -80.6921997

3. Old Kingsville Corners Cemetery
Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8883930, -80.6775800

4. Lulu Falls Cemetery
Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8857994, -80.6663971

5. Longview Cemetery
Kingsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8851500, -80.6662360

6. Lake Road Cemetery
Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9383011, -80.6496964

7. West Lakeville Cemetery
Amboy, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9257460, -80.6217150

8. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9310989, -80.6027985

9. Glenwood Cemetery
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9324989, -80.5997009

10. Gageville Cemetery
Sheffield Center, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8450300, -80.6677600

11. Harringtons Point Cemetery
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9537800, -80.5965800

12. Center Cemetery
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9370100, -80.5817000

13. Monroe Township Kelloggsville Cemetery
Kelloggsville, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8525009, -80.6108017

14. Farnham Cemetery
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9087900, -80.5706100

15. Durkee Cemetery
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8925018, -80.5727997

16. Edgewood Cemetery
Edgewood, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8707200, -80.7726000

17. Maple Grove Cemetery
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8511009, -80.7572021

18. City Cemetery
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9409100, -80.5620700

19. Old Barn Ring Family Cemetery
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8335390, -80.6155120

20. Old Ashtabula Cemetery
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8675000, -80.7838890

21. Reeds Corners Cemetery
Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8563030, -80.5726960

22. Saint Peters Episcopal Church Columbarium
Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8626480, -80.7847100

23. Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8549995, -80.7814026

24. East Conneaut Cemetery
Conneaut, Ashtabula County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9357986, -80.5369034