James
Fosdick
Born in Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Fosdick
and Susanna (Turner) Fosdick
Brother of
Mercy (Fosdick) Walcott, Samuel Fosdick III, William Fosdick, Ezekiel Fosdick, Jesse Fosdick and Susannah Fosdick
Husband of
Elizabeth (Darling) Fosdick
— married
6 Dec 1735 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 67
in Charlestown, Massachusetts
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Records
Birth
A typewritten transcript of birth records of Charlestown, Massachusetts, shows the birth on 20 November 1716 of James Fosdick son of Samuel and Susannah[1] The record shows "New London" with the entry, though the records are from Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Christening
A transcript (not original) of christening records of New London, Connecticut, shows the christening on 2 June 1717 of James "Fosdyke" son of Samuel "Fosdyke."[2] Location was the First Church of Christ.
Marriage
A FamilySearch source (no image available), citing "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924," indicates that James Fosdick and Elizabeth Darling were married on 23 December 1735 in Boston.[3]
A publication (see The Brewster genealogy below) gives the date of his marriage to Elizabeth Darling as 6 December 1735 "at Boston".
Children
Records in Charlestown, Massachusetts, show the births and christenings of the following children of James Fosdick and his wife Elizabeth:
- Abigail Fosdick was born in April 1736.[4]
- Elizabeth Fosdick was born in July 1737.[5]
- James Fosdick was born in 1739.[6]
- William Fosdick was born in 1741.[7]
- Ruth Fosdick was born in 1743.[8]
- Mary Fosdick was born in July 1746.[9]
- Ruth Fosdick was born July 1748.[10]
- Mary Fosdick was christened on 20 May 1750.
- Thomas Fosdick was christened on 15 October 1752.
- Jesse Fosdick was christened on 5 January 1755.
- David Fosdick was christened on 1 May 1757.
- Sarah Fosdick was christened on 16 December 1759.
Death and Burial
James Fosdick is buried in Phipps Street Burying Ground in Charlestown (now part of the city of Boston). His gravestone still stands and is inscribed: "Here lies Buried Mr James Fosdick who Departed this Life October 16 1784 Aged 68 Years".[11]
Biography
The Brewster genealogy, 1566-1907; a record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower." ruling elder of the Pilgrim church which founded Plymouth colony in 1620 by Emma C. Brewster Jones, published in 1908,[12] includes a short biography of James Fosdick and names his children.
This source says that James was married on 6 December 1735 to Elizabeth Darling "at Boston".
Mayflower Ancestry
James Fosdick was descended through both his father and mother from Mayflower passenger William Brewster, who was twice his great-great-great-grandfather.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-59JB-K?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-BZ8%3A353350401%2C355680501%2C355686801 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Charlestown > Births, marriages, deaths 1629-1843 > image 53 of 447; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ "Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99V3-GS7M?cc=2448938 : 8 March 2021), > image 1 of 1.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC68-6ZR : 28 July 2021), Elizabeth Darling in entry for James Fosdick, 1735
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97M-59JB-S?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-BZ8%3A353350401%2C355680501%2C355686801 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Charlestown > Births, marriages, deaths 1629-1843 > image 74 of 447; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-59N1-P?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-BZ8%3A353350401%2C355680501%2C355686801 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Charlestown > Births, marriages, deaths 1629-1843 > image 75 of 447; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97M-59VS-8?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-BZ8%3A353350401%2C355680501%2C355686801 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Charlestown > Births, marriages, deaths 1629-1843 > image 76 of 447; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-59JM-L?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-BZ8%3A353350401%2C355680501%2C355686801 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Charlestown > Births, marriages, deaths 1629-1843 > image 78 of 447; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-59KM-Q?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-BZ8%3A353350401%2C355680501%2C355686801 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Charlestown > Births, marriages, deaths 1629-1843 > image 80 of 447; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-59NB-S?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-BZ8%3A353350401%2C355680501%2C355686801 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Charlestown > Births, marriages, deaths 1629-1843 > image 85 of 447; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-59JG-4?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-BZ8%3A353350401%2C355680501%2C355686801 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Charlestown > Births, marriages, deaths 1629-1843 > image 87 of 447; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #44468289; James Fosdick, Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown MA, Plot: Section P, Row 5, Grave 45
- ↑ The Brewster genealogy, 1566-1907; a record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower." ruling elder of the Pilgrim church which founded Plymouth colony in 1620 by Emma C. Brewster Jones, published in 1908
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Fosdick-4 and Fosdick-324 appear to represent the same person because: married to same woman
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Fosdick-316 and Fosdick-4 appear to represent the same person because: Everything matches. Please merge
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Fosdick-30 and Fosdick-4 appear to represent the same person because: they are the same person.
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