Foster Henry Hammond (1865 - aft. 1930)

Born 15 May 1865 in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Hattie Belle (Stewart) Hammond — married 12 Feb 1888 in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Died after 1930 after age 64 in Baltimore, Windsor, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Foster Henry Hammond was born in May 15, 1865, in West Windsor, Vermont, to Henry Holmes Hammond and Caroline F. Billows. ^[1]

In the 1870 US Census, Foster is 5 years old, and living with his brother Arthur, and his parents in West Windsor, Vermont. ^[2]

In the 1880 US Census, Foster is listed as living with the Kittridge family (in Windsor, Vermont), and working as a Laborer. List: ^[3]

• Stephen Kittridge, White, Male, Age 57, Married, Occupation: Farmer, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Massachusetts/Vermont
• Marilla Kittridge, White, Female, Age 51, Wife, Married, Occupation: Keeping house, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont
• Ora Kittridge, White, Male, Age 12, Son, Single, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont
• Foster Hammond, White, Male, Age 15, Laborer, Single, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont
• Ida Walker (next page), White, Male, Age 22, Laborer, Single, Occupation: Laborer, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont

At age 22, Foster was married to Hattie B Stewart, February 12, 1888, in West Windsor, Vermont. (His name is Foster H Hammond on the certificate, which indicates that his name has been reversed from the birthname of Henry Foster, unless the Hammond Genealogy book was incorrect in this regard). ^[4]

In the 1900 US Census, Foster, his wife Hattie, and their three children are living in Baltimore, Windsor, Vermont, USA. List: ^[5]

• Foster H Hammond, Head, White, Male, Birthdate: May 1865, Age 35, Married 12 years, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont, Occupation: Farmer
• Hattie B Hammond, Wife, White, Female, Birthdate: Nov 1865, Age 34, Married 12 years, Birthplace: Vermont,Father's/Mother's Birthplace: Canada/Vermont
• Carrie M Hammond, Daughter, White, Female, Birthdate: Jan 1891, Age 8, Single, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont
• Cora B Hammond, Daughter, White, Female, Birthdate: May 1893, Age 7, Single, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont
• Henry H Hammond, Son, White, Male, Birthdate: Feb 1898, Age 2, Single, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont

In the 1910 US Census, everyone is living in the same place, just 10 years older. List: ^[6]

• Foster H Hammond, Head, White, Male, Age 44, Married 22 years, Occupation: Farmer
• Hattie B Hammond, Wife, White, Female, Age 44, Married 22 years
• Carrie M Hammond, Daughter, White, Female, Age 18, Single, Occupation: Doing housework for private family
• Cora B Hammond, Daughter, White, Female, Age 17, Single
• Henry H Hammond, Son, White, Male, Age 12, Single, Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont

In the 1920 US Census, Foster lives with his wife, his son Henry, and Henry's wife Margaret. List: ^[7]

• Foster H Hammond, Head, Male, White, Age 54, Married, Occupation: Farmer
• Hattie B Hammond, Wife, Age 54, Occupation: None
• Henry H Hammond, Son, Age 21, Occupation: (blank)
• Margaret B Hammond, Daughter-in-Law, Age 19, Occupation: Stenographer in a Machine Shop office

In the 1930 US Census, Foster's son Henry has taken over as head of the household, and two children have been added to the family. List: ^[8]

• Henry H Hammond, Head, Lives on a Farm, Age 32, Married at age 21, Occupation: Machinist in a machine shop
• Margaret B Hammond, Wife, Lives on a Farm, Age 30, Married at age 17, Occupation:none
• Homer Hammond, Son, Lives on a farm, Age 9, Single, Attending school
• Mildred Hammond, Daughter, Lives on a farm, Age 6, Single, Attending school
• Foster Hammond, Father, Lives on a farm, Age 67, Married at age 22, Occupation: Laborer
• Hattie Hammond, Mother, Lives on a farm, Age 64, Married at age 22, Occupation: None

Sources

1. ↑ Hammond, Roland, A history and genealogy of the descendants of William Hammond of London, England, and his wife Elizabeth Penn : through their son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass., 1600-1894, published in Boston : D. Clapp & son, printers. Published 1894. Page 152
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RX-5FS : 29 May 2021), Foster Hamond in entry for Henry H Hamond, 1870.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census. "[1]. " Accessed 9/17/2016. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: 1350; Family History Film: 1255350; Page: 341D; Enumeration District: 267
4. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFW4-DW9 : 19 February 2021), Foster H. Hammond and Hattie B. Stewart, 1888.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPH-514 : accessed 17 June 2023), Foster H Hammond, Baltimore & Weathersfield towns, Windsor, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 267, sheet 12B, family 307, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,696.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPFN-J7R : accessed 17 June 2023), Foster H Hammond, Baltimore, Windsor, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 268, sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1617; FHL microfilm 1,375,630.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY7-T3X : accessed 17 June 2023), Foster H Hammond, Windsor, Vermont, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMZD-TRZ : accessed 17 June 2023), Henry H Hammond, Baltimore, Windsor, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 1A, line 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2431; FHL microfilm 2,342,165.