Deacon Thomas Fosdick, Deacon

1696 - 1774

• Prefix	Deacon
  Suffix	Deacon
  Born	20 Aug 1696	New London, New London, CT
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jul 1774	New London, New London, CT
  	Obituary in Boston News-LIt, 28 Jul 1774.
  _CRE	15 Feb 2015
  	15:48:05
  Notes	A physician. Delegate in Colonial council, 1740 (Fosdick - Pickett). Apparently was sent to Charlestown, MA for his educaiion, returnjing to New London in 1717 at age 21. Samples of his handwriting show him to have been a superb penman. He was prominent in church affairs, and in 1724 the town meeting voted "that for the benefit of setting the psalm, Mr. Fosdick is seated in the third seat at the end next the altar" (Town Meeting Minutes, 13 Jan 1723-4). From 1732 until his death in 1774 he functioned as a deacon. He was a member of the General Court in Hartford (in 1740 and 1745), and he took a prominent part in the community in relation to the French War in 1744 (Caulkins, p 389). He inherited from his father the property on the waterfront of New London that today runs between Tilley St. and Golden St. His spacious home was inherited by his son Dr. Thomas Fosdick (Annals, p 154). Reference Number: IGN 4VQN-60
  Person ID	I77	Moon Anderson Family History & Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Capt. Samuel Fosdick,   b. 15 Dec 1655, Charlestown, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 27 Aug 1702, New London, New London, CT
  Mother	Mercy Pickett,   b. 16 Jan 1660, New London, New London, CT ,   d. 25 Nov 1728, New London, New London, CT
  Married	1 Nov 1682	New London, New London, CT
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet