James Foster, 1651-1732, stone carver

James Foster, 1651-1732, stone carver The subjects of this stone are James Foster (1651-1732) and Anna (Lane) Foster (1664-17320.  Anna was James’ second wife. Three generations of the Foster family, all named James, were stone carvers in Dorchester. The first...
James Foster 1698-1763, stone carver

James Foster 1698-1763, stone carver

James Foster 1698-1763, stone carver no. 23776 Three generations of stone carvers, named James Foster, worked in Dorchester, Massachusetts.  The elder James Foster is credited with a number of the oldest tombstones in many Boston-area burial grounds.  James Foster II...

James Foster, 1822-1906

James Foster, 1822-1906 From American Series of Popular Biographies. Massachusetts Edition.  This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Boston: Graves & Steinbarger, 1891) JAMES FOSTER, a respected...