Brief Life History of Thomas
Thomas Foster was born in 1750, in Stateburg, Sumter, South Carolina, United States. He married Mary Weyman on 19 June 1784, in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in 1808, at the age of 58.
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- Thomas Foster in entry for Edward Weyman Foster, "South Carolina Births and Christenings, 1681-1935"
- Thomas Forster in entry for Mary Elliott Forster, "South Carolina Births and Christenings, 1681-1935"
- Thomas Foster in entry for Edward Weyman Foster, "South Carolina Births and Christenings, 1681-1935"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Forster ‘worker in a forest’.
English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’). But other explanations are equally or more likely.
English: from Old French forcetier ‘maker of scissors’; see Forster 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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