Gen Gideon Foster
American
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | Gen Gideon Foster House | Peabody | |||||
| 1775/04/19 | Captain Foster leads militiamen from South Danvers (now Peabody) against retreating British regular soldiers at West Cambridge, now Arlington, Massachusetts. Seven Danvers men are killed during hand-to-hand fighting. | Patriot Commander | Arlington | Massachusetts | Battles of Lexington and Concord | ||
| 1775/06/17 | Under a steady bombardment, Captain Foster and his men use wagons to deliver gun powder to Patriot forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill. | Patriot Commander | Bunker Hill Monument | Boston | Battle of Bunker Hill | ||
| 1835/04/30 | General Foster makes an address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Battle of Lexington monument at Washington St and Sewall St. | Dignitary | Washington Street Historic District | Peabody |
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