Foster Gravesite

Daniel Foster Stone

Find-A-Grave Listing

Location: 43.86235 -70.80296

From its intersection with Pequawket Trail (113) at Hiram Bridge, drive south on River Road 1.2 miles. A single gravestone surrounded by granite posts and chain is next to the road on the left (east) side.

Historical Information: The gravestone inscription reads: “This stone was erected in 1875, by the Town of Hiram, in memory of DANIEL FOSTER, who was born in Andover, Mass. Jan. 7, 1726, to Moses and Eliza B. Foster. He settled in Hiram in the Autumn of 1774, and died of Fever in the spring of 1782, being the second settler and the first person who died in this town.”

Condition (10/31/2020): This gravesite is fenced and maintained. The headstone is in good condition.