James Hosmer, Jr.

1637 - 1676  (39 years)

• Name	James Hosmer
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	1637	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Mar 1676	Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America   [1]
  	Address: Non-Cemetery Burial
  Died	31 Mar 1676	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America   [2]
  	Cause: killed by Indians
  Person ID	I7647	TangledRoots
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	James Hosmer,   b. 6 Dec 1607, Hawkhurst, Kent, England ,   d. 7 Feb 1685, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary _____,   b. England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah White,   b. Bef 1643, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
  Married	13 Oct 1658	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [3]
  Children	1. James Hosmer,   b. 26 Oct 1660, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 1728, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, British Colonial America  (Age 67 years)   2. Sarah Hosmer,   b. 1662, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 7 Apr 1724, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America  (Age 62 years)   3. Mary Hosmer,   b. 26 Apr 1664, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 24 Dec 1725, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 61 years)   4. Dorothy Hosmer,   b. 10 Jun 1667, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 22 Jan 1668, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 0 years)   5. Hannah Hosmer,   b. 2 Oct 1669, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 8 Dec 1672, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 3 years)   6. Thomas Hosmer,   b. 6 Jul 1672, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 2 Nov 1754, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F3086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1637 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Married - 13 Oct 1658 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Buried - Address: Non-Cemetery Burial - Mar 1676 - Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America Died - Cause: killed by Indians - 31 Mar 1676 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James was the eldest child of James and Ellen Hosmer. James was to inherit the Hosmer farm in Concord, and when he married Sara White another house was built for him and his new bride on the Hosmer farm lot. This was very near the Fitchburg Railroad bridge over the north branch of the Assabet River. This home remained in the family until 1870. James led a peaceful existence at the farm until Spring of 1676 when Indians began attacking families in his area in an attempt to wipe out the entire white settlement in this area of Concord and Sudbury. James answered the call to arms "Arriving near the garrison house of Walter Haynes, they were decoyed into an ambush and several were killed. James stayed in the fight as long as possible, but when it was evident that the fight was lost he fled. It was while he was swimming across the river that he was shot and killed. At a stone post placed at the scene of the fight his name heads the list of those who lost their lives in this battle of King Philip's War. (Find A Grave Memorial ID 48428001)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 48428001 and MEMORIAL ID 52302008 James Hosmer. James Hosmer BIRTH 1638 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 21 Apr 1676 (aged 37–38) Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Non-Cemetery Burial MEMORIAL ID 48428001 James Hosmer, Jr BIRTH 1637 Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 21 Apr 1676 (aged 38–39) Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Concord Men Slain By Indians, Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID 52302008 James was the eldest child of James and Ellen Hosmer. James was to inherit the Hosmer farm in Concord, and when he married Sara White another house was built for him and his new bride on the Hosmer farm lot. This was very near the Fitchburg Railroad bridge over the north branch of the Assabet River. This home remained in the family until 1870. James led a peaceful existence at the farm until Spring of 1676 when Indians began attacking families in his area in an attempt to wipe out the entire white settlement in this area of Concord and Sudbury. James answered the call to arms "Arriving near the garrison house of Walter Haynes, they were decoyed into an ambush and several were killed. James stayed in the fight as long as possible, but when it was evident that the fight was lost he fled. It was while he was swimming across the river that he was shot and killed. At a stone post placed at the scene of the fight his name heads the list of those who lost their lives in this battle of King Philip's War.Middlesex County, Massachusetts James Hosmer [S1520] Massachusetts: Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, FamilySearch, p24 James Hosmer. James Hosmor Dyed March 31 76 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [S1642] Book: Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths 1635-1850, p8 James Hosmer and Sarah white. James Hosmer and Sara White were maried: the 13th octob 1658 Concord, Essex County, Massachusetts, p8