Thomas BOLTER

1735 - 1811  (76 years)

• Name	Thomas BOLTER
  Born	23 Apr 1735	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  BTPG	Y
  Noteworthy	Participated in the Boston Tea Party
  Military Event	American Revolution -
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	26 Aug 1811	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I47404	Main
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas BOLTER,   b. 7 Aug 1712, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 9 Jun 1741, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age < 28 years)
  Mother	Mehitable OWEN,   b. 1 Sep 1714, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. ?
  Family ID	F19320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary GODDARD,   b. 1736, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 May 1813, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F19321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Apr 1735 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Died - 26 Aug 1811 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Bolter served as a fireman in Boston from December 31 1760. He was later a housewright. Thomas was one of the participants in the Boston Tea Party, and shortly after, he moved to Springfield where joined the revolutionary army and was an artillery artificer at the armory there. He sent his sons Benjamin and William to live with major Joseph Hawley in Northampton. Another son, James lived there later. Thomas served in several units, including Colonel Flowers regiment of artillery artificers. He appeared in the 1790 census at Boston and in the Boston Directories he was listed as a housewright. He later became a retailer.