Ralph_Day_(Dedham)

Ralph Day (Dedham)

Ralph Day (Dedham)

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Ralph Day was an early settler and selectman in Dedham, Massachusetts.[1][2][3] Day emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.[2][3]

Until a bell was hung in 1652, Day beat the drum to call worshipers to the First Church and Parish in Dedham.[4][5] Day married Susan Fairbanks, the daughter of Jonathan Fairbanks[2][3] on October 12, 1647.[6]

He was also the ancestor of Fred Holland Day.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Worthington 1827, p. 79–81.
  2. [2]
    Fanning, Patricia J. (2008). Through an Uncommon Lens: The Life and Photography of F. Holland Day. Univ of Massachusetts Press. pp. 6–7. ISBN 1-55849-668-8. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. [3]
    Fanning, Patricia J. (2002). Norwood: A History. Arcadia Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7385-2404-7. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. [4]
    Worthington 1827, p. 11.
  5. [5]
    Hanson 1976, p. 50.
  6. [6]
    Read, Benjamin (1892). The History of Swanzey, New Hampshire, from 1734 to 1890. Salem Press. p. 324. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

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