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]

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References

  1. Worthington 1827, p. 79–81.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 Fanning, Patricia J. (2002). Norwood: A History. Arcadia Publishing. p. 47. ISBN   978-0-7385-2404-7 . Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. Worthington 1827, p. 11.
  5. Hanson 1976, p. 50.
  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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