Ralph Day (Dedham)
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]
For several years, he beat the drum to call worshipers to the First Church and Parish in Dedham.[4] Day married Susan Fairbanks, the daughter of Jonathan Fairbanks[2][3] on October 12, 1647.[5]
He was also the ancestor of Fred Holland Day.[2]
References
- Worthington 1827, p. 79–81.
- 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.
- Fanning, Patricia J. (2002). Norwood: A History. Arcadia Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7385-2404-7. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- Worthington 1827, p. 11.
- Read, Benjamin (1892). The History of Swanzey, New Hampshire, from 1734 to 1890. Salem Press. p. 324. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
Works cited
- Worthington, Erastus (1827). The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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