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The death of Elizabeth Fales took place on May 18, 1801, in Dedham, Massachusetts. Her boyfriend, Jason Fairbanks, was convicted of the murder and sentenced to death but escaped from jail before he could be hanged. He was recaptured, returned to Dedham, and hanged before a crowd of 10,000. The case made national headlines.
Dwight was born in Woolverstone, England circa 1601 [2] and came to Massachusetts in 1635. [3] [4] [2] [5] He originally settled in Watertown, Massachusetts before becoming one of the original incorporators of Dedham, Massachusetts the following year. [2] He brought his wife, Hannah, and children, including Timothy Dwight.
He traveled to Massachusetts in the early 1630s with his younger brother, John Kingsbury, and his wife Millicent, whom he married in Boxford in 1628. [3] He had a daughter, Sarah, born in 1635. [3] Their second daughter, Mary, was the second child ever born in Dedham on September 1, 1637. [3] Their third child, Elizabeth, was born in 1638.
Dedham (/ ˈ d ɛ d ə m / DED-əm) is a town in, and the county seat of, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on Boston 's southwestern border, the population was 25,364 at the 2020 census .
He was also the president of the Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Company [1] and a founder of the Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike. [2] He was a part owner of and agent for the Dedham Manufacturing Company. [3] He served in the Massachusetts Senate. He once gave an address to a crowd that included President Andrew Jackson. [1]
The first portion of the cemetery was set apart at the first recorded meeting of the settlers of Dedham on August 18, 1636, with land taken from Nicholas Phillips and Joseph Kingsbury. [1] The original boundaries were roughly Village Avenue on the north, St. Paul's Church in the east, land later added by Dr. Edward Stimson in the south, and the ...
People from colonial Dedham, Massachusetts (2 C, 42 P) D. Deacons at First Church and Parish in Dedham (8 P) Dedham High School alumni (15 P) E.
Since 1990, Memorial Park has been home to Dedham Day. [13] [14] At the event, which has rides, games, and other activities, the highlight is a pair of cows.[13] [14] Attendees can purchase a plot of land on the field for the day and, if a cow defecates on their plot, the owner wins a cash prize.