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Deborah Fisher (October 30, 1723 – November 10, 1817), later Deborah Ames and Deborah Woodward, was a tavern owner in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Born on October 30, 1723, Fisher was the youngest child of Jeremiah and Deborah ( née Richards) Fisher. [1]
Fisher was the second wife Nathaniel Ames, marrying him on October 30, 1742. [1] Deborah and Nathaniel Ames had five children, Nathaniel, Seth, Deborah, William, and Fisher Ames. [1] [a]
When she and her second husband, Richard Woodward, sued a relative over the will and estate of her father, they hired John Adams as their lawyer. [4] After they divorced, she was known as Mrs. Ames again. [5]
Deborah died on November 10, 1817, at which time her tavern was torn down. [2] [6] [1]
Nathaniel's first wife was Fisher's cousin, Mary. [1] Through this marriage, Nathaniel came into possession of Fisher's Tavern, which was founded by one of Fisher's distant relatives, Joshua Fisher. [7] [6] After Nathaniel died, Fisher inherited it. [1]
After her husband Nathaniel died in 1764, Fisher successfully ran the tavern for several years with the help of several of her sons. [1] [6] [2] [b] According to a later family biography, "inn keeping was a favorite occupation with her and she carried natters with a high hand." [1] Befitting her position as an inn keeper, she was astutely interested in politics. [1] Fisher "hated the Jacobins devoutly." [1] As an inn keeper, she was compared to Meg Dods, the innkeeper in the 19th century novel Saint Ronan's Well. [1] She has been described as "a very shrewd and sensible woman of a strong and singular cast of mind." [1]
In 1772, she married Richard Woodward and her home became known as the Woodward Tavern. [2] [6] [8] [1] [9] It was an unhappy marriage, however, and the couple divorced by 1784. [2] [1] Before they did, however, the convention that adopted the Suffolk Resolves met in the tavern and began their work.
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notability guideline for biographies. (May 2021) |
Deborah Fisher (October 30, 1723 – November 10, 1817), later Deborah Ames and Deborah Woodward, was a tavern owner in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Born on October 30, 1723, Fisher was the youngest child of Jeremiah and Deborah ( née Richards) Fisher. [1]
Fisher was the second wife Nathaniel Ames, marrying him on October 30, 1742. [1] Deborah and Nathaniel Ames had five children, Nathaniel, Seth, Deborah, William, and Fisher Ames. [1] [a]
When she and her second husband, Richard Woodward, sued a relative over the will and estate of her father, they hired John Adams as their lawyer. [4] After they divorced, she was known as Mrs. Ames again. [5]
Deborah died on November 10, 1817, at which time her tavern was torn down. [2] [6] [1]
Nathaniel's first wife was Fisher's cousin, Mary. [1] Through this marriage, Nathaniel came into possession of Fisher's Tavern, which was founded by one of Fisher's distant relatives, Joshua Fisher. [7] [6] After Nathaniel died, Fisher inherited it. [1]
After her husband Nathaniel died in 1764, Fisher successfully ran the tavern for several years with the help of several of her sons. [1] [6] [2] [b] According to a later family biography, "inn keeping was a favorite occupation with her and she carried natters with a high hand." [1] Befitting her position as an inn keeper, she was astutely interested in politics. [1] Fisher "hated the Jacobins devoutly." [1] As an inn keeper, she was compared to Meg Dods, the innkeeper in the 19th century novel Saint Ronan's Well. [1] She has been described as "a very shrewd and sensible woman of a strong and singular cast of mind." [1]
In 1772, she married Richard Woodward and her home became known as the Woodward Tavern. [2] [6] [8] [1] [9] It was an unhappy marriage, however, and the couple divorced by 1784. [2] [1] Before they did, however, the convention that adopted the Suffolk Resolves met in the tavern and began their work.