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]
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]