Biography
David Fiske was born on the top of one of the beautiful hills of Shelburne, Franklin Co., Mass. He had a good common school education, and married Laura Severance, who was born in the same town. Previous to his marriage he had formed a partnership with two other young men for building and running a saw mill, a grist mill and a cloth factory at the falls of the Deerfield river, then called Salmon Falls, from the abundance of that fish caught there. These falls made a fine water power and the banks on either side were owned by Captain Martin Severance, Laura's father. For nearly twenty years he was the head of these establishments, and then chief owner. He built a pretty little house on the river side for his bride. In it were born his eight children, and there three of them died.
There also their golden wedding was celebrated and there his beloved wife died, after 56 years of married life. In 1832 he sold out his manufacturing interests, having caught the western fever, and removed
There also their golden wedding was celebrated and there his beloved wife died, after 56 years of married life. In 1832 he sold out his manufacturing interests, having caught the western fever, and removed
Birth — 1791
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)
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