Florence dedham biography

Born in Dedham she was the daughter of Nicola and Mariangela F. (Capone) Cenzalli.
Florence was born in 1896 in Dovercourt in Essex, England, the fourth-born and daughter of Wallace Waller Land and Emma Grace.
Born in Lanesborough, MA in 1818 to a mixed race or "mulatto" family, Sarah Ann Askin, moved to Florence with her six children in 1849 to join her husband.

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Fairbanks family

The Fairbanks (Fairbank) family is a noted American and Canadian family of English origin. The family descends from colonist Jonathan Fairbanks, who emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1633 with his family, settling at Dedham, Massachusetts three years later.^[1] There he built the Fairbanks House, today the oldest surviving verified timber-frame house in the United States.

The Fairbanks family later became one of the Second Families of the United States with the election of Charles W. Fairbanks as the twent-sixth vice president of the United States in 1905. The Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska; Fairbanks, Alaska; Fairbanks, Minnesota; Fairbanks, Oregon; and Fairbanks Township, Michigan all take their names from him.

The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University is named after a member of the family, John King Fairbank. The American manufacturing company Fairbanks-Morse was founded by another member of the family, Thaddeus Fairbanks.

The following genealogical tree illustrates the links between the more notable family memb

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Florence Maud (Land) Byford (1896 - 1932)

FlorenceMaudByford formerly Land

Born in Dovercourt, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Daughter of Wallace Waller Land and Emma (Grace) Land

Sister of Reginald Francis Land, Grace Evelyn Land, Ernest George Land, Herbert William Land, Mabel Alice (Land) Bradbrook and Beatrice Eliza Land

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died at age 35in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Florence was born in 1896 in Dovercourt in Essex, England, the fourth-born and daughter of Wallace Waller Land and Emma Grace. She grew up in Dedham in Essex where her father was a blacksmith. Already by the age of 15, she was working as a servant for a wealthy family in Dedham. She married Archibald 'Archie' Reginald Byford in 1917 in Lexden in Essex. They settled in Little Clacton in Essex and had four children together. Archie worked as a motor engineer. Florence died in 1932 in Colchester, Essex.

Children:

Joyce Eileen, 1918-1982; m1. William Buc
David Ruggles Center: Women of Florence History Trail
Florence, Massachusetts
1840-1900
Florence, Massachusetts is recognized for its many sites related to African-American history, anti-slavery and the Underground Railroad. These landmarks remind us of a parallel history: the movement for women's rights and empowerment. The famous abolitionists and women's rights activists, Sojourner Truth and Lydia Maria Child, lived here for extended periods. The transcendentalist educator, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, played a key role in founding the the first free, endowed kindergarten in the United States, which continues today as the Hill Institute. But many other women of stature labored here. Anna Garlin Spencer, Sophia Foord, Elizabeth Powell Bond, Mary White Bond, Frances Judd, and Sarah Askin are but a few of those whose stories enrich a walk through the streets of Florence. Read the biographies of these women below or explore the map by clicking on the numbers.