Bright’s Disease
The symptoms of this disease are back pain, vomiting, puffiness about the face, and distention of the body. Eventually, fluid accumulates in the lungs and restricts one’s ability to breathe. It was named after Richard Bright who was the first to link these symptoms of edema (dropsy, fluid) with kidney disease. An autoimmune disease like lupus, Bright’s can sometimes be attributed to a genetic disorder or a form of cancer.
Several individuals interred in Old Parish Cemetery suffered from Bright’s Disease.
M. Estelle Engles (1853-1880) Lot 28
James Engles did not live in Norwood for very long, but he was remembered by historian Francis Tinker as a constable and truant officer during the early years after the town’s incorporation. A tinsmith and sheet iron worker by trade, Engles came originally from Provincetown. But, he and his wife Susan Hutchins Engles, whom he married on November 27, 1851, and their children, were living in South Dedham in 1870.
On February 5, 1874, while the family was residing in Norwood, Engles’ wife, Susan, died of a stomach disease. She was interred in Old Parish Cemetery as was their daughter, Marie Estelle, who died of Bright’s Disease on August 3, 1880. James Engles returned to Provincetown where he died on October 18, 1887; his body was returned to Norwood and interred in the family lot.
Mary S. Day Ellis (1817-1886) Lot 2
Mary S. Day was born on August 23, 1817 in Walpole. She married Charles Ellis (1818-1896), the son of Paul and Sarah (Sally) Dudley Ellis. Paul Ellis owned the Ellis Wrapping Paper Mill at Ellis Pond, off today’s Walpole Street, in South Dedham and Charles Ellis followed in his father’s footsteps as a paper maker. Charles and Mary Day Ellis had three daughters: Elba Josephine, Ann Lelia, and Elba Marian.
Mary Day Ellis died on March 14, 1886 of Bright’s Disease. She was survived by her husband, Charles, who died on August 6, 1896 in Walpole.
M. Emma Talbot (1850-1887) Lot 67
Manona Emma Talbot, known as M. Emma Talbot, was born on January 29, 1850. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Fisher Talbot and his wife Elizabeth Farrington Talbot. Ebenezer was a well-know businessman in South Dedham. He manufactured oil cloth, and later established the Carpet Works for printing floor and carriage oil-cloths.
M. Emma Talbot died on June 13, 1887 of Bright’s Disease, having been pre-deceased by her father and five siblings. Her mother, Elizabeth Farrington Talbot died in 1895. Their home still stands at 465 Washington Street, although most of its fine architectural features are hidden behind siding. M. Emma Talbot’s name was engraved on the side of the Talbot family stone which is shared by her parents, siblings, and grandparents.
Charles E. Brooks (1870-1893) Lot 69; Highland lot 36
Charles E. Brooks was born on November 23, 1870 in South Dedham. He was the third child born to Charles A. and Madora Brooks. The younger Charles worked in the tanning industry as a “Morocco dresser,” a person who tanned and softened goat skin leather. Charles E. Brooks died on April 27, 1893 at the age of 23 of chronic Bright’s Disease. His service was held in the Baptist Church on April 30. Firefighters of Hose Co., No. 1, of which Brooks was a member, attended as a group. According to the newspaper, his “remains were placed in the tomb at the Old Cemetery.”
At the time of Charles E. Brooks’ death, his parents purchased a lot at Highland Cemetery. His remains and those of his siblings, Minnie and Frank, who had been interred in Old Parish earlier, were interred at Highland lot 36.
Daniel Fairbanks (1845-1916) Lot 52
On December 13, 1898, Anna Wiggin Bailey, the granddaughter of Joseph Sumner (proprietor of the South Dedham Tavern), married Daniel C. Fairbanks. It was the second marriage for each. Fairbanks had been born in Newton, in April of 1845 and was a painter at the New York & New Haven Railroad Car Shops. The couple had one child, Sumner Fairbanks, born on September 3, 1902. The family lived at 16 Talbot Street in Norwood. On August 6, 1916, Daniel Fairbanks died of Bright’s Disease. He was interred in Anna’s grandfather Joseph Sumner’s lot in Old Parish.
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