Ebenezer Fisher Talbot (1814-1882)
Elizabeth Farrington Talbot (1817-1895)
Mary Elizabeth Talbot (1837-1845)
Josiah Fisher Talbot (1847-1847)
Sarah Amanda Talbot (1854-1855)
Eugene Talbot (1860-1860)
Samuel Richards Talbot (1852-1878)
Manona Emma Talbot (1850-1887)
E. Fisher Talbot was born on January 1, 1814 and died on June 9, 1882 of heart disease at the age of 68. His wife, Elizabeth Farrington Talbot was born in 1817 and died on February 15, 1895 of pneumonia. The couple lost four young children between 1845 and 1860:
Mary Elizabeth on June 3, 1845 at 8 years old,
Josiah Fisher on August 28, 1847 at 10 weeks old,
Sarah Amanda on December 21, 1855 at 1 year old, and
Eugene who died the same day he was born, on January 16, 1860.
Their son, Samuel Richards Talbot was born on June 22, 1852 and died on January 2, 1878 of diabetes mellitus, a disease for which there was no cure or even treatment at that time.
Their daughter, Manona Emma (known as M. Emma) Talbot was born on January 29, 1850 and died on June 13, 1887 of Bright’s Disease.
Talbot was a well-known businessman in South Dedham. He began to manufacture oil cloth around 1850 and a few years later he had established the Carpet Works on Railroad Avenue for printing floor and carriage oil-cloths. A disgruntled employee burned the business along with Talbot’s home; both were rebuilt in 1860 only to have a second, accidental, fire destroy both yet again. His South Dedham neighbors helped Talbot build a third factory and home on Washington Street property owned by his brother, George.
E. F. Talbot continued to produce carpet cloth until his death in 1882, after which the business was taken over by E. E. Pratt & Son, an enterprise that employed twenty men and produced 180,000 yards of carpeting annually.
Ebenezer Fisher Talbot’s final Norwood house still stands at 465 Washington Street, most of its fine architectural features hidden behind siding.
Great read Patti, I guess that the Talbot family that once owned most of the land on Neponset street side of Rt1 was a different family. Farming was their business and around 5 Talbot houses still stand.