He married Clarissa Laflin on 6 October 1836 in Lee, Massachusetts. He had military service as a Captain. He started his career in Lee, Massachusetts with his brother, Cyrus, in a paper manufacturing company. But he was better known as a bridge and railroad construction engineer, having been involved with the bridges across the Cumberland River in Nashville and Clarksville, Tennessee as well as the one across the Kentucky River at Frankfort, Kentucky. In 1856 he was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate.
The photo is of 6 sons of Rev. David Dudley Field Sr. and his wife, Submit Dickinson. These were all noted men of their time. Left to right: Cyrus, Henry, Matthew, David Jr., Jonathan, and Stephen.
The photo is of 6 sons of Rev. David Dudley Field Sr. and his wife, Submit Dickinson. These were all noted men of their time. Left to right: Cyrus, Henry, Matthew, David Jr., Jonathan, and Stephen.
He married Clarissa Laflin on 6 October 1836 in Lee, Massachusetts. He had military service as a Captain. He started his career in Lee, Massachusetts with his brother, Cyrus, in a paper manufacturing company. But he was better known as a bridge and railroad construction engineer, having been involved with the bridges across the Cumberland River in Nashville and Clarksville, Tennessee as well as the one across the Kentucky River at Frankfort, Kentucky. In 1856 he was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate.
The photo is of 6 sons of Rev. David Dudley Field Sr. and his wife, Submit Dickinson. These were all noted men of their time. Left to right: Cyrus, Henry, Matthew, David Jr., Jonathan, and Stephen.
The photo is of 6 sons of Rev. David Dudley Field Sr. and his wife, Submit Dickinson. These were all noted men of their time. Left to right: Cyrus, Henry, Matthew, David Jr., Jonathan, and Stephen.
Inscription
Matthew D. Field
Died
March 22, 1870
Aged 58
Family Members
Siblings
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