Daniel Fisher Draper was the son of Martin Draper and Sally Fisher of West Dedham (later Westwood), Mass. He studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, then studied his profession of dentistry, and also taught in Dedham High School. He was threatened with lung disease all his life, making his profession quite hard on him. He was nevertheless successful in his business, and accumulated a large property. In his later years, he spent most winters in Florida. In the family genealogy, T. W. Draper characterizes Daniel as such: "He was a man of excellent judgment, of few words, and these to the point, and of honorable character."
The manner in which Mr. Draper met his wife was told to this memorialist by one of his granddaughters, Jeannette Rockwood Long, in the early 1980s. Mr. Draper was a dentist, and the young widow Mary Ann Merrill came to his office needing some teeth fixed. Mr. Draper was absolutely smitten with the beautiful Mary Ann, and after following her to her home was able to arrange for a proper introduction. They were eventually married, on 1 May 1847, and in his diary Daniel made this entry for his wedding day: "A Beautiful day. I picked my May flower in Winter St. Church at 11 oclock. Went to Springfield with her."
The diary of Daniel Fisher Draper, covered his life from 1846 to 1861. In 1855 he was living in Boston with his wife and three children, and the census included his son, Daniel Francis Draper, during his short life. He appears with family in the 5th ward of Boston in the 1860 census, with wife, two children, and many other boarders, including Daniel J. Coburn, Chief of Police. Daniel's health was poor during much of his life, and he spent time in Florida. In 1870 he was enumerated on the federal census in Jacksonville, FL, living there with his wife, three surviving children, and a domestic servant. His real estate was valued at $20,000, and his personal property at $10,000. Following his death, his widow lived in Cambridge, Mass., and was enumerated there in 1880, living with her son William and daughter Ella.
Because the original tombstones for Daniel and his wife required a fee for upkeep, family members instead opted to have the markers removed, and an inscription placed on the marker of N. Frank Bryant, their granddaughter's husband.
The manner in which Mr. Draper met his wife was told to this memorialist by one of his granddaughters, Jeannette Rockwood Long, in the early 1980s. Mr. Draper was a dentist, and the young widow Mary Ann Merrill came to his office needing some teeth fixed. Mr. Draper was absolutely smitten with the beautiful Mary Ann, and after following her to her home was able to arrange for a proper introduction. They were eventually married, on 1 May 1847, and in his diary Daniel made this entry for his wedding day: "A Beautiful day. I picked my May flower in Winter St. Church at 11 oclock. Went to Springfield with her."
The diary of Daniel Fisher Draper, covered his life from 1846 to 1861. In 1855 he was living in Boston with his wife and three children, and the census included his son, Daniel Francis Draper, during his short life. He appears with family in the 5th ward of Boston in the 1860 census, with wife, two children, and many other boarders, including Daniel J. Coburn, Chief of Police. Daniel's health was poor during much of his life, and he spent time in Florida. In 1870 he was enumerated on the federal census in Jacksonville, FL, living there with his wife, three surviving children, and a domestic servant. His real estate was valued at $20,000, and his personal property at $10,000. Following his death, his widow lived in Cambridge, Mass., and was enumerated there in 1880, living with her son William and daughter Ella.
Because the original tombstones for Daniel and his wife required a fee for upkeep, family members instead opted to have the markers removed, and an inscription placed on the marker of N. Frank Bryant, their granddaughter's husband.
Daniel Fisher Draper was the son of Martin Draper and Sally Fisher of West Dedham (later Westwood), Mass. He studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, then studied his profession of dentistry, and also taught in Dedham High School. He was threatened with lung disease all his life, making his profession quite hard on him. He was nevertheless successful in his business, and accumulated a large property. In his later years, he spent most winters in Florida. In the family genealogy, T. W. Draper characterizes Daniel as such: "He was a man of excellent judgment, of few words, and these to the point, and of honorable character."
The manner in which Mr. Draper met his wife was told to this memorialist by one of his granddaughters, Jeannette Rockwood Long, in the early 1980s. Mr. Draper was a dentist, and the young widow Mary Ann Merrill came to his office needing some teeth fixed. Mr. Draper was absolutely smitten with the beautiful Mary Ann, and after following her to her home was able to arrange for a proper introduction. They were eventually married, on 1 May 1847, and in his diary Daniel made this entry for his wedding day: "A Beautiful day. I picked my May flower in Winter St. Church at 11 oclock. Went to Springfield with her."
The diary of Daniel Fisher Draper, covered his life from 1846 to 1861. In 1855 he was living in Boston with his wife and three children, and the census included his son, Daniel Francis Draper, during his short life. He appears with family in the 5th ward of Boston in the 1860 census, with wife, two children, and many other boarders, including Daniel J. Coburn, Chief of Police. Daniel's health was poor during much of his life, and he spent time in Florida. In 1870 he was enumerated on the federal census in Jacksonville, FL, living there with his wife, three surviving children, and a domestic servant. His real estate was valued at $20,000, and his personal property at $10,000. Following his death, his widow lived in Cambridge, Mass., and was enumerated there in 1880, living with her son William and daughter Ella.
Because the original tombstones for Daniel and his wife required a fee for upkeep, family members instead opted to have the markers removed, and an inscription placed on the marker of N. Frank Bryant, their granddaughter's husband.
The manner in which Mr. Draper met his wife was told to this memorialist by one of his granddaughters, Jeannette Rockwood Long, in the early 1980s. Mr. Draper was a dentist, and the young widow Mary Ann Merrill came to his office needing some teeth fixed. Mr. Draper was absolutely smitten with the beautiful Mary Ann, and after following her to her home was able to arrange for a proper introduction. They were eventually married, on 1 May 1847, and in his diary Daniel made this entry for his wedding day: "A Beautiful day. I picked my May flower in Winter St. Church at 11 oclock. Went to Springfield with her."
The diary of Daniel Fisher Draper, covered his life from 1846 to 1861. In 1855 he was living in Boston with his wife and three children, and the census included his son, Daniel Francis Draper, during his short life. He appears with family in the 5th ward of Boston in the 1860 census, with wife, two children, and many other boarders, including Daniel J. Coburn, Chief of Police. Daniel's health was poor during much of his life, and he spent time in Florida. In 1870 he was enumerated on the federal census in Jacksonville, FL, living there with his wife, three surviving children, and a domestic servant. His real estate was valued at $20,000, and his personal property at $10,000. Following his death, his widow lived in Cambridge, Mass., and was enumerated there in 1880, living with her son William and daughter Ella.
Because the original tombstones for Daniel and his wife required a fee for upkeep, family members instead opted to have the markers removed, and an inscription placed on the marker of N. Frank Bryant, their granddaughter's husband.
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