Fifty First Week, Sunday's "Medfield Historical Minute"

A Medfield Historical Minute...

Although the Coronavirus is still part of our daily lives, there is hope on the horizon that we will not be isolated too much longer as vaccinations are now taking place. Medfield Historical
Minutes were Richard's way of "giving you a little break during this time of boredom during
isolation" by sharing his knowledge of Medfield history.

These daily postings have been a huge hit with Patch readers, however as we approach 364 pieces of historical information shared, these "little somethings" as Richard called them will come to an end after Week 52. A huge thank you to Richard DeSorgher for his time and
dedication to sharing the history of Medfield with our community for one full year.

This "Medfield Historical Minute" is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.

"In 1753 Seth Morse with his two sons and a servant, John Carpenter, were attempting to cross the Charles River on horseback, returning home from Medway. A heavy shower had occurred since they crossed in the early part of the day and the river was swollen to that degree that all four were swept into the water and all drowned. In Thomas Adams’ diary for that year, 1753, Adams writes “attended the funeral of Seth Morse, his two sons, Ozias and Asaph and Seth’s man--the most awful solemnity of the kind which I ever attended or perhaps ever was in Medfield.”