Английская Википедия:Deborah Fisher
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Deborah Fisher (October 30, 1723 – November 10, 1817), later Deborah Ames and Deborah Woodward, was a tavern owner in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Personal life
Born on October 30, 1723, Fisher was the youngest child of Jeremiah and Deborah (Шаблон:Nee) Fisher.Шаблон:Sfn
Fisher was the second wife Nathaniel Ames, marrying him on October 30, 1742.Шаблон:Sfn Deborah and Nathaniel Ames had five children, Nathaniel, Seth, Deborah, William, and Fisher Ames.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn
When she and her second husband, Richard Woodward, sued a relative over the will and estate of her father, they hired John Adams as their lawyer.[1] After they divorced, she was known as Mrs. Ames again.Шаблон:Sfn
Deborah died on November 10, 1817, at which time her tavern was torn down.[2]Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Ames' Tavern
Шаблон:Main Nathaniel's first wife was Fisher's cousin, Mary.Шаблон:Sfn Through this marriage, Nathaniel came into possession of Fisher's Tavern, which was founded by one of Fisher's distant relatives, Joshua Fisher.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn After Nathaniel died, Fisher inherited it.Шаблон:Sfn
After her husband Nathaniel died in 1764, Fisher successfully ran the tavern for several years with the help of several of her sons.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn[2]Шаблон:Efn According to a later family biography, "inn keeping was a favorite occupation with her and she carried natters with a high hand."Шаблон:Sfn Befitting her position as an inn keeper, she was astutely interested in politics.Шаблон:Sfn Fisher "hated the Jacobins devoutly."Шаблон:Sfn As an inn keeper, she was compared to Meg Dods, the innkeeper in the 19th century novel Saint Ronan's Well.Шаблон:Sfn She has been described as "a very shrewd and sensible woman of a strong and singular cast of mind."Шаблон:Sfn
In 1772, she married Richard Woodward and her home became known as the Woodward Tavern.[2]Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It was an unhappy marriage, however, and the couple divorced by 1784.[2]Шаблон:Sfn Before they did, however, the convention that adopted the Suffolk Resolves met in the tavern and began their work.
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