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THE FAY FAMILY PAGE GENEALOGIES |
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| Lovett Fay And his Descendants |
| The Fay Family and The Fay School |
| Portraits and Other Items from the Fay School |
| Fay Lines and School Census in Southborough |
| Peter Fay's discussion of Southborough Fays |
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| This sampler, sewn by Harriet A. Fay, daughter of Lovett, hung at the Fay School for many years. It was taken down recently for cleaning and reframing. Samplers were created for several reasons, for example, to preserve new and interesting patterns, to practice different stitches or to show off one's talents in stitchery (there are several good articles on the history of samplers). Harriet's is "crewel (wool) and cross stitch (linen ?)," and "in fact an interesting sampling of a variety of stitches in both wool and linen" according to Ann J. Chapdelaine, to whom this sampler was given for cleaning and reframing. The view above shows the detail of the work, while the view at the bottom of the page shows the sampler in its mahogany frame, as well as an enlargement of the dedicatory plaque "Gift of Mrs. J.W. Wadsworth Jr. In Grateful Appreciation." The images were provided by Ann, who wrote of herself in an email, "Historic Preservation is my avocation and it is a pleasure to help share appreciation for these treasures by preserving them for future generations." Ann is owner of Interiors For Living, North Attleborough, MA, and Chairperson of the Town of North Attleborough Historical Commission. |
| It is not known why this sampler hangs at Fay School. Lovett was related to the founders of the school; as with all of the Southborough Fays, the relationships are complicated. Below is a chart that shows the Fay relationships between Lovett and the others (including my own line). The Fay connection, however, does not seem to be close enough to explain why the sampler is where it is. Eliphalet was on an early school board, but this by itself does not explain it either (that was before the founding of the school). I think that the sampler remained with Harriet until her death in 1856, and then went perhaps to her brother Henry when Eliphalet moved to Illinois. Was it perhaps Henry who gave the sampler to the Fay School later in life? The plaque at the bottom of the frame mentions Mrs. J. W. Wadsworth, Jr. How did she get the sampler? Or did she merely have it framed? What is her connection to the Fays? So far, many questions, few answers. |
| Lovett Fay was born in Southborough on 2/25/1798. On 6/28/1824, he married Relief Russell who was born on 10/25/1798. Together they had six children. Relief died on 11/9/1855. On June 2 or June 3, 1857, Lovett married a second time, a widow, Dorinda Eames Warfield. Dorinda had at least one small child: David E. Warfield is listed with her in the census of 1860. Lovett died very soon after their marriage, on July 1 of the same year. He was only 59. Orlin says that he died of a fall. NEHGS does not show a listing for his death. |
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| a view of the framed sampler |
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