Solomon Talbot Explained
Birth Place: | Stoughton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1814 |
Death Place: | Sharon, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation: | Historian |
Resting Place: | Pearl Street Cemetery, Sharon, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Known For: | Designing the corporate seal of the town of Sharon in Massachusetts |
Spouse: | Emily Eliza Hawes Talbot |
Children: | 1 |
Solomon Talbot (August 19, 1814 – August 1, 1913) was an American historian from New England.[1]
Career
In 1893, Talbot designed the corporate seal of Sharon, Massachusetts.[2] It is still used today and is also featured on the town's flag.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Personal life
Talbot married Emily Eliza Hawes. They had a daughter, Susan Ann Talbot Keith.
Notes and References
- Web site: Solomon Talbot, historian. Worcester, Massachusetts. Digital Commonwealth. December 8, 2023.
- Web site: Sharon's Town Seal. Town of Sharon. Massachusetts. From Inside the Vault. December 8, 2023.
- Web site: CRW Flags, Inc.. Sharon, Massachusetts (U.S.). Flags of the World. June 13, 2020. A vertically divided yellow-red-yellow tribar, with a town seal in the center. The seal consists of a red disk bearing a shield with three devices, surrounded by a belted ring with the town name and date of incorporation written on it. Sharon is in Norfolk County.. Dov. Gutterman. Paul. Bassinson. Rick. Wyatt. December 8, 2023.
- Book: Town of Sharon. Massachusetts. 2. Annual Reports 1889-1897.
- Book: Forbes. Allan. Eastman. Ralph M.. Town and City Seals of Massachusetts. 2. State Street Trust Company. 1951.
- Book: Sharon, Massachusetts, A History. Blue Mustang Press. 1976.
- Book: Tedesco. James B.. Tedesco. Paul H.. Postcard History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts. JBT Publishing Company. 2013.