#FunFact: Herbert Willard Jewett was born on November 13, 1848, in Foxborough’s 5th school district. Explore and learn more about Foxborough history, families, military, cemeteries, worship, buildings, and other fun stuff via https://history.02035.org.

Also on this day in Foxborough History:

• Nov. 13 – Tamar Thompson Blake, wife of Ebenezer Blake, Jr., died on November 13, 1775. She is buried in Wading River Burial Ground in Foxborough.
• Nov. 13 – Polly Day was born on November 13, 1784, in Foxborough. Her parents are Joseph Day and Elizabeth Gay.
• Nov. 13 – Aaron Comee was born on November 13, 1785, in Foxborough. His parents are Benjamin Comee and Ruthe Trow who were married in town on March 24, 1785.
• Nov. 13 -Aaron Comee died on November 13, 1785, in Foxborough. His parents are Benjamin Comee and Ruthe Trow who were married in town on March 24, 1785.
• Nov. 13 – Unice Richardson died on November 13, 1785, in Foxborough. Her parents are Isaac Richardson and Rebekah Hawes.
• Nov. 13 – Kesiah French, wife of Dea. Thomas French, died on November 13, 1804, in Foxborough.
• Nov. 13 – Laura Everett died on November 13, 1809, in Foxborough. Her parents are Capt. Metcalf Everett and Fanny Shepard who filed intentions to marry in town on June 1, 1801. Laura Everett was born in town on July 10, 1809.
• Nov. 13 – Clarissa L. Lane and Charles C. Sumner were married in Foxborough on November 13, 1845. Rev. Charles W. Mellen was the officiant.
• Nov. 13 – Richard Bentley Morse was born on November 13, 1846, in Foxborough. His parents are Chester Freeman Morse and Arrilla Bassett. Chester Freeman Morse was a trader. Richard Bentley Morse married Sarah H. Watrous in 1878. He lived on Mechanic Street and was a farmer and a machinist. Richard Bentley Morse died on May 15, 1922, in the borough.
• Nov. 13 – Jesse Hartshorn died on November 13, 1846, in Foxborough. His parents are Thomas Harthshorn and Sarah Day. Jesse Hartshorn married Jemima Fisher. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was a farmer.
• Nov. 13 – Herbert Willard Jewett was born on November 13, 1848, in Foxborough’s 5th school district. His parents are Joseph Jewett and Adeline Matilda Rathbun. Joseph Jewett worked at a paper hat factory and was a laborer and a boardinghouse keeper. Herbert Willard Jewett married Edith Matthews on November 9, 1870, in Foxborough. He was a clerk and worked in a straw hat factory. Herbert Willard Jewett died in 1920 and is buried in Rock Hill Cemetery.
• Nov. 13 – Explore and learn more about Foxborough history, families, military, cemeteries, worship, buildings, and other fun stuff via https://history.02035.org.
• Nov. 13 – On November 13, 2008, 68,756 spectators were at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough as the New England Patriots lost to the New York Jets 31-34.
• Nov. 13 – 66,829 attended the November 13, 2016, New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. Patriots lost 24-31.
• Nov. 13 – Explore and learn more about the borough past, present, and future at https://www.02035.org. Have Fun!

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Fun Stuff & Interesting Information

Today

• Nov. 13 – Today is Caregiver Appreciation Day,
• Nov. 13 – Today is National Indian Pudding Day.
• Nov. 13 – Today is Sadie Hawkins Day.
• Nov. 13 – Today is World Kindness Day.^*
• Nov. 13 – Today is Indian Pudding Day.^*
• Nov. 13 – Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” was released on November 13, 1940.^*
• Nov. 13 – On November 13, 1942, the United States’ minimum draft age was lowered from 21 to 18.^*
• Nov. 13 – The Harlem Renaissance began in Harlem, NY, on November 13, 1922.^*
• Nov. 13 – American Philological Association organized in NY on November 13, 1868.^*
• Nov. 13 – On November 13, 1843, Mount Rainier in Washington State erupted.^**
• Nov. 13 – The Liberty Party (the first U.S. anti-slavery party) convened in Warsaw, NY, on November 13, 1839.^*
• Nov. 13 – American Revolutionary forces captured Montreal on November 13, 1775.^*
• Nov. 13 – Explore and learn more about the borough past and present at https://history.02035.org.
• Nov. 13 – If you need to relax, try one of these places: *
• Nov. 13 – If you’re searching for a destination or looking for a recreation spot or water body in Foxborough, try one of these places: https://www.02035.org/residents.htm.