Patrolman

Seth A. Noyes

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA
Felonious
End of Watch October 18, 1870
Age 41
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Seth Noyes succumbed to injuries sustained three years earlier while making an arrest.

He suffered a broken spine during the arrest and was totally disabled. He remained at the Insane Hospital from the time of his injury until passing away on October 18th, 1870.

Patrolman Noyes had served with the Boston Police Department for 10 years and was assigned to Station Two.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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156 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Noyes gave the Boston Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Roxbury Crossing, Suffolk County, MA
Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1870
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Seth is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1870, 31 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 155th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Seth was 41. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Seth had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Boston Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Seth among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Seth A. Noyes

Boston Police Department · End of Watch October 18, 1870

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-E

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