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Albert & Ada Morse Missing from the Gravestone
Albert Henry Morse (1867-1932) Ada J. Burke Morse (1875-1935) Albert H. Morse, Jr. (1897-1941) Albert Henry Morse was born in 1867. He...

Patricia Fanning
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Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Patriots' Day: Honoring the Brave Colonists of South Dedham (Norwood) April 19, 1775
Sounding the Alarm  It was reported that April 19, 1775 was a clear, cool day with a slight west wind; rain overtook the area at night....

Patricia Fanning
Apr 182 min read
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A Fairbanks Family: Brief Lives Marked by Loss
Abijah Fairbanks (1820-1846) Lois N. Shepard Fairbanks (1819-1847) John B. Fairbanks (1843-1844) Abijah F. Fairbanks (1846-1846) Â Abijah...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 111 min read
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Thomas Edmunds' Short Life in Norwood & a Tragic Mishap
Thomas Waldo Edmunds (1874-1876) Â Thomas Waldo Edmunds was the son of George W. S. Edmunds and Alice L. Baker Edmunds. George Edmunds...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 43 min read
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The Legacy of Josiah and Mary Polly Richards Talbot: A Family's Journey Through 19th Century New England
Josiah Talbot II (1785-1873) Mary Polly Richards Talbot (1789-1878) Â Josiah Talbot II was born on February 24, 1785. He was the son of...

Patricia Fanning
Mar 281 min read
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John Dean Jr. : A Family History of South Dedham(Norwood) Farmers
John Dean (1772-1864) Millatiah (Millie) Ellis Dean (1776-1812) Prudence Fuller Dean (1775-1864) John Dean (1808-1888) Sarah T. Hawkins...

Patricia Fanning
Mar 211 min read
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Esther Hinsdale Turner, South Dedham Patriot
Esther Hinsdale Turner (1746-1798) Esther Hinsdale was born on March 7, 1746 in Medfield. She was the daughter of Samuel Hinsdale and...

Patricia Fanning
Mar 141 min read
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Epitaphs from Missing Gravestones
Oliver Gay (1771-1824) Hannah Richards Gay (1767-1805) Mary Fisher Gay (1776-1832) George Gay (1809-1824) Mary Gay (1811-1824) Reuben Gay...

Patricia Fanning
Mar 73 min read
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Bright's Disease Sufferers in Old Parish Cemetery
Bright’s Disease  The symptoms of this disease are back pain, vomiting, puffiness about the face, and distention of the body....

Patricia Fanning
Feb 283 min read
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Benjamin Lewis Answered the Call 1775
Benjamin Lewis (1740-1789) Hannah Gould Lewis (1746-1814) Â Born on March 19, 1740, Benjamin Lewis was the son of William Lewis and...

Patricia Fanning
Feb 211 min read
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Alice Sutherland Kenney's Solitary Gravestone
Alice Mabel Sutherland Kenney (1850-1876) Â In the farthest corner of the Old Parish Cemetery, at the base of the hill, stands a lone...

Patricia Fanning
Feb 141 min read
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Three Ellis Brothers Named Richard
Richard Ellis (1764-1766)Â Â Â Â Â Â lot 234 Richard Ellis (1768-1773)Â Â Â Â Â Â lot 233 Richard Ellis (1777-1856)Â Â Â Â Â Â lot 39 Â William Ellis...

Patricia Fanning
Feb 72 min read
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Herman L. Congdon: A Grave in Two Cemeteries
Herman Leslie Congdon (1883-1884) Â Charles O. Congdon was born on June 20, 1847 in Nova Scotia. He immigrated to South Dedham and worked...

Patricia Fanning
Jan 311 min read
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Eliphalet & Sally Gay Rhodes Family
Eliphalet Rhodes, Jr. (1789-1841) Sarah (Sally) Gay Rhodes (1789-1870) Caroline E. Rhodes (1831-1880) Albert Henry Rhodes (1818-1818)...

Patricia Fanning
Jan 242 min read
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The Family of Horace and Hannah Fales
Horace Fales (1805-1856) Hannah Kendall Fales (1805-1852) Levi M. Fales (c.1845-1849) Joseph H. Fales (1836-1837) George H. Fales (c....

Patricia Fanning
Jan 172 min read
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Milley Everett Clapp and Her Relocated Stone
Milley Gay Everett Clapp (1803-1848) Â Milley Gay Everett was born on February 6, 1803 in Dedham. Her parents were Ebenezer Everett Jr....

Patricia Fanning
Jan 101 min read
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Dexter & Martha Dean; Early South Dedham Farmers
Dexter Dean (1800-1852) Martha W. Vincent Dean (1804-1881) Â Dexter Dean was born on August 13, 1800. He was the son of Samuel H. Dean...

Patricia Fanning
Jan 31 min read
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Early Nineteenth Century Deacons of the South Church
In 1824, the Church of Christ in Dedham Second Parish was allowed to change its name to the South Church of Dedham. In Old Parish...

Patricia Fanning
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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The Tuckers' Gravestone Relocation
Rev. Thomas Wait Tucker (1791-1871) Mary Orn Tucker (1794-1865) Â David Sylvester Fogg was born in New Hampshire in 1821. He was educated...

Patricia Fanning
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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Horton Family Forever in Norwood
William Horton (c1830-?) Harriet Brooks Horton (1831-1886) John W. Horton (1859-?) Emily K. Haynes Horton (1861-1941) Child of John W....

Patricia Fanning
Dec 13, 20242 min read
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