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The Fullers of Pleasant St.
Alvin Ellis Fuller (1870-1871) Allie Fuller (1874-1874) Alvin Fuller was born in December of 1827 to Ellis Fuller and Lucy Gay Fuller....

Patricia Fanning
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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The Work of Stone Carver James Wilder In Old Parish Cemetery
James Wilder, Stone carver Sarah Coney Guild (1733-1755) Lot 196 Priscilla Coney (1722-1768) Lot 191 We...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 29, 20243 min read
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Emma, Louisa, John Ellis' Elegant Gravesite
Emma M. Ellis (1850-1901) Born on August 3, 1850, Emma Ellis was the daughter of John Ellis (1820-1899) and his wife Louisa S. Pond...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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19th Century Deans in South Dedham/Norwood
Thomas Balch Dean (1810-1881) Catherine Fuller Dean (1810-1878) Emma L. Dean (1846-1868) Thomas Balch Dean was born on October 23,...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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Nathaniel, Experience, Lucy & Joseph: A Revolutionary Family
Nathaniel Lewis, Jr. (1731-1790) Experience Hartshorn Lewis (1735-1830) Lucy Lewis (1758-1761) Joseph Lewis (1773-1824) Born in Dedham...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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The Obelisks of Old Parish Cemetery
After the French and British occupations of Egypt and the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the obelisk became one of the most popular...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 1, 20244 min read
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A Solitary Stone, Lucy Thorp
Lucy Farrington Thorp (1746-1807) Lucy Farrington was christened on June 15, 1746; her father was named Joseph Farrington. On May 3,...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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Fales, David, Nancy, Ann Rebecca, a First Baptist Church Family
David Fales (1808-1889) Nancy L. Morse Fales (1812-1893) Ann Rebecca Fales Wilde (1850-1874) David Fales was born on June 22, 1808 to...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 19, 20241 min read
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George Talbot & a Prominent Gravestone Carver
George Talbot (1714-1772) George Talbot was born on October 23, 1714 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. On September 30, 1763, he married...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Willard Gay, Original Selectman, Emeline & Warren
Willard Gay (1818-1882) Emeline Rhoades Gay (1818-1877) Warren Fisher Gay (1851-1852) Willard...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 3, 20241 min read
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William & Priscilla Fuller, Early South Dedham/Norwood Farm Family
William Ellis Fuller (1816-1886) Priscilla Sumner Fuller (1820-1898) Abby Ellis Fuller (1845-1859) William Ellis Fuller was born on...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Joseph & Hannah, Day Family Roots in South Dedham
Lot 49 Highland Lot 112 Joseph Day (1807-1876) Hannah Ellis...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 20, 20244 min read
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Diphtheria: The Plaque Among Children
Elizabeth Minnie Brooks lot 69, Highland lot 36 Thomas Waldo Edmunds lot 5 Herbert Ellis lot 101 Jesse Nelson lot 16, Highland lot 141 ...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 13, 20243 min read
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Abbie Ellis, Early Educator at the Everett School
Abbie Frances Ellis (1845-1872) Abbie Frances Ellis was born in 1845. She was the daughter of Alvin L. Ellis and his wife Martha Bassett...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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An 1855 Gale Damages Old Parish Cemetery & Everett Family Gravesite
Ebenezer Everett (1766-1842) Meletiah “Millie” Gay Everett (1770-1790) Sarah Morse Everett (1772-1828) Moses Everett (1790-1862) Nancy...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Hannah Ellis & Lewis Rhoads, South Dedham Farm Family
Hannah Ellis Rhoads (1784-1854) Lewis Rhoads (1784-1872) Hannah Ellis was born on December 19, 1784. She was the only daughter of Oliver...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 23, 20241 min read
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A Long Life in South Dedham - Milly Farrington
Milly Farrington (1773-1857) Milly Farrington was born on February 22, 1773 in Walpole. Her parents were Ebenezer Farrington and Mercy...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 16, 20241 min read
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Dean Family on Dean St.
Ebenezer Dean, Jr. (1811-1871) Mary Gould Farrington Dean (1816-1888) Born in South Dedham on March 31, 1811, Ebenezer Dean, Jr. was...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 9, 20241 min read
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The "Long s"
The “long s” is an archaic form of the lowercase letter “s.” Resembling an “f” without the crossbar, the f-like s was a tall variant...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Charles & Mary Day Ellis, A "papermaker" and Family
Charles Ellis (1818-1896) Mary S. Day Ellis (1817-1886) Elba Josephine Ellis (1847-1853) Charles Ellis Bissell (1885-1886) Eldon Wilfred...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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