Thomas Balch | Old Parish Preservat

Aug 91 min read

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...

Feb 24 min read

Slaveholders in South Dedham Village

Rev. Thomas Balch (1711-1774) lot 144 Capt. Eliphalet Fales (c, 1717-1781) lot 128 Deacon Nathanael Sumner (1720-1802) lot 126 tomb...

Jul 28, 20231 min read

The Deans of Pleasant Street

Samuel Holmes Dean (1767-1825) Deborah Lewis Dean (1767-1847) Samuel H. Dean was born on May 7, 1767. His parents were Jonathan Dean and...

Mar 31, 20231 min read

Early Gravestone Practices

Headstones and Footstones at Old Parish A headstone is placed at the head of the grave to identify the person who is buried there. It...

Dec 3, 20211 min read

The First Deacon

John Everett (1676-1751) The story of John Everett is the story of the beginnings of Tiot, and Norwood and it is a reminder that the...

May 7, 20211 min read

The Deans of Dean St.

Ebenezer Dean (1772-1851) Born in South Dedham in 1772, Ebenezer Dean was the son of Jonathan Dean and Elizabeth Balch Dean. Elizabeth...

Apr 9, 20212 min read

Rev. Thomas Balch (1711-1774)

Devoted Pastor and Colonial War Veteran Born on October 17, 1711, and baptized in Charlestown where his father, Benjamin, was a...

Feb 12, 20212 min read

Joanna (1711-1791) & Ebenezer Everett (1707-1778)

Ebenezer Everett, the son of Deacon John Everett, was born on August 5, 1707. He married Joanna Stevens in March of 1734 in North...

Jan 29, 20212 min read

Rev. Jabez Chickering (1753-1812)

Rev. Jabez Chickering was born in that part of Dedham now Dover, on November 4, 1753. His father died when he was 18 days old but his...