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James Hawes a Union Navy Veteran
James Erastus Hawes (1824-1895) Esther Dale Bennett Hawes (1834-1883) James D. Hawes (1870-1870) Â James Hawes was born on March 6, 1824...

Patricia Fanning
6 days ago2 min read
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Pratt, Everett: South Dedham to Norwood
Simeon Pratt (1808-1886) Charlotte Everett Pratt (1817-1896) Â Simeon Pratt was born on February 13, 1808 in Roxbury. He was the son of...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 272 min read
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Norwood's Vet: His Family & His Tragedy
Jarvis Gay (1803-1882) Fanny Lewis Dean Gay (1806-1891) Jarvis Gay, Jr. (1829-1894) Frances Gay (1827-1827) Albert Gay (1835-1839) Elmer...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 202 min read
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Samuel Fisher, Colonial Gravestone Carver
Samuel Fisher, stone carver Samuel Fisher (1732-1816) lived in Wrentham, Massachusetts. According to several sources, his stones were in...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 132 min read
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Hannah Flavel, A Young Mother
Hannah Flavel (c 1835-1864)  Hannah Roach was born around 1835 in St. John’s, Nova Scotia. She married William Flavel on October 6, 1851...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 61 min read
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Early Loss For Milton Howard in His New Town of Norwood
Mary Elizabeth Cottle Howard (1853-1874) George M. Howard (1874-1874) T he remains of Mary Cottle Howard and her son George M. Howard...

Patricia Fanning
May 301 min read
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Memorial Day, 2025
“Relinquunt Omnia Servare Rem Publicam." They gave up everything to save the nation Originally called Decoration Day, the day of...

Patricia Fanning
May 233 min read
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The Legacy of Nathaniel & Sybil Guild Family of South Dedham
Nathaniel L. Guild (1795-1873) Sybil Hewins Guild (1794-1862) Benjamin D. Guild (1827-1889) Sybil Julia Guild Ide (1830-1861) Charles J....

Patricia Fanning
May 162 min read
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Martha McMullen's Solitary Gravestone
Martha Richards McMullen (c1718-1753) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â On the northern edge of the hilltop in Old Parish Cemetery stands a memorial...

Patricia Fanning
May 91 min read
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Wheelock Family Gravesite Restoration
Gilbert Wheelock (1810-1888) Harriet L. Bowen Wheelock (1827-1852) George G. Wheelock (1850-1851) Charles Eustis Wheelock (1852-1852)...

Patricia Fanning
May 22 min read
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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
Apr 251 min read
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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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