Joel Guild Serves His Country Once Again
Joel Guild (1763-1842) Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place primarily in western Massachusetts in 1787. Protesting the...
Emigration to Norwood and Beyond
Marshall E. Brooks (1847-1927) Charles Foster (d. 1938) Marshall E. Brooks was born on October 4, 1847 in Nova Scotia, Canada. He...
US Route 1 Crosses Site of 19th Century Fisher Farm
Leonard Fisher (1785-1861) Abigail Smith Fisher (1786-1874) Mary W. E. Fisher (1815-1898) Leonard Fisher, Jr. (1822-1900) Leonard Fisher...
Guilds, Howards, Gilloolys; A Branch of the Norwood Family Tree
Born in the house where she died and in which she had passed her entire life with the exception of seven years, Ellen M. Howard died on...
Sumner Ellis, Civil War Veteran & Catherine Cuff Ellis
Sumner Ellis (1843-1897) Catherine Cuff Ellis (1844-1874) Sumner Ellis was born in South Dedham in 1843; his parents were Paul Ellis and...
Dr. Philip Draper (1757-1817) South Dedham's First Physician
Dr. Philip Draper, son of Timothy and Hannah Draper, was born on March 2, 1757 in Dedham. He graduated from Harvard College in 1780 and...
David Morse (1826-1859)
David Morse was born in 1826 in Walpole, the third child of David Morse (1787-1852) and Nancy Gay Morse (1787-1849). His father, David,...
The Women Who “Sewed Straw”
According to local newspaperman and historian Win Everett, this house at 47-49 Cottage Street was originally the home of South Dedham’s...
Charles Thompson,“A good comrade, a loyal friend, and a talented writer.”
Charles M. Thompson (1856-1909) The son of Universalist minister Rev. Edwin Thompson, Charles Marsh Thompson was born in East Walpole and...
Julia Winship, Connects the Messer, & Keene Families
Julia A. Winship Messer Keene (1832-1889) George C. Messer (1832-1860) Andrew J. Keene (1829-1884) Julia A. Winship was born in 1832. Her...
South Dedham/Norwood Teacher and Patriot
Jeremiah Kingsbury (1730-1788) Born on January 9, 1730 in Stoughton, Jeremiah Kingsbury was the son of Jeremiah Kingsbury (1700-1786) and...
South Dedham Family at Rest in Old Parish Cemetery
Born on September 28, 1852 in Boston, Clarabel Crooker was the daughter of James T. Crooker (1824-1897) and Martha Jane Davis Crooker...
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...
Elizabeth A. & George B. Talbot; Deep Norwood Roots
Elizabeth A. (Dickey) Talbot (1830-1907) George B. Talbot (1820-1898) Elizabeth A. Dickey was the second wife of George Butler Talbot....
David Wight 1810-1848
Recovered, Restored, Reset David Wight’s gravestone was discovered facedown in Old Parish Cemetery. The beautiful stone was carefully...
Patriot's Day, 1775
As most Americans know, early on the morning of April 19, 1775, British soldiers and armed colonists exchanged fire in the Massachusetts...
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...
Caleb Ellis (1818-1898) Emily A. Fuller Ellis (1828-1911)
Caleb Ellis was born in South Dedham on February 8, 1818. His parents were Richard and Abigail Ellis. On November 30, 1854, he married...
Eva Mabel Ellis Richard (1877-1960)
Last Known Burial in Old Parish Cemetery With the opening of Highland Cemetery, families began to purchase lots there. As the 20th...
George H. Morse (1834-1917) Farmer and Early Town Official
George H. Morse is a familiar name to many in Norwood. Born on February 12, 1834, to Joseph and Milley E. (Dean) Morse, he was descended...