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Albert C. Ellis, Antietam Veteran & Hattie L. Ellis
Albert Ellis (1835-1903) Hattie L. Ellis (1854-1929) Albert C. Ellis was born on October 6, 1835 in Dedham. His father was Rufus Ellis...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 17, 20222 min read
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Francis Morse Continues the Milling Legacy of his Ancestors
Francis Morse (1821-1885) Mary Nye Snow Morse (1814-1854) Lucie Grogan Morse (1830-1913) Francis Morse was born on April 28, 1821. His...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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The Guild>Smith>Winslow Tannery Legacy Begins
Abner Guild (1757-1819) Sarah Dean Guild (1768-1839) Abner Guild was born on December 11, 1757 to Moses Guild (1725-1789) and his wife...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 3, 20221 min read
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Mother & Daughter: Abigail & Hannah Richards
Abigail Stowell Richards (1767-1856) Hannah Richards (1802-1838) Abigail Stowell (1767-1856), who was the daughter of Isaac and Mary...

Patricia Fanning
May 27, 20221 min read
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The Carpenter Soldier
Joel Talbot (1785-1878) Hannah Fuller Talbot (1791-1877) Joel Talbot was born on September 5, 1785 and grew up in South Dedham. Soon...

Patricia Fanning
May 20, 20222 min read
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Plant and Flower Symbols at Old Parish
Throughout the nineteenth century, plant and floral symbolism became a popular addition to gravestones, particularly during the Victorian...

Patricia Fanning
May 13, 20224 min read
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Ezra & Mary Morse: Deep South Dedham Roots
Ezra Morse Jr. (1671-1760) Mary Lovett Morse (1679-1746) Ezra Morse was born on January 28, 1671 in Dedham. He was the eldest child of...

Patricia Fanning
May 6, 20221 min read
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Abigail Dean Bacon Talbot: A South Dedham Colonist
Abigail Dean Bacon Talbot (1719-1786) Captain William Bacon (1716-1761) George Talbot (1714-1772) Daniel Bacon (1748-1750) Hannah Bacon...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 29, 20222 min read
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Moses Guild III and the Guild Square Neighborhood
Moses Guild, III (1792-1857) Julitte Ellis Guild (1791-1872) Moses Guild, III, was born on December 8, 1792. He was the son of Moses...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 22, 20222 min read
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The Everett School and Its Teachers
Harriet Wales Fletcher Morse (1827-1907) lot 103 Nancy Maria Chamberlain Page (c 1839-1924) lot 42 Abby Frances Ellis (1844-1872) lot...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 15, 20223 min read
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E.F. Talbot Well Known Manufacturer
Ebenezer Fisher Talbot (1814-1882) Elizabeth Farrington Talbot (1817-1895) Mary Elizabeth Talbot (1837-1845) Josiah Fisher Talbot...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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Walter D. Chickering, Lifelong Walpole St. Neighbor
Walter Dean Chickering (1857-1923) Walter Dean Chickering, the son of John Dean Chickering and Amelia Coakley Chickering, was born on...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 1, 20221 min read
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Ida Crane Putnam, A Brief Life
Ida Elizabeth Crane Putnam (1847-1874) At the crest of the highest hill in Old Parish Cemetery stands a small marble stone. It belongs to...

Patricia Fanning
Mar 25, 20221 min read
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The Fairbanks of Norwood
James M. Fairbanks (1809-1882) Roxanna Gay Fairbanks (1811-1899) James M. Fairbanks was the son of Abijah and Lavania Fairbanks and was...

Patricia Fanning
Mar 18, 20221 min read
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J.B. Fuller & the 11th Rhode Island Regiment
John Benjamin (J. B.) Fuller (1821-1895) John Benjamin (J. B.) Fuller was born in Walpole in 1821. His father was Joel Fuller and his...

Patricia Fanning
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Benjamin Morse Family & the Dreaded Typhoid
Benjamin Morse (1806-1864) and Family Benjamin Morse was born in South Dedham on November 7, 1806. His parents were Seth Morse...

Patricia Fanning
Mar 4, 20222 min read
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Norwood's First Birth
Anna Ellis Cowell (1849-1873) Edwin Louis Cowell (1872-1872) Edwin Louis Cowell was born on February 29, 1872, the first child born in...

Patricia Fanning
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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Ella M. Talbot Ferrin (1855-1905)
Ella M. Talbot was born in South Dedham on July 16, 1855 to George and Caroline (Robertson) Talbot and grew up in the village. George...

Patricia Fanning
Feb 18, 20221 min read
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South Dedham's Brady Bunch: If Greg married Marcia !!!
Jacob Guild (1760-1839) Chloe May Guild (1764-1848) Jacob Guild, the son of Aaron Guild (1728-1818) and his second wife, Annah Coney...

Patricia Fanning
Feb 11, 20221 min read
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South Dedham Patriot Family
Seth Morse Jr. (1753-1801) Mary Dean Morse (1754-1842) Seth Morse Jr., was born on December 2, 1753 in Dedham. His parents were Seth...

Patricia Fanning
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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