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Rev. Alfred B. Ellis (1841-1870) "Gentle Dignity"
Alfred Ellis was born in South Dedham in 1841. He was the eldest son of Alvin L. Ellis and Martha B. Dean Ellis who had married a year...

Patricia Fanning
Jan 28, 20221 min read


Bailey Family, 19th, 20th & 21st Century Roots in Norwood
Charles Bailey (1823-1903) and Family Charles V. Bailey was born in Maine on December 18, 1823. A carpet printer, Bailey married Julia...

Patricia Fanning
Jan 21, 20222 min read


The Lock-Up and The "Tramp Keeper"
Benjamin D. Guild (1827-1889) Benjamin D. Guild was born on October 25, 1827. His parents were Nathanial Guild (1795-1872), a farmer, and...

Patricia Fanning
Jan 14, 20222 min read


Purbeck; Three Generations in Old Parish Cemetery
The Purbeck Family William Purbeck (c. 1770-1846) was born in Salem. On June 27, 1801, he married Mehetable Stimpson (c. 1783-1842) in...

Patricia Fanning
Jan 7, 20223 min read


Shufeldt a Family of Farmers in Norwood
John Shufeldt (1812-1886) Prudence C. Shufeldt (1818-1887) John Shufeldt was born in 1812. According to the 1865 and 1880 Census, he was...

Patricia Fanning
Dec 31, 20211 min read


Ellen Pond: IN THE CHOIR ABOVE
Ellen A. Pond (1845-1919) Ellen Augusta Pond was born on May 7, 1845 in South Dedham. She was the daughter and only child of John C. Pond...

Patricia Fanning
Dec 24, 20211 min read


Charles Bishop's Norwood Life
Charles A. Bishop (1859-1929) Sarah A. Webster (1801-1889) Frank E. Bishop (1887-1890) Charles Adrian Bishop was born on March 16, 1859....

Patricia Fanning
Dec 17, 20212 min read


Ellis Family Industrialists
Paul Ellis (1781-1871) Sarah “Sally” Dudley Ellis (1786-1871) Paul Ellis was born on December 6, 1781 in Dedham. His parents, Oliver...

Patricia Fanning
Dec 10, 20212 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...

Patricia Fanning
Dec 3, 20211 min read


The Lesser Known Guild Brother
Moses Guild, Jr. (1756-1829) Abigail Everett Guild (1760-1822) Nathaniel Guild (1678-1774) and Mehitable Hartshorn Guild (1683-1771) had...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 26, 20212 min read


Civil War Vet, Railroad Conductor
Leonard Lowell (1836-1896) Frances Gay Lowell (1840-1922) Leonard Lowell was born on July 10, 1835 in Abbott, Maine. On September 24,...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 19, 20212 min read


Sumner the Tavernkeeper
Joseph Sumner (1797-1877) Betsey Sumner (1799-1879) Joseph Sumner was born on April 28, 1797. He was the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 12, 20212 min read


Interwoven South Dedham Families
Eliphalet Rhoads (1755-1833) Mercy Holland Rhoads (1758-1836) This is a story of relationships in a small village. Eliphalet Rhoads...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 5, 20212 min read


Gravestone Symbolism In Old Parish Cemetery
Abigail Millett Ellis (1696-1763) Mary Everett (1760-1801) Early New England gravestones were rife with symbolism: the hour-glass, the...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 29, 20212 min read


Mylod Family and Street
William A. Mylod (c.1799-1859) Delina Morse Mylod (c.1804-1884) William Austin Mylod was born c. 1799 in Franklin, Massachusetts. By 1823...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 22, 20211 min read


The White Family Plot: Recovered & Restored
Moses White (c. 1699-1755) Benjamin White (1710-1767) Sarah White (1728-1786) Moses White, Jr. (1742-1766) At the crest of the hill in...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 15, 20211 min read


The Town Pound Keeper
Alvin L. Ellis (1819-1876) Martha B. Dean Ellis (1822-1869) Alvin L. Ellis was born in South Dedham in 1819. He was the son of Isaac...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 8, 20212 min read


A Fine Teacher and "Real" Daughter of the Revolution
Martha May Guild Kimball (1803-1898) The daughter of Jacob and Chloe May Guild, Martha May Guild was born on September 10, 1803 and...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 1, 20212 min read


The Morgans of Charlestown Interred in Old Parish Cemetery
Charles D. Morgan (1832-1870) Mary G. Hartshorn Morgan (1832-1860) Mary Frances Morgan (1857-1858) Mary G. Hartshorn was the daughter of...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 24, 20211 min read


Maj. Aaron Guild:"I Had 3 Wives"
Major Aaron Guild (1728-1818) Sarah Coney Guild (1733-1755) Anna Coney Guild (1728-1776) Sarah Blackman Guild (1734-1812) Aaron Guild,...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 17, 20212 min read
