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Willard Gay, Original Selectman, Emeline & Warren
Willard Gay (1818-1882) Emeline Rhoades Gay (1818-1877) Warren Fisher Gay (1851-1852) Willard...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 3, 20241 min read


William & Priscilla Fuller, Early South Dedham/Norwood Farm Family
William Ellis Fuller (1816-1886) Priscilla Sumner Fuller (1820-1898) Abby Ellis Fuller (1845-1859) William Ellis Fuller was born on...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 27, 20241 min read


Joseph & Hannah, Day Family Roots in South Dedham
Lot 49 Highland Lot 112 Joseph Day (1807-1876) Hannah Ellis...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 20, 20244 min read


Diphtheria: The Plaque Among Children
Elizabeth Minnie Brooks lot 69, Highland lot 36 Thomas Waldo Edmunds lot 5 Herbert Ellis lot 101 Jesse Nelson lot 16, Highland lot 141 ...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 13, 20243 min read


Abbie Ellis, Early Educator at the Everett School
Abbie Frances Ellis (1845-1872) Abbie Frances Ellis was born in 1845. She was the daughter of Alvin L. Ellis and his wife Martha Bassett...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 6, 20242 min read


An 1855 Gale Damages Old Parish Cemetery & Everett Family Gravesite
Ebenezer Everett (1766-1842) Meletiah “Millie” Gay Everett (1770-1790) Sarah Morse Everett (1772-1828) Moses Everett (1790-1862) Nancy...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 30, 20242 min read


Hannah Ellis & Lewis Rhoads, South Dedham Farm Family
Hannah Ellis Rhoads (1784-1854) Lewis Rhoads (1784-1872) Hannah Ellis was born on December 19, 1784. She was the only daughter of Oliver...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 23, 20241 min read


A Long Life in South Dedham - Milly Farrington
Milly Farrington (1773-1857) Milly Farrington was born on February 22, 1773 in Walpole. Her parents were Ebenezer Farrington and Mercy...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 16, 20241 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...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 9, 20241 min read


The "Long s"
The “long s” is an archaic form of the lowercase letter “s.” Resembling an “f” without the crossbar, the f-like s was a tall variant...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 2, 20242 min read


Charles & Mary Day Ellis, A "papermaker" and Family
Charles Ellis (1818-1896) Mary S. Day Ellis (1817-1886) Elba Josephine Ellis (1847-1853) Charles Ellis Bissell (1885-1886) Eldon Wilfred...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Drapers' Unmarked Burial Site in Old Parish Cemetery
Simon Whitney Draper (1819-1875) Nancy Haley Draper (1823-1869) Walley H. Draper (1854-1854) Mary Eliza Draper (1855-1856) Benjamin...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 19, 20244 min read


David & Susan Fisher Andrews; Pleasant St. Farm Family
David Andrews (1773-1858) Susan Fisher Andrews (1777-1841) Mary Andrews (c 1801-1804) Hannah Andrews (c 1805-1809) Mary R. Andrews...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Betsey Anna Wiggin and her 3 Husbands
Betsey Anna Wiggin Bailey Fairbanks Smith (1864-1939) Betsey Anna Wiggin, known primarily as Anna, was born on August 10, 1864. Her...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 5, 20242 min read


The Brooks Family, Old Parish to Highland Cemetery
Charles Archibald Brooks (1843-1899) Catherine Madora Webster Brooks (1847-1919) Elizabeth Amelia “Minnie” Brooks (1867-1876) Frank...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 28, 20242 min read


Burtons, Mother & Son in Old Parish Cemetery
Margaret Burton (c 1825-1869) Thomas Burton (c 1851-1864) The story of the Burton family is chiefly lost to history. It is known that...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 21, 20241 min read


Pond Family Tragic Loss
Fanny G. Dean Pond (1826-1855) Leila C. Pond (1857-1863) Fanny M. Pond (1860-1863) Fanny G. Dean was born on April 6, 1826. She was the...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 14, 20242 min read


The Cummings Family in Prominent Old Parish Plot
George Spaulding Cummings (1830-1902) Sarah A. Emery Cummings (1829-1900) Arthur E. Cummings (c 1857-1861) George Spaulding Cummings was...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 7, 20241 min read


Elegant Ellis Gravestones
William Ellis (1694-1778) Abigail Millett Ellis (1696-1763) William Ellis was born on June 17, 1694. He was the son of John Ellis and...

Patricia Fanning
May 31, 20241 min read


Revolutionary Patriot & Farm Family
Asa Everett (1738-1827) Eleanor Fuller Everett (1754-1824) Joel Everett (1787-1856) Eleanor Everett (1788-1863) Irene Everett Ellis...

Patricia Fanning
May 24, 20242 min read
