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Nancy Lewis, Life Long Resident
Nancy Lewis (1762-1853) Ann Lewis, known as Nancy, was born on May 30, 1762 in Dedham. Her parents were Jonathan Lewis and Abigail Clapp...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 11, 20231 min read
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An Apel Family Tree
John Apel (1857-1858) Henry C. Apel (1859-1860) Joseph P. Apel (1873-1875) Joseph C. Apel (1877-1879) John Adam Apel was born in Germany...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 4, 20232 min read
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The Deans of Pleasant Street
Samuel Holmes Dean (1767-1825) Deborah Lewis Dean (1767-1847) Samuel H. Dean was born on May 7, 1767. His parents were Jonathan Dean and...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 28, 20231 min read
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Wheelwrights of South Dedham
A wheelwright was a craftsman who built or repaired wooden wheels .The word is the combination of "wheel" and the word "wright", (which...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 21, 20234 min read
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Rhoads Family Footprints in Norwood History
Lewis S. Rhoads (1812-1889) Harriet Fisher Rhoads (1811-1888) Olive Dean Lewis Rhoads (1815-1849) Willard F. Rhoads (1838-1863) Lewis...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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Sailmaker & Nurse in "...endless rest"
Benjamin V. Leach (1816-1855) Lucy E. Fisher Leach (1826-1874) Benjamin Vinton Leach was born on July 3, 1816 in West Bridgewater. He was...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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The Fairbanks of South Dedham
Captain David Fairbanks (1731-1776) Lot 206 Anna Wight Fairbanks (1735-1785) Lot 205 Mary Fairbanks Morse (1754-1780) ...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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Millie & Lewis Boyden
Millie E. Morse Boyden (1825-1920) James Lewis Boyden (1822-1906) Born in South Dedham on January 26, 1825, Millie was the daughter of...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 23, 20232 min read
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The Morrills move to Highland
Sarah Bond Tidd Morrill (1829-1861) Samuel Morrill (1804-1878) Sheldon Collins Morrill (1875-1877) After Highland Cemetery was...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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Thomas & Mary Dean Lawrence
Thomas Fisk Lawrence (1840-1910) Mary F. Dean Lawrence (1852-1926) Thomas Fisk Lawrence was born in Acton, Massachusetts on November 25,...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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Andrews Family Gravesite Restoration
Joel Andrews (1777-1820) Levina Morse Andrews (1780-1804) Chloe Everett Andrews (c1783-1820) Hannah Andrews (1775-1830) Joel Andrews was...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 2, 20232 min read
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The Norwood Brass Band
The origins of Norwood’s first band date to before the town was incorporated. During the Civil War, the Eighteenth Massachusetts...

Patricia Fanning
May 26, 20233 min read
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Talbot Family of Neponset St.
Curtis Talbot (1798-1884) Hannah Fuller Andrews Talbot (1815-1835) Emeline Fisher Talbot (1806-1877) Curtis Talbot was born on November...

Patricia Fanning
May 19, 20231 min read
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British Emigration to South Dedham
Rhoda Hoyle Parker (1806-1859) Rhoda Hoyle was born in England on January of 1806. She was the daughter of Josiah Hoyle (1775-1818) and...

Patricia Fanning
May 12, 20231 min read
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Isaac & Nancy Morse Chamberlain South Dedham Farm Family
Isaac E. Chamberlain (1798-1871) Nancy Morse Chamberlain (1815-1848) Mary Chamberlain (1813-1893) Isaac Ellis Chamberlain was born on...

Patricia Fanning
May 5, 20231 min read
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South Dedham, East Walpole, Morse's Tavern
David Morse, Jr. (1787-1852) Nancy Gay Morse (1787-1849) David Morse, Jr. was born on August 25, 1787. He was the son of David Morse...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 28, 20231 min read
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Moses & Catherine Sumner and Daughters
Moses Sumner (1800-1862) Catherine Gay Sumner (1803-1899) Moses Sumner was born on July 23, 1800 to Nathaniel Sumner and Elizabeth Smith...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 21, 20231 min read
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Iconic Slate Stones, Nathaniel & Miriam Lewis
Nathaniel Lewis (1691-1752) Miriam Draper Lewis (1701-1757) Born in Dedham on May 25, 1697, Nathaniel Lewis was the son of Barachiah...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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Lavina Littlefield, Twice a Widow
Abijah Fairbanks (1778-1810) Lavina Littlefield Rhoads Fairbanks (1780-1861) Elizabeth Fairbanks (1807-1827) Lavina Littlefield was born...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 7, 20231 min read
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Early Gravestone Practices
Headstones and Footstones at Old Parish A headstone is placed at the head of the grave to identify the person who is buried there. It...

Patricia Fanning
Mar 31, 20231 min read
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