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Samuel & Albert Johnson; Children of Old Parish
Samuel Johnson (1871-1871) Albert Chandler Johnson (1876-1878) A small marble gravestone stands on the far right of Old Parish Cemetery,...

Patricia Fanning
Nov 4, 20221 min read


Milkman & Farm Family of Albert, Julia, & Mary Morse
Albert Morse (1821-1883) Julia Sumner Morse (1824-1859) Mary Mellen Morse (1837-1921) Christened on July 29, 1821, Albert Morse was the...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 28, 20221 min read


Oliver Guild, South Dedham Patriot
Oliver Guild, Sr. (1755-1814) Anna Bullard Guild (1757-1847) Salle Guild (1782-1785) Oliver Guild was born on January 29, 1755. His...

Patricia Fanning
Oct 21, 20221 min read


Simon & Hannah Gould's $8 Gravestones
Simon Gould (1762-1823) Hannah Sumner Gould (1768-1818) Simon Gould was born on June 5, 1762 in Norfolk to Samuel and Mary Pettee Gould....

Patricia Fanning
Oct 14, 20222 min read


The Rhodes, Rhoads, & Rhoades of Old Parish Cemetery
Moses Rhodes (1801-1882) Nancy Keith Rhodes (1804-1857) Mary H. W. Gay Rhodes (c.1812-1882) Charles E. Rhodes (1838-1866) Harrison P....

Patricia Fanning
Oct 7, 20222 min read


The DAR in Old Parish Cemetery
“Real” Daughters of the American Revolution in Old Parish All those who are granted membership in the National Society of the Daughters...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 27, 20222 min read


Ebenezer Gay..a dealer in Shoe Findings
Ebenezer Fisher Gay (1820-1871) Sarah A. Webster Gay (1821-1848) Esther P. Todd Gay (1818-1877) Ward Livingston Gay (1852-1892) Sarah...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 23, 20221 min read


A Morse Family in the new Nation
Lewis Morse (1785-1835) Abigail (Nabby) Fisher Morse (1787-1864) Lewis Morse was born on January 16, 1785 in Dedham. He was the eldest of...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 16, 20221 min read


At Rest Far From Home
David Robertson (1772-1847) David McLeod (1830-1851) On the side of the Old Parish Cemetery that faces the railroad tracks, under the...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 8, 20221 min read


Fisher Family of Farmers
Eliphalet Fisher (1747-1819) Relief Blake Fisher (1768-1844) Judith Bullard Fisher (1749-1796) Eliphalet Fisher was born on June 8, 1747...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 2, 20221 min read


The Fisher/Farrington Connection
Newell Fisher (1803-1876) Betsey Farrington Fisher (1805-1875) Newell Fisher was born in February, 1803 in Dedham. His father was Oliver...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 26, 20221 min read


200 Years of Fales Family History in South Dedham/Norwood
Eliphalet Fales, III (1780-1848) Sibyl Sumner Fales (1782-1867) Charlotte Fales Smith (1808-1864) Harriet Fales (1812-1815) Olive Fales...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 19, 20223 min read


Caroline Rhodes, a Solitary Stone in a Family Plot
Caroline E. Rhodes (1831-1880) Caroline E. Rhodes was born on March 18, 1831 in Walpole. Her parents were Eliphalet Rhodes, Jr. and Sarah...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 12, 20221 min read


Children, Alone
Seeing the graves of children in an old cemetery like Old Parish Cemetery is a common occurrence. Children too often died young in the...

Patricia Fanning
Aug 5, 20222 min read


Isaac Ellis; Farmer, Surveyor, Cattle Dealer
Isaac Newton Ellis (1810-1893) Isaac Newton Ellis was born on November 26, 1810. His father and mother, Royal Ellis and Betsy Morse...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 29, 20221 min read


Seth, Irene, Mary Morse Lifelong Farming Family
Seth Morse (1780-1853) Irene Rhoads Morse (1781-1833) Mary Witham Morse (1786-1861) Seth Morse was born on April 24, 1780 in Dedham. He...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 22, 20221 min read


Hannah Everett 3 Husbands, 2 Children, 2 Gravestones
Hannah Everett Jackson Fairbanks Bishop (1780-1868) Samuel Fairbanks (1756-1832) Cyrus E. Fairbanks (1820-1857) Olive R. Fairbanks...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 15, 20222 min read


Charles J. Guild a "nine-month" Man
Charles J. Guild (1825-1874) Charles J. Guild was born in Dedham in 1825 to Nathaniel and Sybil Guild. At the time of the Civil War,...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 8, 20221 min read


Ringing the Bell; July 4, 1868
Samuel E. Pond (1809-1877) Lot 1 Samuel Howard (1826-1883) Lot 40 Samuel Pond (1809-1877) was a well-known and successful farmer. He...

Patricia Fanning
Jul 1, 20222 min read


The Farrington Family Line
David Farrington (1776-1855) Susanna Fales Farrington (1774-1809) Ruth Gould Farrington (1784-1855) David Farrington was born on December...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 24, 20221 min read
