Aaron Guild | Old Parish Preservat

Jacob, Hannah, George Guild, Early Settlers of South Dedham

Jacob Guild (1782-1870) Hannah Gould Guild (1787-1872) George Henry Guild (1817-1856) Jacob Guild was born on January 28, 1782 in Dedham....

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...

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...

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...

Joel Guild Serves His Country Once Again

Joel Guild (1763-1842) Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place primarily in western Massachusetts in 1787. Protesting the...

Sumner Ellis, Civil War Veteran & Catherine Cuff Ellis

Sumner Ellis (1843-1897) Catherine Cuff Ellis (1844-1874) Sumner Ellis was born in South Dedham in 1843; his parents were Paul Ellis and...

The Women Who “Sewed Straw”

According to local newspaperman and historian Win Everett, this house at 47-49 Cottage Street was originally the home of South Dedham’s...

Patriot's Day, 1775

As most Americans know, early on the morning of April 19, 1775, British soldiers and armed colonists exchanged fire in the Massachusetts...

A Guild Marriage

Maria E. Guild (1815-1898) Mark Guild (1806-1868) Maria E. Guild was born in Boston on October 17, 1815, the only daughter of Jacob and...