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On April 22, 1833, Dedham selectmen established South Dedham’s first fire company. Their announcement read: “By virtue of the statute of 1785, 1805, and 1827 – We, the Subscribers have nominated and appointed and do hereby nominate and appoint, the following persons to be Engine-men – Joseph Day, Newell Bullen, John Dean 4th, Robert H. Baker, Horace Aldrich, William Phelan, Lewis Ellis, Curtis G. Morse, James M. Lincoln, Loman Morse, Ebenezer Dean Jr., John E. Hartshorn, Mo

Charles Edwin Morse (1815-1859) Abigail Colburn Morse (1816-1854) Harriet Wales Fletcher Morse (1827-1907) Charles Edwin Morse was born...

Ezra Morse (1791-1873) Sally Baker Morse (1791-1880) Reuben Morse (1825-1828) Osborn Morse (1820-1847) Howard Morse (1831-1860) Cynthia...

Harriet Wales Fletcher Morse (1827-1907) lot 103 Nancy Maria Chamberlain Page (c 1839-1924) lot 42 Abby Frances Ellis (1844-1872) lot...

By the time of the Revolutionary War, cities and towns across the colonies had begun to form and train fire companies to protect their...