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Patricia Fanning
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Sumner the Tavernkeeper
Joseph Sumner (1797-1877) Betsey Sumner (1799-1879) Joseph Sumner was born on April 28, 1797. He was the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth...
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Patricia Fanning
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
Charles Thompson,“A good comrade, a loyal friend, and a talented writer.”
Charles M. Thompson (1856-1909) The son of Universalist minister Rev. Edwin Thompson, Charles Marsh Thompson was born in East Walpole and...
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Patricia Fanning
- Dec 25, 2020
- 3 min
Rev. Alfred V. Bassett (1806-1831)
Rev. Alfred Bassett was the first pastor of the First Universalist Society of South Dedham which was organized on October 22, 1827 when a...
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Patricia Fanning
- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
Orient Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Norwood’s Orient Lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons is the oldest fraternal organization in town. It was founded on February...
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Patricia Fanning
- Jul 4, 2020
- 1 min
Rev. Edwin Thompson 1809-1888
Edwin Thompson was born in 1809 in Lynn, Massachusetts where he was educated at a Quaker School. As a teenager he took up the...
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