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Patricia Fanning
Nov 12, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20203 min read
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 21, 20202 min read
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 3, 20201 min read
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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