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Eighteenth Century Deacons of the Church of Christ, Dedham, Second or South Parish   Within the confines of Old Parish Cemetery are the gravestones of three men who became Deacons of the South Parish in the eighteenth century, John Everett, Ezra Morse and Ebenezer Everett.   Deacons were elected by their peers; they were typically older men who were well-known and respected for their honesty and faith. Although the pastor was unquestionably the leader of the congregation, the

Ebenezer Everett, the son of Deacon John Everett, was born on August 5, 1707. He married Joanna Stevens in March of 1734 in North...