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The Poundkeeper & His Family
Lot 112 Alvin L. Ellis (1819-1876) Martha B. Dean Ellis (1822-1869) Alfred B. Ellis (1841-1870) Abbie Frances Ellis (1845-1872) Caroline Ellis (1847-1871) Anna Ellis Cowell (1849-1873) Hannah Ellis (1851-1851) Eva Maria Ellis (1852-1853) Adelia Marie Ellis (1854-1854) Alvin L. Ellis, Jr. (1855-1874) Mabel Ellis (1858-1858) Walter D. Ellis (1860-1860) Malone F. Ellis (1862-1862) Edwin Louis Cowell (1872-1872) Typical New England Poundkeeper of 1870s The Alvin Ellis family fa

Patricia Fanning
Jan 163 min read


The Life and Legacy of Jesse Ellis: A Historical Journey Through South Dedham's Ellis Family
Jesse Ellis (1790-1866) Julia Dean Ellis (1794-1876) Martha Emily Ellis Ellis (1843-1868) Lenore E. Ellis (1868-1868) Jesse Ellis was born on September 12, 1790. His father was Joel Ellis and his mother was Azubah Morse Ellis. He became a farmer and lived in the “Ellis Neighborhood” of South Dedham. His home still stands at 88 Washington Street. Jesse Ellis home as it appears in 2022 in the "Ellis Neighborhood" of South Dedham. On September 8, 1822, Jesse Ellis married

Patricia Fanning
Nov 28, 20252 min read


Dexter & Martha Dean; Early South Dedham Farmers
Dexter Dean (1800-1852) Martha W. Vincent Dean (1804-1881) Dexter Dean was born on August 13, 1800. He was the son of Samuel H. Dean...

Patricia Fanning
Jan 3, 20251 min read


Abbie Ellis, Early Educator at the Everett School
Abbie Frances Ellis (1845-1872) Abbie Frances Ellis was born in 1845. She was the daughter of Alvin L. Ellis and his wife Martha Bassett...

Patricia Fanning
Sep 6, 20242 min read


Rev. Alfred B. Ellis (1841-1870) "Gentle Dignity"
Alfred Ellis was born in South Dedham in 1841. He was the eldest son of Alvin L. Ellis and Martha B. Dean Ellis who had married a year...

Patricia Fanning
Jan 28, 20221 min read
