Rest & Jeremiah Kingsbury, Early South Dedham Residents
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Jeremiah Kingsbury (1701-1786)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â lot 136
Rest White Kingsbury (1699-1789)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â lot 137
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Jeremiah Kingsbury was born on March 24, 1701. He was the son of Nathaniel and Abigail Baker Kingsbury. He became a farmer and settled in the area designated as South Dedham.
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On September 22, 1727, Jeremiah Kingsbury married Rest White. She was the daughter of Henry and Mary Weeks White of Dorchester and was born in 1699.
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Jeremiah and Rest Kingsbury had six children between 1729 and 1741: Abigail, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, James, and Sarah.
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Jeremiah Kingsbury died on March 15, 1786; his widow, Rest White Kingsbury, passed away on December 23, 1789. They are interred in Old Parish Cemetery along with Jeremiah’s son, Jeremiah Jr. and his family.
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Jeremiah Kingsbury’s parents, Nathaniel and Abigail Kingsbury, who died in 1724 and 1764 respectively, are buried in the Old Village Cemetery in Dedham.
