Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America

Notes:




after 1793, Dedham became a part of Norfolk County.



Dedham was settled in 1635 by people from Roxbury and Watertown and incorporated in 1636 (making it quite old by US standards), and is the county seat of Norfolk County. Its motto (and at one time the name of the town) is "Contentment".



Dedham is home to the Fairbanks House (http://fairbankshouse.org/), the oldest surviving timber frame house in the United States. Other Dedham firsts include the first taxpayer-funded public school in the US and the first man-made canal, the Mother Brook, which linked the Charles River to local mills.

Birth

Matches 1 to 12 of 12

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Date and Place	Person ID	Tree
1	Calderwood, Mary	14 Sep 1760		I9418	Duane's Ancestors
2	Gay, Joanna	23 Mar 1644/5		I36768	Duane's Ancestors
3	Powell, Dorothy	11 Jul 1643		I15102	Duane's Ancestors
4	Roper, Ephraim	23 Feb 1644/5		I35639	Duane's Ancestors
5	Wheeler, Abraham	7 Dec 1659		I45200	Duane's Ancestors
6	Wheeler, Hannah	30 Aug 1653		I45198	Duane's Ancestors
7	Wheeler, John	18 Oct 1648		I45196	Duane's Ancestors
8	Wheeler, Joseph	5 Feb 1655/6		I45199	Duane's Ancestors
9	Wheeler, Mary	5 Oct 1646		I45191	Duane's Ancestors
10	Wheeler, Samuel	4 Jan 1650/1		I45197	Duane's Ancestors
11	Wheeler, Sarah	4 Feb 1644/5		I45195	Duane's Ancestors
12	Whiting, Nathaniel Jr.	26 Sep 1644		I36769	Duane's Ancestors

Death

Matches 1 to 21 of 21

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Date and Place	Person ID	Tree
1	________, Alice	2 Apr 1648		I19345	Duane's Ancestors
2	Ayer, Sarah	1692		I37002	Duane's Ancestors
3	Bacon, Alice	29 Mar 1648		I19348	Duane's Ancestors
4	Bacon, John	17 Jun 1683		I19347	Duane's Ancestors
5	Bacon, Michael	18 Apr 1648		I19342	Duane's Ancestors
6	Church, Richard	27 Dec 1668		I33530	Duane's Ancestors
7	Deighton, Katherine	29 Aug 1671		I20519	Duane's Ancestors
8	Fairbanks, John	13 Nov 1684		I19091	Duane's Ancestors
9	Fairbanks, Jonathan	5 Dec 1668		I19021	Duane's Ancestors
10	Fairbanks, Mary	10 May 1676 OR 4 Jun 1684		I19093	Duane's Ancestors
11	Fairbanks, Susan	8 Jul 1659		I19095	Duane's Ancestors
12	Gay, John	4 Mar 1688/9		I22180	Duane's Ancestors
13	Hooker, Joanna	14 Aug 1691		I12209	Duane's Ancestors
14	Leadbetter, Abigail	15 Aug 1769		I4860	Duane's Ancestors
15	Roper, John	Abt 1664		I2980	Duane's Ancestors
16	Smith, Grace	28 Dec 1673 OR 19 May 1676		I19022	Duane's Ancestors
17	Turner, Elizabeth	25 Dec 1656		I45193	Duane's Ancestors
18	Wheeler, John	17 Feb 1661/2		I45196	Duane's Ancestors
19	Wheeler, Samuel	25 Dec 1656		I45197	Duane's Ancestors
20	Wheeler, Sarah	25 Dec 1656		I45195	Duane's Ancestors
21	Whiting, Nathaniel Jr.	31 Oct 1676		I36769	Duane's Ancestors

Burial

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	When and Where	Person ID	Tree
1	Leadbetter, Abigail	15 Aug 1769		I4860	Duane's Ancestors

Admission

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Date and Place	Person ID	Tree
1	Fairbanks, Jonathan	14 Aug 1646	church	I19021	Duane's Ancestors

Baptism

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Date and Place	Person ID	Tree
1	Calderwood, Mary	19 Oct 1760		I9418	Duane's Ancestors

Event

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	When and What	Person ID	Tree
1	Appleton, Maj. Samuel Jr.	9 Dec 1675	forces were gathered	I12497	Duane's Ancestors
2	Mattoon, Philip	9 Dec 1675	forces were gathered	I19045	Duane's Ancestors
3	Sawyer, William	9 Dec 1675	forces were gathered	I5653	Duane's Ancestors
4	Treat, Gov. Robert	9 Dec 1675	forces were gathered	I13890	Duane's Ancestors
5	Wheeler, Richard	1 Jan 1646/7	admitted as a townsman	I45192	Duane's Ancestors

Freeman

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Date and Place	Person ID	Tree
1	Carter, Rev. Thomas	9 Mar 1636/7		I18471	Duane's Ancestors

Office

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Date and Place	Person ID	Tree
1	Wheeler, Richard	1659	fence viewer	I45192	Duane's Ancestors
2	Wheeler, Richard	22 Jun 1660	appointed one of a committee "deputed to viewe the Lande both vpland & meadow near about the pondes by Georges Indians wigwam and make report of what they find to the selectmen in the first opportunity they can take"	I45192	Duane's Ancestors

Property

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Date and Place	Person ID	Tree
1	Wheeler, Richard	1 Jan 1646/7	"Graunted unto Richard Wheeler and John Farrington 2 acres of vpland to be laid out at the discretion of Peter Woodward, Rob't Hinsdale, and Richard Euered beyond the house Lott of the Richard Euered and betwixt the highway and ye swampe ther"	I45192	Duane's Ancestors
2	Wheeler, Richard	26 Feb 1651/2	the town "Granted to Rich Wheeler one parcel of vpland being about 1 acre more or less as it lyeth upon the South and west sides of his house Lott a highway to the swamp reserved"	I45192	Duane's Ancestors
3	Wheeler, Richard	1 Mar 1652/3	drew lot 29 consisting of eight acres and eleven rods in a division of 500 acres of common land	I45192	Duane's Ancestors
4	Wheeler, Richard	20 Feb 1656/7	received eight shares in a division of the "cow commons"	I45192	Duane's Ancestors
5	Wheeler, Richard	5 Jul 1660	drew lot 48 containing eight acres in a division of the common lands	I45192	Duane's Ancestors

Marriage

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Family	Date and Place	Family ID	Tree
1	Adams / Crafts	7 Dec 1678		F12722	Duane's Ancestors
2	Emery / Newcomb	28 Dec 1695		F16349	Duane's Ancestors
3	Wheeler / Turner	4 May 1644		F17947	Duane's Ancestors
4	Whiting / Gay	29 Mar 1664		F14110	Duane's Ancestors