Archive:Dedham, Massachusetts, Vital Records

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Hill, Don Gleason, ed., Dedham, Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript, 1886).

Corrections and additions supplied by Robert B. Hanson, to whom thanks are due.

Key

Ch84 - marriage record from another town (indicated), returned to Dedham under the provisions of Chapter 84 of the Acts of 1857, because one or both parties was recorded as being from Dedham.
CRE - record from St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Dedham.
CRO - church record from the "Orthodox Church" (now Allin Congregational Church, Dedham).
CR1 - record from Dedham First Parish Church (now "The First Church and Parish in Dedham, Unitarian").
GS1 - gravestone record, "Old Village" Cemetery (the brackets indicate that the information on the stone is redundant to the primary entry).
IW - comtemporary memorandum entry by Isaac Whiting of Dedham.
NAD - diary entry by Dr. Nathaniel Ames of Dedham.
RM - necrology kept by the Richards Family of Dedham.
VR - town vital records.

Births

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Frances, bp. Sept. 25, 1838, 12 days old [CRE]. [NOTE]
Frances Maria, child of T. O., bp. Mar. 21, 1834, adult [CRE]. [NOTE]
Frances Maria, d. John A. and Eliza, b. Nov. 9, 1839, bp. May 17, 1840. [CRO]
George Burgess, s. John A. and Emily Ann, b. Sep. 10, 1844, bp. Oct. 13, 1844. [CRO]
Jonas, s. Jonas and Sarah, bp. Dec. 2, 1739. [CR1]
Samuel S., s. Ebenezer, cordwainer, and Sara F., Aug. 21, 1843. [VR]
Sarah, d. Jonas and Sarah, bp. Feb. 28, 1741/2. [CR1]

Church Membership

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Emily Ann, adm. Apr. 16, 1843. [CRO]
Frances Maria, conf. May __, 1834. [CRE] [NOTE]
George C., adm. Aug. 20, 1843. [CRO]
John A., adm. June 24, 1832, dism. to 1st Church, Newton, Feb. 1, 1841. [CRO]
John A., adm. Apr. 16, 1843. [CRO]
Persis R., adm. Aug. 18, 1843, from Natick. [CRO]
Sarah, w. Jonas, adm. May 29, 1771. [CR1]
Susan, conf. Dec. 10, 1826. [CRE] [NOTE]
Susan Jane, adm. church Aug. 27, 1837. [CRO] [NOTE]

Marriages

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Aaron, of Dedham, and Mehitable Smith of Natick, June 10, 1775, in Natick, by Stephen Ballyer, Minister of Natick. [Ch84] [Error for Aaron4 Whiting (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Nathaniel1)--RLW]
Adriel L., of Medfield, a. 25, b. Medfield, s. Leonard and Achsah, and Margaret Cronin of Dedham, a. 20, b. Ire., 8:25:50 [Aug. 25, 1850]. [VR]
Betsey, of Needham, and Sylvanus H. Belcher of Newton, int. 6 Mar 1825 [VR], m. Mar. 27, 1825, in Needham. [CRO] [NOTE]
Betsey, of Needham, and Sylvanus H. Belcher, of Newton, m. Mar. 27, 1825 [CRO]. [NOTE]
Caroline [J., int.], Miss, and Mr. Edward Glover, b. of Dedham, int. Apr. 27, 1823, m. July 13, 1823, by Rev. John White. [VR]
Charles E., of Boston, a. 48, b. Asby, s. John B. and Harriet C., and Minnie Ridley of Dedham, a. 27, b. Charlestown, d. Matthias and Lydia A., 11:25:85 [Nov. 25, 1885]. [VR]
Cynthia, Miss, of Needham, and Mr. Frederick Richards of Dedham, m. Jan. 24, 1799, in Needham, by Stephen Palmer, Pastor of the First Church in Needham [VR]. [Error for Cynthia5 Whiting, daughter of Jonathan4 and Elizabeth (Newell) Whiting (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Nathaniel1)--RLW]
Daniel, of Natick, and Jane Whitney of Dedham, July 10, 1777, in Natick, by Stephen Ballyer, Minister of Natick. [VR]
Desire, of Roxbury, and Edward Ward of Dedham, int. Feb. 18, 1769 [VR] (m. Mar. 9, 1769, Roxbury, [Roxbury VR]).
Desire, Miss, of Newton, and Mr. James Farrington, of Dedham, int. Mar. 9, 1828. [VR] [NOTE]
Eli H., of Westboro, a. 25, b. Upton, s. Wm. F. and Harriet N., and Jennie E. Stowe of Dover, a. 22, b. Dover, d. Albert and Mary J., 1:13:73 [Jan. 13, 1873]. [VR]
Elisha, Mr., of Boston, and Miss Abigail Baker Gay, of Dedham, int. Oct. 29, 1809 [VR], m. Nov. 19, 1809 [CR1].
Ephraim, Mr., and Mrs. Mary Reed, b. of Dedham, int. June 15, 1765, m. July 4, 1765, by Rev. Mr. Jason Haven. [VR]
Frances M., Miss, of Wrentham, and Ira Cleveland, Esq., of Dedham, int. Apr. 23, 1837. [VR]
Frances M., of Tarboro, N.C., a. 47, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., d. Timothy P. and Emmeline (Whitney), and Lewis H. Kingsbury of Dedham, a. 73, b. Walpole, s. Samuel and Hannah (Hall), 11:16:87 [Nov. 16, 1887]. [VR]
Franklin E. R., Mr., and Miss Hannah B. Ayer, b. of Dedham, int. June 25, 1843. [VR] [NOTE]
Hannah G. [Miss, int.] and Arthur Danforth [Mr., int.], [b. of Dedham, int.], int. Sep. 13, 1829 [VR], m. Nov. 22, 1829. [CRO]
Jane, of Dedham, and Daniel of Natick, m. July 10, 1777, in Natick, by Stephen Ballyer, Minister of Natick [VR]. [Error for Daniel Hill. See Natick Vital Records.--RLW]
Jemima, and [Mr., int.] David Fairbanks, b. of Dedham, int. Dec. 2, 1785 [VR], m. Feb. 23, 1786, by Rev. Thomas Thacher. [VR]
Jemime, of Watertown, and Abner Ellis of Dedham, int. Aug. 3, 1776 [VR].
Jenny, of Dedham, and Daniel Hill of Natick, int. Apr. 12, 1777. [VR]
John, Mr., of Needham [Newton, int.], and Miss Polly Pope of Dedham, int. Aug. 6, 1785, m. Sept. 4, 1785, in Newton, by Rev. Mr. Jonathan Homer. [VR]
John O., of Decatur, Ill., a. 33, b. Florida, N.Y., s. Wm. H. and Mary A., and Janet G. Hutchins of Dedham, a. 27, b. Dedham, d. Geo. H. and Mary, 9:26:89 [Sept. 26, 1889]. [VR]
Joseph S., of Boston, a. 28, b. Boston, s. Wm. and Sarah, and Annie B. Wood of Dedham, a. 22, b. Boston, d. Amos and Eliz'h, 1:10:55 [Jan. 10, 1855]. [VR]
Love, of Framingham, and Jonathan Battle [Battelle, int.] of Dedham, int. Oct. 20, 175_ [VR], m. Jan. 2, 1754, in Framingham, by Rev. Solomon Reed. [Ch84]
Mary, of Dedham, and [Mr., int.] Eli Smith, of Walpole [Medfield, int.], int. May 16, 1805, m. June 25, 1805, by Rev. Thomas Thacher. [VR]
Mary, Miss, of Dover, and Mr. Jonathan Prescott, of Dedham, int. June 6, 1818, m. Oct. 18, 1818, by Rev. Mr. White. [VR] [Probably an error for Mary Whiting.--RLW]]
Mary [P., int.], Miss, and Mr. Jarvis Leonard, b. of Dedham, int. June 22, 1811 [VR], m. Aug. 7, 1811, by Rev. Joshua Bates. [VR, CR1] [NOTE]
Nathan, Mr., of Dedham and Mrs. Mary Newell of Needham, m. Mar. 7, 1776, in Needham, by Josiah Newell, Just. Peace. [VR] [Error for Nathan4 Whiting (Jonathan3, Jonathan3, Nathaniel3).--RLW]
Relief, Miss, and Mr. Willard Richards, int. Oct. 16, 1813. [VR]
Roxana, of Dedham, and Mr. Ebenezer Blake, of Dover, Mar. 2, 1829, by Rev. Alvan Lamson. [VR]
Roxelana, Miss, of Dedham, and Mr. Ebenezer Blake of Dover, int. Dec. 7, 1828 [VR], m. Mar. 2, 1829. [CR1]

Deaths

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Emily Ann, Oct. 11, 1844, a. 24y., fever. [CRO]
Geo. Frederick, d. Nov. 2, 1827, aged 11 [CRO]. [NOTE]
George Frederick, Nov. 2, 1830, a. 11y. [CRE [GS1]] [NOTE]
Samuel S., M.D., June 30, 1855, a. 40y. [VR2 p. 292]
Sarah, d. Feb. 10, 1814, "at the factory," a. 20y., consumption. [CR1] [NOTE]
Sarah W., only d. S. S. and Sarah W., Sept. 23, 1855, a. 16m. [VR2 p. 292]
Stillman S., Dr., only s. S. S. and Sarah W., Nov. 6, 1886, a. 36y. [VR2 p. 292]
William, s. William and Lydia, Nov. 29, 1795, a. 12y. [IW] [Error for William Whiting (William6, William5, John4, Nathaniel3, Timothy2, Nathaniel1).--RLW]
_____, of Fitzwilliam [N.H.], d. July 8, 1803, "blowing rocks on turnpike". [NAD]
_____, w. Jason, d. Dec. 27, 1810, a. 28y., of typhus. [CR1] [Mrs. Hannah, "at the farm of _____ Sprague, aged 26" [RD]].
_____, "at the factory", Sep. 11, 1826, a. 20y. [VR] [NOTE]
_____, Sep. 27, 1828, a. 23y., funeral from George Bird's. [RM] [NOTE]
_____, w. John, Oct. __, 1844, a. 24 y. [RM] [see Emily, above]

Transients, Strangers, etc.

WHITNEY

Dolly: Dec. 24, 1790, the Selectmen issue a warrant "to warn and give notice unto Dolly Whitney, single person, who has lately come into this Town with the purpose of abiding therein, not having obtained the Town's consent thereto, that she depart ... within fifteen days..."
Ephraim: Dec. 19, 1765, "the Selectmen ... by warrant ... warn Ephraim Whitney to depart in fourteen days, or give security to indemnify the Town."
John: Feb. 20, 1794, the Selectment issue a warrant "to warn and give notice unto John Whitney and family of Newton, who have come into this Town for the purpose of abiding therein, not having obtained the Town s consent therefor, that they depart ... within fourteen days ..."
Mary: ca. Nov. 1781, "John Reed informs ... that he has taken into his family Mary Whitney about the 19th day of June 1781, last from Medfield."
Molly: Dec. 24, 1790, the Selectmen issue a warrant "to warn and give notice unto Molly Whitney, single person, who has lately come into this Town with the purpose of abiding therein, not having obtained the Town's consent thereto, that she depart ... within fifteen days..."
Sarah: Oct. 20, 1773, "Margaret Ward acquaints ... that she hath taken into her family, from Roxbury, on the ninth day of this instant October, Sarah Whitney." [NOTE]

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