The Dedham Historical Register, Volumes 9-10Dedham Historical Society, 1898 - Dedham (Mass.) |
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Aaron Smith Abigail acres Aged Anna April 18 April 23 August Avery Oak Baker Betsey born Boston Bullard BURDAKIN Canton Capen Capt Charles Chloe Church Clark Court Daniel daughter Deacon December DEDHAM HISTORICAL Died April died Feb Died Jan died Oct died Sept Dorchester Drake Ebenezer Elijah Eliza Elizabeth Ellis Esther Eunice February Fisher Fisher Ames Frances Fuller George Hannah Harriet Hewins Hill Hixon Indians Jane January Jeremiah John Johnson Joseph Josiah July July 21 June June 17 June 24 Kingsbury land Lemuel Lewis Lucy Lydia March March 22 Maria married Mary Medfield memory Mills Morse Moses Nancy Nathan Nathaniel Natick Needham November October Olive Pettee Plimpton Polly Readville Richards Sally Samuel Sarah September son of Otis Stoughton Susan Susanna Talbot taught teacher Thomas Tisdale town of Dedham Walpole West Dedham William winter Wrentham
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Page 57 - As you are now so once was I; As I am now so you must be, Prepare for death and follow me.
Page 38 - In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a State, And sovereign Law, that State's collected will O'er thrones and globes elate, Sits Empress, crowning good, repressing ill.
Page 115 - Friends nor physicians could not save My mortal body from the grave, Nor can the grave confine me here When Christ shall call me to appear.
Page 36 - Forasmuch as the good education of children is of singular behoof and benefit to any commonwealth, and whereas many parents and masters are too indulgent and negligent of their duty in that kind: It is...
Page 38 - If you have no power of giving: An arm of aid to the weak, A friendly hand to the friendless, Kind words, so short to speak, But whose echo is endless: The world is wide, — these things are small, They may be nothing, but they are All.
Page 54 - Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray, Since thou art my Guardian, no evil I fear ; Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay; No harm can befall with my Comforter near.
Page 44 - There, in that silent room below, The dead lay in his shroud of snow; And in the hush that followed the prayer, Was heard the old clock on the stair,— "Forever — never ! Never — forever...
Page 45 - We have no title-deeds to house or lands; Owners and occupants of earlier dates From graves forgotten stretch their dusty hands, And hold in mortmain still their old estates.
Page 94 - PRINCE appears among signatures to an order for "Bounty Coat," or its equivalent in money, due for the eight months
Page 36 - COVENANT 1 We whose names ar here vnto subscribed. doe. in the feare and Reuerence of our Allmightie God, Mutually : and seuerally pmist amongst our selues and each to other to pffesse and practice one trueth according to that most pfect rule, the foundacion where of is Euerlasting Loue: 2 That we shall by all meanes Laboure to keepe of from vs all such, as ar contrarye minded.