Nathan Aldis was an early settler of

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who served on that town's Board of Selectmen in 1641, 1642, and 1644. He served in a variety of other positions in the town and served as a deacon at

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. He signed the

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. In 1642,

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sold half of his rights to the mill on

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to Nathaniel Whiting and the other half to

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, Aldis, and John Dwight. They operated the mill "in a rather stormy partnership" until 1649 when Whiting became the sole owner. Aldis and his wife Mary were the parents of John Aldis and ancestors of Asa O. Aldis. His daughter, Mary, married Joshua Fisher. His prosperity diminished in his later years.

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