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History Of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1700–1799
The history of Dedham, Massachusetts from 1700 to 1799 saw the town become one of the largest and most influential country towns in Massachusetts. As the population grew and residents moved to outlying areas of the town, battles for political power took place. Similar battles were taking place within the churches, as liberal and conservative factions bristled at paying for ministers with whom they had differences of theological opinion. New parishes and preciencts were formed, and eventually several new towns broke away. The town became less insular and less homogeneous as available land was used up and contact with other communities grew. Though still more economically and socially equal than other communities, a lower class of residents began to emerge and depend on the town's charity. The Town was active during the American Revolution, with nearly every able man taking part in the war. The population at the time was between 1,500 and 2,000 people, of which 672 men fought in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien And Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were a set of four United States statutes that sought, on national security grounds, to restrict immigration and limit 1st Amendment protections for freedom of speech. They were endorsed by the Federalist Party of President John Adams as a response to a developing dispute with the French Republic and to related fears of domestic political subversion. The prosecution of journalists under the Sedition Act rallied public support for the opposition Democratic-Republicans, and contributed to their success in the elections of 1800. Under the new administration of Thomas Jefferson, only the Alien Enemies Act, granting the president powers of detention and deportation of foreigners in wartime or in face of a threatened invasion, remained in force. After 1800, and up until the second presidency of Donald Trump, the surviving Alien Enemies Act was invoked three times, in each case during the course of a declared war: the War of 1812, and the Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abner Ellis
Col. Abner Ellis (January 4, 1770 - December 14, 1844) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court for five years. Ellis was the son of Abner and Meletiah Ellis and was born on January 4, 1770. He was also town clerk and selectman in 1780. In 1792–3, Ellis was teaching in one of the Dedham Public Schools. He was a charter member of the Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves. Ellis was married to Mary Gay by Thomas Thatcher on December 18, 1793. He died on December 14, 1844 and is buried in the Old Village Cemetery. Among Ellis's descendants was great-great-grandson Charles G. Sawtelle, who served as Quartermaster General of the United States Army The Quartermaster General of the United States Army is a general officer who is responsible for the Quartermaster Corps (United States Army), Quartermaster Corps, the Quartermaster branch of the United States Army, U.S. Army. The Quartermaster G ... from 1896 to 1897. References Works cited * { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Ellis
Joseph John-Michael Ellis III (born July 18, 1943) is an American historian whose work focuses on the lives and times of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His book '' American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson'' won a National Book Award in 1997"National Book Awards – 1997" National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-24. (With acceptance speech by Ellis.) and '' Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation'' won the 2001 Pulitzer P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleazer Ellis
Eleazer Ellis was an American politician who represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court The Massachusetts General Court, formally the General Court of Massachusetts, is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts located in the state capital of Boston. The name "General Court" is a holdover from the earliest days of .... Beginning in 1729, he served two terms as selectman. References Works cited * Members of the colonial Massachusetts General Court from Dedham Year of birth missing Year of death missing Dedham, Massachusetts selectmen {{Massachusetts-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Fisher (born 1675)
Captain Joshua Fisher (February 4, 1675 - March 11, 1730) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court in 1725 and 1726. Personal life Fisher was born February 4, 1675, to Joshua and Esther () Fisher. He married Hannah Gay in 1695. They had five daughters, Hannah, Mary, Rebecca, Judith, and Sarah. Mary married Nathaniel Ames. He died March 11, 1730. Career He inherited Fisher's Tavern The Ames Tavern was a tavern in Dedham, Massachusetts. Founded as Fisher's Tavern in 1649 by Joshua Fisher, it eventually passed into the hands of Nathaniel Ames through a complicated lawsuit based on colonial laws of inheritance. It was eventua ... from his father, Joshua. It was founded by his grandfather, also named Lieutenant Joshua Fisher. Upon his death he left it to his widow. References Works cited * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Joshua Businesspeople from Dedham, Massachusetts Members of the colonial Massachusetts General Court from Dedham 1675 births 1730 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleazer Kingsbury
Eleazer Kingsbury represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court The Massachusetts General Court, formally the General Court of Massachusetts, is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts located in the state capital of Boston. The name "General Court" is a holdover from the earliest days of .... He also served 10 terms as selectman, beginning in 1693. References Works cited * Members of the colonial Massachusetts General Court from Dedham Year of birth missing Year of death missing Dedham, Massachusetts selectmen {{Massachusetts-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fuller (Massachusetts Politician)
John Fuller represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was also Early_government_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts#Town_Clerks, town clerk for a total of four years, having first been elected in 1690. Also beginning in 1690, he began the first of his five terms as selectman. References Works cited * Members of the colonial Massachusetts General Court from Dedham Year of birth missing Year of death missing Dedham, Massachusetts selectmen Town clerks of Dedham {{Massachusetts-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Fisher (Dedham)
Daniel Fisher represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He served from 1700 to 1704 and then again in 1712 and 1713. He also served nine terms as selectman beginning in 1690. In the years leading to the American Revolution Dedham had a number of men rise to protect the liberties of the colonists. When Governor Edmund Andros was deposed and arrested in 1689 it was Dedham's Daniel Fisher who "burst into ohnUsher's house, to drag forth the tyrant by the collar, to bind him and cast him into a fort" and eventually send him back to England to stand trial. Before being sent to England, he was brought to the home of dominion official John Usher and held under close watch. He died in 1713 and is interred in a tomb at the Old Village Cemetery The Old Village Cemetery is an historic cemetery in Dedham, Massachusetts. History The first portion of the cemetery was set apart at the first recorded meeting of the settlers of Dedham on August 18, 1636, with land take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moderator (town Official)
A moderator is an official of an incorporated town who presides over the town meeting, and in some cases, other municipal meetings. In the United States, the New England town is best known for the town meeting form of government. The office of moderator exists in at least Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ... and Vermont. Maine The moderator serves for the duration of the meeting at which he or she is elected. The election of the moderator is presided over by the town clerk. Massachusetts Massachusetts moderators serve a term of one or three years, depending on the choice of each town. Vacancies in the office of moderator are filled by the voters. If the moderator is absent from a meeting, the voters elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dover, Massachusetts
Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,923 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. With a median household income of more than $250,000, Dover is the wealthiest town in Massachusetts. Located about southwest of downtown Boston, Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River. Almost all of the residential zoning requires or larger. As recently as the early 1960s, 75% of its annual town budget was allocated to snow removal, as only of the town's roads are state highway. Dover is bordered by Natick, Wellesley and Needham to the north, Westwood to the east, Walpole and Medfield to the south, and Sherborn to the west. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Dover, please see the article Dover (CDP), Massachusetts. History The first recorded settlement of Dover was in 1640. It was later established as the Springfield Parish of Dedham in 1748, and incorpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westwood, Massachusetts
Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,266 at the 2020 United States census. History Westwood was first settled in 1641 and was part of the town of Dedham, originally called 'West Dedham', until it was officially incorporated in 1897. It was the last town to split from the original town of Dedham. From early in the settlement of Dedham, the people of the Clapboard Trees Precinct were "a wealthy, sophisticated lot, familiar with the bigwigs of provincial politics and prone to the religious liberalism that was à la mode in Boston." Residents did not care for the politically more powerful Calvinist views of those who lived in the village of Dedham and asked to separate. It was originally to have been named the "Town of Nahatan:" In July 2005CNN/Money and ''Money'' magazineranked Westwood 13th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Fisher (Massachusetts Politician)
Lieutenant Joshua Fisher (-August 10, 1672) was a politician from Dedham, Massachusetts and a member of the Massachusetts Bay Colony#Government, Massachusetts House of Deputies. He was a blacksmith, saw mill owner, and tavern keeper. Personal life Fisher was born c. 1620 and baptized in April 1621 at Syleham. He came to New England with his uncle, Anthony Fisher (Massachusetts politician), Anthony Fisher, and cousin Daniel Fisher (Massachusetts politician), Daniel Fisher when he was 16 years old. He traveled a year ahead of his father, and Dedham accepted him on November 1, 1637, on the condition that his father arrive the next summer. Soon after he signed the Dedham Covenant. He became a Freeman (Colonial), freeman on May 2, 1649. His father, also named Joshua, and his brother, John, left Dedham and moved to Medfield, Massachusetts by 1664. In 1639, he joined the First Church and Parish in Dedham. He married Mary Aldis, the daughter of Nathan Aldis, in 1643. After her death in 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
