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selectmen were "an artificial aristocracy." Chances are either they or their fathers may have immigrated from
England with slightly more wealth than average. Some helped write the covenant or helped convince the General Court to incorporate the plantation as a town. Their status as an aristocrat rested upon their status as a leader of a Utopian community, however, not because they had immense wealth.
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even though every inhabitant was required to live within one mile (1.6 km) of the meeting place, even though each absence from the meeting brought a fine, and even though the town crier personally visited the house of every latecomer half an hour after the meeting had begun, only 74 percent of those eligible actually showed up at the typical town meeting between 1636 and 1644."
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up only 5% of the population but filled 60% of the seats on the Board. An additional 15 men served an average of 10 terms each, filling 30% of the seats. These 15 usually left office only when they had an early death or they removed from town. If a man served more than three terms he could usually count on returning for many more.
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the selectmen, "particularly those elected again and again for ten or twenty years, owned considerably more land than the average citizen. Selectmen who served between 1640 and 1740 were almost always among the wealthiest 20 percent of the town. In any given year a majority of a particular board were among the richest 10%."
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obliging both himself and his successors after him forever." They swore they would "in the fear and reverence of our
Almighty God, mutually and severally promise amongst ourselves and each to profess and practice one truth according to that most perfect rule, the foundation whereof is ever lasting love."
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One of the most prominent ways they did so was by calling for more meetings. In the first 50 years of existence, town meetings were held on average about twice a year but by 1700 it was held four or five times each year. The agenda also grew longer and included an open ended item that allowed them to
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of the church." It was not required that a man be wealthy to serve, but it improved his chances of getting elected. Even those who were among the wealthiest, however, still had lifestyles that were remarkably similar to those with less as the spectrum of wealth was narrow. Throughout the 17th century
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They also agreed that "we shall by all means labor to keep off from us all such as are contrary minded, and receive only such unto us as may be probably of one heart with us, as that we either know or may well and truly be informed to walk in a peacable conversation with all meekness of spirit, for
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For the first fifty years of Dedham's existence, it enjoyed a stable, tranquil government. The town elected a group of wealthy, experienced friends as
Selectmen and then heeded their judgement. It also adopted a clause in the covenant that mandated mediation, which supported stability of the society.
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from its founding in 1636 to the turn of the 18th century. It has been described as being both "a peculiar oligarchy" and a "a most peculiar democracy." Most freemen could participate in Town
Meeting, though they soon established a Board of Selectmen. Power and initiative ebbed and flowed between the
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The leaders they chose "were men of proven ability who were known to hold the same values and to be seeking the same goals as their neighbors" and they were "invested with great authority." The empowering of several selectmen to administer the affairs of the town was soon seen by the whole colony to
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In provincial elections, only church members could vote, limiting the share of men to 50% in 1662. The number continued to fall from there. While in many respects Dedham and
Massachusetts society resembled England, the franchise was more widespread in the colony than it was in the mother country, as
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From 1648 to 1670, 60% to 90% of men had the right to vote. In 1686, only 25% of the taxpayers had an estate worth 80 pounds so, with those grandfathered in, only 50% of men could vote. In 1691, the property requirement was lowered back to 20 pounds bringing the percentage of men eligible to vote up
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Selectmen, meetings were generally called only twice a year and usually did not stray far from the agenda prepared for them by the selectmen. In fact, the Meeting would often refer issues to the Selectmen to act upon or to "prepare and ripen the answer" to a difficult
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The men chosen to serve were consistently sent back to serve multiple year-long terms on the board. Between 1637 and 1639 there were 43 different men chosen as selectmen; they served on average eight terms each. In that time period there were 10 men who served an average of 20 terms each. They made
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If a man served three terms and met with the satisfaction of the community, he tended to stay on the board for many years following. In 1671, the board had 100 years of cumulative experience. During early years, roughly one in three men would serve as selectman at some point during their lives but,
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By taking on small tasks, like granting favors to residents, and large ones, like deciding to expand the meetinghouse, the town meeting demonstrated a lack of confidence in their leaders. It also became increasing likely in the years following 1658 for incumbent selectmen to be voted out of office
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Following a practice that was sporadic beginning 1690, Town
Meeting also regularly began electing a moderator after 1715 to preside. During the same time period, Town Meeting began appointing officials to handle duties that were previously left to the selectmen. Town Meeting also began writing and
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Meeting soon appointed selectmen to handle most of the town's affairs, it was the meeting that created the Board and the Meeting could just as easily dissolve it. However, "its theoretical powers were for the most part symbolic" and "ormal review of the acts and accounts of the executive
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The selectmen wrote most of the laws in the town and they levied taxes on their fellow townsmen. They could also approve expenditures. The selectmen were charged with deciding who sat where in the meetinghouse. When difficult problems arose, the selectmen would often appoint a special committee to
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were chosen "by general consent" and given "full power to contrive, execute and perform all the business and affairs of this whole town." The first board was established just a month after the ordination of church leaders, a process that was proceeded by every member of the church confessing their
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Just as the selectmen did, they enacted bylaws, appointed special committees, and granted small favors to individual residents. It was typically the meeting to voted to accepted new residents to live within the town and appointed lower officers. Votes were generally not recorded and decisions were
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A group of notable clergy from around the colony, including Dedham's John Allin, wrote a petition to the
General Court in 1671 complaining that the lawmakers were contributing to anti-clerical sentiment. They asked for the General Court to endorse the authority of the clergy in spiritual matters,
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Though the Meeting gave "full power" to the Selectmen when they were first established, the Meeting periodically voted to either affirm, deny, or revise those powers. The Meeting would occasionally vote on the actions of the Selectmen, and choose to either approve or disapprove of them, but never
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The more wealthy a voter was, the more likely he would attend the meeting. However, "even though no more than 58 men were eligible to come to the Dedham town meeting and to make the decisions for the town, even though the decisions to which they addressed themselves were vital to their existence,
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The covenant outlined both the social ideal they hoped to achieve and the policies and procedures they would use to reach it. As the Covenant stipulated that "for the better manifestation of our true resolution herein, every man so received into the town is to subscribe hereunto his name, thereby
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In theory, the selectmen shared the power to appoint men to positions with the Town Meeting but they retained "a strong initiative" to act on their own. As the selectmen became more active, the Town Meeting became "essentially passive. It lacked initiative, its veto was quiescent," and its broad
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They also served as a court, determining who had broken by-laws and issuing fines. Almost all townsmen would have to appear before them at one point or another during the year to ask for a swap of land, to ask to remove firewood from the common lands, or for some other purpose. In 1652 they were
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It was often the case that even after "meetings been agreed upon and times appointed accordingly" many townsmen would still arrive late to the meeting and those who arrived promptly "wasted much time to their great damage." To discourage tardiness the town set fines in 1636 of one shilling for
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created principles to regulate taxation and land distribution; it bought land for town use and forbade the use of it forever to those who could not pay their share within a month; it decided the number of pines each family could cut from the swamp and which families could cover their house with
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It was also expected that once a decision was made that all would abide by it with no further dissent or debate. For the first fifty years of Dedham's existence, there were no prolonged disputes that were common in other communities. They also agreed to pay their fair share for the common good.
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One needed to be present to vote, however. As some proprietors never moved to Dedham, they effectively gave up their say over how the Town would be run. Others, for whatever reason, chose not to attend. John Ellis attended meetings in Watertown but his name does not appear in the records as an
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It also asserted more control over finances by appointing a treasurer, constables, and assessors, as well as authorizing every tax imposed. It also gave much greater scrutiny to the appropriations and revenues requested by the board. Town Meeting also began appointing a committee to audit the
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The burdens of office could take up to a third of their time during busy seasons. They served without salary and came up through the ranks of lower offices. In return they became "men of immense prestige" and were frequently selected to serve in other high posts. During the 17th century, the
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A colony law required all voters to be Church members until 1647, though it may not have been enforced. Even if it were, 70% of the men in town would have been eligible to participate. The law changed in 1647 and, as it was interpreted in Dedham, all men over 24 were eligible to vote.
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Before a man could join the community he underwent a public inquisition to determine his suitability. Every signer of the Covenant was required to tell all he knew of the other men and if a lie was uncovered the man who spoke it would be instantly excluded from town.
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overturned a substantive decision made by the board. In practice, they existed as a legislative veto of the selectmen's power. In the exercise of legislative, appointive, financial, judicial, and administrative power, the selectmen were the superior of town meeting.
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For 45 of the first 50 years of Dedham's existence, one of the 10 selectmen who served most often also served in "the one superior recognized, the General Court." In colonial Massachusetts, each town sent two deputies to the General Court each year. Three men,
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Men who were not members of the church were still allowed to hold town office. However, in light of the "high rate of admissions, the townsmen may have assumed that would be members soon enough." A large majority of those who served were members, however.
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clapboard. The men who went to that town meeting hammered out the abstract principles under which they would live and regulated the most minute details of their lives. The decisions they made then affected the lives of their children and grandchildren.
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and for new men to be elected in their place. Despite this, Selectmen were still respected in the community and the selectmen still came from the ranks of wealthier residents, partly because they needed to have the free time to devote to the office.
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The colony added a new requirement that a man must own taxable property of at least 20 pounds in 1658, and increased that sum to 80 pounds in 1670. The 1658 requirement reduced the number of voters from 91 to 83 members, and the 1670 increase had a
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arriving more than half an hour after the "beating of the drum" and two sixpence shilling if a member was completely absent. In 1637 those fines increased to twelve pence for being late and three shillings and four pence for not arriving at all.
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powers were not exercised. It was the selectmen who called for a gathering of the Town Meeting and they generally called very few. The board also prepared the agenda for the meeting, which gave them a degree of control over it.
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Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America: With a Brief History of Those of the First Generation and References to the Various Local Histories, and Other Sources of Information where Additional Data May be
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attendee for nearly two years after moving to Dedham. Ezekiel Holliman felt he had been wronged by the Town and so boycotted the meetings in protest before selling his land and leaving town in July 1637.
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allowing all those who previously were qualified to keep the franchise. Those not covered, however, may have to wait until they were 40 until they had accumulated enough wealth to earn the right to vote.
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The Board of Selectmen was originally created to take some of the workload off of the Town Meeting, but now the meeting was increasing the burden on itself. To resolve this problem, they began creating
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Soon the selectmen "enjoyed almost complete control over every aspect of local administration." They met roughly 10 times a year for formal sessions, and more often in informal subcommittees. When the
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included husbandmen, wool-combers, farriers, millers, linen weavers, and butchers. Many of them barely knew each other. Eventually 125 men would ascribe their names to the document.
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alleged fraud, however, and Woodward refused to serve until the question was resolved. The Town met again on January 8, and this time voted by secret ballot. Fisher was elected.
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have great value, and after the General Court approved of it, nearly all towns began choosing selectmen of their own.
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190:History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635β1699
3778:
3764:
3704:
3652:
3496:
3238:
3226:
2877:
2524:
2497:
2357:
2328:
2274:
2006:any further delay, if it possibly may be."
1329:Average cumulative experience of the board
159:
145:
3473:
3427:
3289:
3287:
3285:
3113:
3101:
3086:
3074:
3057:
3045:
3028:
3016:
2999:
2928:
2909:
2892:
2862:
2845:
2822:
2810:
2793:
2776:
2764:
2731:
2685:
2683:
2606:
2587:
2575:
2563:
2551:
2509:
2457:
2426:
2402:
2381:
2369:
2340:
2316:
2304:
2289:
2259:
2247:
2180:
2165:
2153:
2132:
2120:
2108:
173:early government of Dedham, Massachusetts
2226:. A Puritan's Mind. 1636. Archived from
2205:
3705:Brown, Richard D.; Tager, Jack (2000).
3588:. Press of Avery & Doten. pp.
3553:
3482:. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
3174:
2015:He also served in 1658, 1662, and 1663.
1218:was sporadic and at best perfunctory."
1120:, were founding members of the church.
4545:Pre-statehood history of Massachusetts
4517:
3727:
3680:
3604:
3525:
3443:
3396:
3359:
3353:
3347:
3282:
3276:
3189:
3159:
2949:
2680:
2662:
2637:
2625:
2199:
2083:
2066:
2054:
2035:
1987:Barber has the date as August 15, 1636
1238:on April 18, 1689 following news that
1163:by 1736, fewer than one in six would.
1159:look into the matter and report back.
4535:Colonial settlements in North America
3759:
3713:. University of Massachusetts Press.
3661:
2743:
4555:Government of colonial Massachusetts
4078:Dedham Historical Society and Museum
3734:. Massachusetts Publishing Company.
3605:Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874).
1318:Percent who serve more than 10 terms
1285:Average recruitment of new selectmen
1234:was deposed as administrator of the
3293:
1512:Representation in the General Court
1191:
13:
4550:People from colonial Massachusetts
4113:Norfolk County Correctional Center
3665:A History of Dedham, Massachusetts
3244:
1959:which by implication included the
209:There was not so much a system of
14:
4566:
4329:First Church of Christ, Scientist
4525:History of Dedham, Massachusetts
4504:Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway
4499:Stony Brook Reservation Parkways
4281:Rust Craft Greeting Card Company
4030:Public Service Recognition Award
3898:
3709:Massachusetts: A concise history
3668:. Transcript Press, Incorporated
3447:Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890
3296:"Extracts from the Sewall Diary"
33:
4474:Dedham Corporate Center station
3560:. Genealogical Publishing Com.
3532:. Genealogical Publishing Com.
3504:. Genealogical Publishing Com.
2009:
1999:
1990:
1981:
1166:
1145:Massachusetts Body of Liberties
274:
4271:The Norfolk & Dedham Group
3626:The William and Mary Quarterly
3437:
3300:The Dedham Historical Register
2692:The William and Mary Quarterly
1373:
1254:Town Meeting reasserts control
1212:
1:
3455:Worthington, Erastus (1827).
3444:Hanson, Robert Brand (1976).
3294:Gay, Frederick Lewis (1892).
2022:
1382:was elected on May 17, 1639.
183:
4392:St. Mary's School and Asylum
3681:Barber, John Warner (1848).
3653:Mansbridge, Jane J. (1980).
3450:. Dedham Historical Society.
3366:. Π ΠΈΠΏΠΎΠ» ΠΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΊ. p. 5.
2983:Lockridge & Kreider 1966
2971:Lockridge & Kreider 1966
2483:Lockridge & Kreider 1966
2415:Lockridge & Kreider 1966
337:
307:
175:describes the governance of
7:
4241:D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches
3972:People from colonial Dedham
3728:Fisher, Phillip A. (1898).
3554:Goodwin, Nathaniel (1982).
3526:Jordan, John Woolf (2004).
3474:Lockridge, Kenneth (1985).
231:
10:
4571:
4221:Atlantic Power Corporation
4157:Queen of Apostles Seminary
3896:
3655:Beyond Adversary Democracy
3497:Whittemore, Henry (1967).
235:
187:
4461:
4405:
4362:
4309:
4201:
4175:
4043:
4035:Village Historic District
3990:
3922:Dedham High School alumni
3907:
3794:
3308:Dedham Historical Society
4261:Moseley's on the Charles
3875:Death of Elizabeth Fales
3657:. New York: Basic Books.
3329:Carter & Holmes 1893
1974:
255:..." It was not to be a
4453:Pine Ridge Pet Cemetery
3977:Signers of the Covenant
3917:Deacons at First Church
3252:"Member: JohnKingsbury"
1236:Dominion of New England
4530:Colonial Massachusetts
4073:Dedham Community House
3880:The Massachusetts Game
3461:. Dutton and Wentworth
2358:Brown & Tager 2000
2275:Brown & Tager 2000
293:
4377:Dedham Public Schools
4068:Daniel Slattery house
3788:Dedham, Massachusetts
3662:Smith, Frank (1936).
3360:Whitin, F.H. (1905).
2224:"The Dedham Covenant"
288:
53:Dedham, Massachusetts
4448:Old Village Cemetery
4319:Allin Congregational
4226:Blue Ribbon Barbecue
4103:Fisher-Whiting House
3841:Settlers' lifestyles
1307:Average terms served
1000:Nathaniel Chickering
113:Settlers' lifestyles
4489:Stone Haven station
4382:Noble and Greenough
4266:National Amusements
4188:Horse Thief Society
4162:Samuel Dexter House
4058:601-603 High Street
3688:. Lazell. pp.
3418:, pp. 106β107.
3258:. September 3, 2010
3077:, pp. 121β122.
3060:, pp. 120β121.
2985:, pp. 552β553.
1394:Total years served
1259:
1240:James II of England
351:Total years served
296:made by consensus.
211:checks and balances
118:American Revolution
4433:Brookdale Cemetery
4372:Dedham High School
4193:James Joyce Ramble
4183:Historical Society
4097:Jonathan Fairbanks
3952:Military personnel
3885:Sacco and Vanzetti
3478:A New England Town
1696:Francis Chickering
1679:Francis Chickering
1667:Francis Chickering
1650:Francis Chickering
1637:Francis Chickering
1620:Francis Chickering
1604:Francis Chickering
1587:Francis Chickering
1570:Francis Chickering
1388:Year first elected
1258:
1248:1689 Boston revolt
718:Jonathan Fairbanks
523:Francis Chickering
345:Year first elected
319:grandfather clause
224:" in that laws of
4512:
4511:
4443:Fariview Cemetery
4147:Pillar of Liberty
4108:Museum of Bad Art
3741:978-0-608-32125-7
3567:978-0-8063-0159-4
3539:978-0-8063-5239-8
3511:978-0-8063-0378-9
3489:978-0-393-95459-3
3373:978-5-87124-001-4
2429:, pp. 47β48.
2123:, pp. 48β49.
1961:half-way covenant
1940:
1939:
1509:
1508:
1339:
1338:
1296:New men recruited
1090:
1089:
1037:Nathaniel Bullard
1025:Eleazer Kingsbury
880:Nathaniel Stearns
679:Nathaniel Colburn
326:from 40% to 70%.
169:
168:
28:History of Dedham
4562:
4494:Boston Post Road
4484:Endicott station
4397:Ursuline Academy
4000:Ames Schoolhouse
3902:
3890:Suffolk Resolves
3836:Early government
3780:
3773:
3766:
3757:
3756:
3752:
3750:
3748:
3724:
3712:
3701:
3699:
3697:
3677:
3675:
3673:
3658:
3649:
3620:
3618:
3616:
3601:
3599:
3597:
3578:
3576:
3574:
3550:
3548:
3546:
3522:
3520:
3518:
3493:
3481:
3470:
3468:
3466:
3451:
3431:
3425:
3419:
3416:Worthington 1827
3413:
3400:
3394:
3385:
3384:
3382:
3380:
3357:
3351:
3345:
3332:
3326:
3320:
3319:
3317:
3315:
3291:
3280:
3274:
3268:
3267:
3265:
3263:
3248:
3242:
3236:
3230:
3224:
3193:
3187:
3178:
3172:
3163:
3157:
3132:
3129:Worthington 1827
3126:
3117:
3111:
3105:
3099:
3090:
3084:
3078:
3072:
3061:
3055:
3049:
3043:
3032:
3026:
3020:
3014:
3003:
2997:
2986:
2980:
2974:
2968:
2953:
2947:
2932:
2926:
2913:
2907:
2896:
2890:
2881:
2875:
2866:
2860:
2849:
2843:
2826:
2820:
2814:
2808:
2797:
2791:
2780:
2774:
2768:
2762:
2747:
2741:
2735:
2729:
2716:
2715:
2687:
2678:
2677:, p. 79β81.
2675:Worthington 1827
2672:
2666:
2660:
2641:
2640:, p. 32-33.
2635:
2629:
2623:
2610:
2604:
2591:
2585:
2579:
2573:
2567:
2561:
2555:
2549:
2528:
2522:
2513:
2507:
2501:
2495:
2486:
2480:
2461:
2455:
2430:
2424:
2418:
2412:
2406:
2400:
2385:
2379:
2373:
2367:
2361:
2355:
2344:
2338:
2332:
2326:
2320:
2314:
2308:
2302:
2293:
2287:
2278:
2272:
2263:
2257:
2251:
2245:
2239:
2238:
2236:
2235:
2220:
2203:
2197:
2184:
2178:
2169:
2163:
2157:
2151:
2136:
2130:
2124:
2118:
2112:
2106:
2087:
2081:
2070:
2064:
2058:
2052:
2039:
2033:
2016:
2013:
2007:
2003:
1997:
1994:
1988:
1985:
1683:Henry Chickering
1574:Henry Chickering
1558:Henry Chickering
1546:Henry Chickering
1516:
1515:
1467:Nathaniel Sterns
1385:
1384:
1274:Average turnover
1260:
1257:
1192:Election of 1669
1095:
1083:Jonathan Metcalf
601:Joseph Kingsbury
536:Henry Chickering
342:
341:
254:
200:Ezekiel Holliman
161:
154:
147:
108:Early government
37:
16:
15:
4570:
4569:
4565:
4564:
4563:
4561:
4560:
4559:
4515:
4514:
4513:
4508:
4457:
4401:
4358:
4305:
4197:
4171:
4167:Temperance Hall
4131:1795 courthouse
4093:Fairbanks House
4083:Endicott Estate
4053:19 Court Street
4039:
4010:Flag Day Parade
4005:Fire Department
3986:
3957:Philanthropists
3903:
3894:
3870:Dedham Covenant
3790:
3784:
3746:
3744:
3742:
3721:
3695:
3693:
3671:
3669:
3638:10.2307/1919125
3614:
3612:
3595:
3593:
3572:
3570:
3568:
3544:
3542:
3540:
3516:
3514:
3512:
3490:
3464:
3462:
3440:
3435:
3434:
3426:
3422:
3414:
3403:
3395:
3388:
3378:
3376:
3374:
3358:
3354:
3346:
3335:
3327:
3323:
3313:
3311:
3292:
3283:
3275:
3271:
3261:
3259:
3250:
3249:
3245:
3239:Whittemore 1967
3237:
3233:
3227:Whittemore 1967
3225:
3196:
3188:
3181:
3173:
3166:
3158:
3135:
3127:
3120:
3112:
3108:
3100:
3093:
3085:
3081:
3073:
3064:
3056:
3052:
3044:
3035:
3027:
3023:
3015:
3006:
2998:
2989:
2981:
2977:
2969:
2956:
2948:
2935:
2927:
2916:
2908:
2899:
2891:
2884:
2878:Mansbridge 1980
2876:
2869:
2861:
2852:
2844:
2829:
2821:
2817:
2809:
2800:
2792:
2783:
2775:
2771:
2763:
2750:
2742:
2738:
2730:
2719:
2704:10.2307/1919704
2688:
2681:
2673:
2669:
2661:
2644:
2636:
2632:
2624:
2613:
2605:
2594:
2586:
2582:
2574:
2570:
2562:
2558:
2550:
2531:
2525:Mansbridge 1980
2523:
2516:
2508:
2504:
2498:Mansbridge 1980
2496:
2489:
2481:
2464:
2456:
2433:
2425:
2421:
2413:
2409:
2401:
2388:
2380:
2376:
2368:
2364:
2356:
2347:
2339:
2335:
2329:Mansbridge 1980
2327:
2323:
2315:
2311:
2303:
2296:
2288:
2281:
2273:
2266:
2258:
2254:
2246:
2242:
2233:
2231:
2222:
2221:
2206:
2198:
2187:
2179:
2172:
2164:
2160:
2152:
2139:
2131:
2127:
2119:
2115:
2107:
2090:
2082:
2073:
2065:
2061:
2053:
2042:
2034:
2030:
2025:
2020:
2019:
2014:
2010:
2004:
2000:
1995:
1991:
1986:
1982:
1977:
1835:
1812:
1806:
1687:
1681:
1658:
1652:
1641:
1635:
1624:
1618:
1595:
1589:
1578:
1572:
1514:
1478:Thomas Battelle
1376:
1291:1.1 of 5 (22%)
1277:1.88 of 7 (27%)
1256:
1215:
1210:
1194:
1169:
1126:George Phillips
1118:Robert Hinsdale
1093:
856:Thomas Battelle
844:John Farrington
730:Richard Everett
640:Edward Richards
575:William Bullard
510:Michael Metcalf
423:Robert Hinsdale
340:
310:
277:
252:
240:
238:Dedham Covenant
234:
192:
186:
165:
42:
12:
11:
5:
4568:
4558:
4557:
4552:
4547:
4542:
4537:
4532:
4527:
4510:
4509:
4507:
4506:
4501:
4496:
4491:
4486:
4481:
4479:Dedham station
4476:
4471:
4465:
4463:
4462:Transportation
4459:
4458:
4456:
4455:
4450:
4445:
4440:
4438:Dedham Granite
4435:
4430:
4425:
4420:
4415:
4409:
4407:
4406:Outdoor spaces
4403:
4402:
4400:
4399:
4394:
4389:
4384:
4379:
4374:
4368:
4366:
4360:
4359:
4357:
4356:
4351:
4346:
4336:
4331:
4326:
4321:
4315:
4313:
4307:
4306:
4304:
4303:
4298:
4293:
4288:
4283:
4278:
4273:
4268:
4263:
4258:
4256:Dedham Savings
4253:
4251:Dedham Pottery
4248:
4243:
4238:
4233:
4228:
4223:
4218:
4213:
4207:
4205:
4199:
4198:
4196:
4195:
4190:
4185:
4179:
4177:
4173:
4172:
4170:
4169:
4164:
4159:
4154:
4149:
4144:
4139:
4134:
4124:
4110:
4105:
4100:
4090:
4088:Endicott House
4085:
4080:
4075:
4070:
4065:
4060:
4055:
4049:
4047:
4041:
4040:
4038:
4037:
4032:
4027:
4025:Public Library
4022:
4017:
4012:
4007:
4002:
3996:
3994:
3988:
3987:
3985:
3984:
3979:
3974:
3969:
3964:
3959:
3954:
3949:
3944:
3939:
3934:
3932:Businesspeople
3929:
3924:
3919:
3913:
3911:
3905:
3904:
3897:
3895:
3893:
3892:
3887:
3882:
3877:
3872:
3867:
3862:
3859:Baker v. Fales
3854:
3853:
3848:
3843:
3838:
3833:
3827:
3826:
3821:
3816:
3811:
3806:
3800:
3798:
3792:
3791:
3783:
3782:
3775:
3768:
3760:
3754:
3753:
3740:
3725:
3720:978-1558492493
3719:
3702:
3678:
3659:
3650:
3632:(4): 549β574.
3621:
3602:
3579:
3566:
3551:
3538:
3523:
3510:
3494:
3488:
3471:
3452:
3439:
3436:
3433:
3432:
3428:Lockridge 1985
3420:
3401:
3399:, p. 102.
3386:
3372:
3352:
3333:
3321:
3281:
3279:, p. 752.
3269:
3243:
3241:, p. 247.
3231:
3194:
3192:, p. 103.
3179:
3164:
3133:
3131:, pp. 79.
3118:
3116:, p. 121.
3114:Lockridge 1985
3106:
3104:, p. 123.
3102:Lockridge 1985
3091:
3089:, p. 122.
3087:Lockridge 1985
3079:
3075:Lockridge 1985
3062:
3058:Lockridge 1985
3050:
3048:, p. 124.
3046:Lockridge 1985
3033:
3031:, p. 119.
3029:Lockridge 1985
3021:
3019:, p. 125.
3017:Lockridge 1985
3004:
3000:Lockridge 1985
2987:
2975:
2973:, p. 552.
2954:
2933:
2931:, p. 130.
2929:Lockridge 1985
2914:
2910:Lockridge 1985
2897:
2893:Lockridge 1985
2882:
2880:, p. 133.
2867:
2863:Lockridge 1985
2850:
2846:Lockridge 1985
2827:
2825:, p. 133.
2823:Lockridge 1985
2815:
2813:, p. 126.
2811:Lockridge 1985
2798:
2794:Lockridge 1985
2781:
2777:Lockridge 1985
2769:
2765:Lockridge 1985
2748:
2746:, p. 125.
2736:
2732:Lockridge 1985
2717:
2698:(4): 546β580.
2679:
2667:
2642:
2630:
2611:
2609:, p. 120.
2607:Lockridge 1985
2592:
2588:Lockridge 1985
2580:
2578:, p. 128.
2576:Lockridge 1985
2568:
2566:, p. 129.
2564:Lockridge 1985
2556:
2552:Lockridge 1985
2529:
2527:, p. 352.
2514:
2510:Lockridge 1985
2502:
2500:, p. 131.
2487:
2485:, p. 551.
2462:
2458:Lockridge 1985
2431:
2427:Lockridge 1985
2419:
2417:, p. 550.
2407:
2403:Lockridge 1985
2386:
2382:Lockridge 1985
2374:
2370:Lockridge 1985
2362:
2345:
2341:Lockridge 1985
2333:
2331:, p. 134.
2321:
2317:Lockridge 1985
2309:
2305:Lockridge 1985
2294:
2290:Lockridge 1985
2279:
2264:
2260:Lockridge 1985
2252:
2248:Lockridge 1985
2240:
2204:
2202:, p. 455.
2185:
2181:Lockridge 1985
2170:
2166:Lockridge 1985
2158:
2154:Lockridge 1985
2137:
2133:Lockridge 1985
2125:
2121:Lockridge 1985
2113:
2109:Lockridge 1985
2088:
2071:
2059:
2040:
2027:
2026:
2024:
2021:
2018:
2017:
2008:
1998:
1989:
1979:
1978:
1976:
1973:
1953:Eleazer Lusher
1938:
1937:
1935:
1930:
1926:
1925:
1923:
1918:
1914:
1913:
1911:
1909:Thomas Metcalf
1906:
1902:
1901:
1899:
1894:
1890:
1889:
1887:
1885:Timothy Dwight
1882:
1878:
1877:
1875:
1873:Timothy Dwight
1870:
1866:
1865:
1863:
1858:
1854:
1853:
1851:
1846:
1842:
1841:
1839:
1830:
1826:
1825:
1823:
1821:Peter Woodward
1818:
1814:
1813:
1810:
1808:Peter Woodward
1801:
1797:
1796:
1794:
1789:
1785:
1784:
1782:
1777:
1773:
1772:
1770:
1768:Peter Woodward
1765:
1761:
1760:
1758:
1753:
1749:
1748:
1746:
1741:
1737:
1736:
1734:
1729:
1725:
1724:
1722:
1717:
1713:
1712:
1710:
1705:
1701:
1700:
1698:
1693:
1689:
1688:
1685:
1676:
1672:
1671:
1669:
1664:
1660:
1659:
1656:
1654:Anthony Fisher
1647:
1643:
1642:
1639:
1633:Michael Powell
1630:
1626:
1625:
1622:
1616:John Kingsbury
1613:
1609:
1608:
1606:
1601:
1597:
1596:
1593:
1584:
1580:
1579:
1576:
1567:
1563:
1562:
1560:
1555:
1551:
1550:
1548:
1543:
1539:
1538:
1536:
1534:Michael Powell
1531:
1527:
1526:
1523:
1522:Representative
1520:
1513:
1510:
1507:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1496:
1495:
1492:
1487:
1483:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1472:
1471:
1468:
1465:
1461:
1460:
1457:
1455:Timothy Dwight
1452:
1448:
1447:
1444:
1439:
1435:
1434:
1431:
1429:Michael Powell
1426:
1422:
1421:
1418:
1416:Eleazer Lusher
1413:
1409:
1408:
1405:
1400:
1396:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1375:
1372:
1337:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1326:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1315:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1304:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1293:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1282:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1271:
1270:
1267:
1264:
1255:
1252:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1202:Anthony Fisher
1198:Peter Woodward
1193:
1190:
1168:
1165:
1122:John Kingsbury
1116:, John Luson,
1114:Eleazer Lusher
1088:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1055:
1054:
1051:
1046:
1042:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1014:
1009:
1005:
1004:
1001:
998:
994:
993:
990:
985:
981:
980:
977:
974:
970:
969:
966:
961:
957:
956:
953:
948:
944:
943:
940:
935:
931:
930:
927:
922:
918:
917:
914:
913:Timothy Dwight
911:
907:
906:
903:
902:Peter Woodward
900:
896:
895:
892:
889:
885:
884:
881:
878:
874:
873:
870:
868:Thomas Metcalf
865:
861:
860:
857:
854:
850:
849:
846:
841:
837:
836:
833:
828:
824:
823:
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815:
811:
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748:
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663:
659:
658:
655:
650:
646:
645:
642:
637:
633:
632:
629:
627:Anthony Fisher
624:
620:
619:
616:
614:Henry Phillips
611:
607:
606:
603:
598:
594:
593:
590:
588:Timothy Dwight
585:
581:
580:
577:
572:
568:
567:
564:
562:Michael Powell
559:
555:
554:
551:
549:Peter Woodward
546:
542:
541:
538:
533:
529:
528:
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520:
516:
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512:
507:
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502:
499:
494:
490:
489:
486:
483:
479:
478:
475:
470:
466:
465:
462:
457:
453:
452:
449:
447:Ralph Wheelock
444:
440:
439:
436:
433:
429:
428:
425:
420:
416:
415:
412:
407:
403:
402:
399:
397:Eleazer Lusher
394:
390:
389:
386:
383:
379:
378:
375:
373:John Kingsbury
370:
366:
365:
362:
357:
353:
352:
349:
346:
339:
336:
309:
306:
276:
273:
236:Main article:
233:
230:
188:Main article:
185:
182:
167:
166:
164:
163:
156:
149:
141:
138:
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125:
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97:
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92:
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84:
79:
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69:
61:
60:
56:
55:
49:
48:
44:
43:
38:
30:
29:
25:
24:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4567:
4556:
4553:
4551:
4548:
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4533:
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4528:
4526:
4523:
4522:
4520:
4505:
4502:
4500:
4497:
4495:
4492:
4490:
4487:
4485:
4482:
4480:
4477:
4475:
4472:
4470:
4469:Dedham Branch
4467:
4466:
4464:
4460:
4454:
4451:
4449:
4446:
4444:
4441:
4439:
4436:
4434:
4431:
4429:
4428:Baby Cemetery
4426:
4424:
4421:
4419:
4418:Charles River
4416:
4414:
4411:
4410:
4408:
4404:
4398:
4395:
4393:
4390:
4388:
4385:
4383:
4380:
4378:
4375:
4373:
4370:
4369:
4367:
4365:
4361:
4355:
4354:St. Susanna's
4352:
4350:
4347:
4344:
4340:
4337:
4335:
4334:Good Shepherd
4332:
4330:
4327:
4325:
4322:
4320:
4317:
4316:
4314:
4312:
4308:
4302:
4299:
4297:
4294:
4292:
4289:
4287:
4284:
4282:
4279:
4277:
4274:
4272:
4269:
4267:
4264:
4262:
4259:
4257:
4254:
4252:
4249:
4247:
4244:
4242:
4239:
4237:
4234:
4232:
4229:
4227:
4224:
4222:
4219:
4217:
4214:
4212:
4211:Ames Almanack
4209:
4208:
4206:
4204:
4200:
4194:
4191:
4189:
4186:
4184:
4181:
4180:
4178:
4176:Organizations
4174:
4168:
4165:
4163:
4160:
4158:
4155:
4153:
4150:
4148:
4145:
4143:
4142:Phoenix Hotel
4140:
4138:
4137:Norfolk House
4135:
4132:
4128:
4125:
4122:
4118:
4114:
4111:
4109:
4106:
4104:
4101:
4098:
4094:
4091:
4089:
4086:
4084:
4081:
4079:
4076:
4074:
4071:
4069:
4066:
4064:
4061:
4059:
4056:
4054:
4051:
4050:
4048:
4046:
4042:
4036:
4033:
4031:
4028:
4026:
4023:
4021:
4018:
4016:
4015:Memorial Hall
4013:
4011:
4008:
4006:
4003:
4001:
3998:
3997:
3995:
3993:
3989:
3983:
3980:
3978:
3975:
3973:
3970:
3968:
3965:
3963:
3960:
3958:
3955:
3953:
3950:
3948:
3945:
3943:
3940:
3938:
3935:
3933:
3930:
3928:
3925:
3923:
3920:
3918:
3915:
3914:
3912:
3910:
3906:
3901:
3891:
3888:
3886:
3883:
3881:
3878:
3876:
3873:
3871:
3868:
3866:
3863:
3861:
3860:
3856:
3855:
3852:
3849:
3847:
3844:
3842:
3839:
3837:
3834:
3832:
3829:
3828:
3825:
3822:
3820:
3817:
3815:
3812:
3810:
3807:
3805:
3802:
3801:
3799:
3797:
3793:
3789:
3781:
3776:
3774:
3769:
3767:
3762:
3761:
3758:
3743:
3737:
3733:
3732:
3726:
3722:
3716:
3711:
3710:
3703:
3691:
3687:
3686:
3679:
3667:
3666:
3660:
3656:
3651:
3647:
3643:
3639:
3635:
3631:
3627:
3622:
3610:
3609:
3603:
3591:
3587:
3586:
3580:
3569:
3563:
3559:
3558:
3552:
3541:
3535:
3531:
3530:
3524:
3513:
3507:
3503:
3502:
3495:
3491:
3485:
3480:
3479:
3472:
3460:
3459:
3453:
3449:
3448:
3442:
3441:
3430:, p. 35.
3429:
3424:
3417:
3412:
3410:
3408:
3406:
3398:
3393:
3391:
3375:
3369:
3365:
3364:
3356:
3350:, p. 66.
3349:
3344:
3342:
3340:
3338:
3331:, p. 27.
3330:
3325:
3309:
3305:
3301:
3297:
3290:
3288:
3286:
3278:
3273:
3257:
3256:Library Thing
3253:
3247:
3240:
3235:
3229:, p. 86.
3228:
3223:
3221:
3219:
3217:
3215:
3213:
3211:
3209:
3207:
3205:
3203:
3201:
3199:
3191:
3186:
3184:
3177:, p. 40.
3176:
3171:
3169:
3162:, p. 13.
3161:
3156:
3154:
3152:
3150:
3148:
3146:
3144:
3142:
3140:
3138:
3130:
3125:
3123:
3115:
3110:
3103:
3098:
3096:
3088:
3083:
3076:
3071:
3069:
3067:
3059:
3054:
3047:
3042:
3040:
3038:
3030:
3025:
3018:
3013:
3011:
3009:
3002:, p. 88.
3001:
2996:
2994:
2992:
2984:
2979:
2972:
2967:
2965:
2963:
2961:
2959:
2952:, p. 64.
2951:
2946:
2944:
2942:
2940:
2938:
2930:
2925:
2923:
2921:
2919:
2912:, p. 45.
2911:
2906:
2904:
2902:
2895:, p. 32.
2894:
2889:
2887:
2879:
2874:
2872:
2865:, p. 43.
2864:
2859:
2857:
2855:
2848:, p. 42.
2847:
2842:
2840:
2838:
2836:
2834:
2832:
2824:
2819:
2812:
2807:
2805:
2803:
2796:, p. 44.
2795:
2790:
2788:
2786:
2779:, p. 16.
2778:
2773:
2767:, p. 41.
2766:
2761:
2759:
2757:
2755:
2753:
2745:
2740:
2734:, p. 40.
2733:
2728:
2726:
2724:
2722:
2713:
2709:
2705:
2701:
2697:
2693:
2686:
2684:
2676:
2671:
2665:, p. 42.
2664:
2659:
2657:
2655:
2653:
2651:
2649:
2647:
2639:
2634:
2628:, p. 32.
2627:
2622:
2620:
2618:
2616:
2608:
2603:
2601:
2599:
2597:
2590:, p. 56.
2589:
2584:
2577:
2572:
2565:
2560:
2554:, p. 48.
2553:
2548:
2546:
2544:
2542:
2540:
2538:
2536:
2534:
2526:
2521:
2519:
2512:, p. 54.
2511:
2506:
2499:
2494:
2492:
2484:
2479:
2477:
2475:
2473:
2471:
2469:
2467:
2460:, p. 47.
2459:
2454:
2452:
2450:
2448:
2446:
2444:
2442:
2440:
2438:
2436:
2428:
2423:
2416:
2411:
2405:, p. 38.
2404:
2399:
2397:
2395:
2393:
2391:
2384:, p. 15.
2383:
2378:
2371:
2366:
2360:, p. 39.
2359:
2354:
2352:
2350:
2343:, p. 12.
2342:
2337:
2330:
2325:
2318:
2313:
2307:, p. 14.
2306:
2301:
2299:
2292:, p. 23.
2291:
2286:
2284:
2277:, p. 38.
2276:
2271:
2269:
2261:
2256:
2249:
2244:
2230:on 2006-12-17
2229:
2225:
2219:
2217:
2215:
2213:
2211:
2209:
2201:
2196:
2194:
2192:
2190:
2182:
2177:
2175:
2167:
2162:
2156:, p. 46.
2155:
2150:
2148:
2146:
2144:
2142:
2135:, p. 55.
2134:
2129:
2122:
2117:
2111:, p. 49.
2110:
2105:
2103:
2101:
2099:
2097:
2095:
2093:
2086:, p. 23.
2085:
2080:
2078:
2076:
2069:, p. 22.
2068:
2063:
2057:, p. 17.
2056:
2051:
2049:
2047:
2045:
2038:, p. 16.
2037:
2032:
2028:
2012:
2002:
1993:
1984:
1980:
1972:
1971:, dissented.
1970:
1969:Daniel Fisher
1966:
1965:Joshua Fisher
1962:
1956:
1954:
1950:
1949:Daniel Fisher
1946:
1945:Joshua Fisher
1936:
1934:
1933:Josiah Fisher
1931:
1928:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1916:
1915:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1904:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1892:
1891:
1888:
1886:
1883:
1880:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1868:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1856:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1849:Joshua Fisher
1847:
1844:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1837:Daniel Fisher
1834:
1833:Joshua Fisher
1831:
1828:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1816:
1815:
1811:
1809:
1805:
1804:William Avery
1802:
1799:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1792:Joshua Fisher
1790:
1787:
1786:
1783:
1781:
1780:Joshua Fisher
1778:
1775:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1763:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1756:Joshua Fisher
1754:
1751:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1744:Joshua Fisher
1742:
1739:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1732:Joshua Fisher
1730:
1727:
1726:
1723:
1721:
1720:Joshua Fisher
1718:
1715:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1708:Joshua Fisher
1706:
1703:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1691:
1690:
1686:
1684:
1680:
1677:
1674:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1662:
1661:
1657:
1655:
1651:
1648:
1645:
1644:
1640:
1638:
1634:
1631:
1628:
1627:
1623:
1621:
1617:
1614:
1611:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1599:
1598:
1594:
1592:
1588:
1585:
1582:
1581:
1577:
1575:
1571:
1568:
1565:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1553:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1541:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1529:
1528:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1504:
1502:William Avery
1501:
1498:
1497:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1485:
1484:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1473:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1462:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1449:
1445:
1443:
1442:Joshua Fisher
1440:
1437:
1436:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1424:
1423:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1411:
1410:
1406:
1404:
1403:Edward Alleyn
1401:
1398:
1397:
1393:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1371:
1369:
1363:
1359:
1355:
1351:
1349:
1343:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1316:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1305:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1294:
1290:
1288:.7 of 7 (10%)
1287:
1284:
1283:
1280:2 of 5 (40%)
1279:
1276:
1273:
1272:
1269:1687 to 1736
1268:
1265:
1262:
1261:
1251:
1249:
1245:
1241:
1237:
1233:
1232:Edmund Andros
1227:
1223:
1219:
1205:
1203:
1199:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1152:
1148:
1146:
1141:
1137:
1135:
1131:
1127:
1123:
1119:
1115:
1111:
1107:
1102:
1099:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1067:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1050:
1049:Josiah Fisher
1047:
1044:
1043:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1002:
999:
996:
995:
991:
989:
986:
983:
982:
978:
975:
972:
971:
967:
965:
962:
959:
958:
954:
952:
951:Daniel Fisher
949:
946:
945:
941:
939:
936:
933:
932:
928:
926:
923:
920:
919:
915:
912:
909:
908:
904:
901:
898:
897:
893:
891:William Avery
890:
887:
886:
882:
879:
876:
875:
871:
869:
866:
863:
862:
858:
855:
852:
851:
847:
845:
842:
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