REGISTER OF BIRTHS IN DEDHAM.
This account of births in Dedham, from 1635, the time when the town was first settled, to 1677, was copied from the Records by Dr. Elisha Thayer. The year, name of the child and its parents, and also, the month and the day of the month, are given in each case. The year is considered as beginning the first day of the first month called March, as time was then reckoned.
| Year. | Day. | Month. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1635 | Mary, daughter of John and Hannah Dwight, born | 25 | 5 |
| John, son of John and Joanna Balden, | 21 | 4 | |
| 1637 | Ruth, daughter of John and Annis Morse, | 3 | 4 |
| Mary, daughter of Joseph and Millecent Kingsbury, | 1 | 7 | |
| 1638 | Sarah, daughter of John and Hanna Dwight, | 17 | 4 |
| Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Millecent Kingsbury, | 14 | 7 | |
| Elizabeth, daughter of Francis and Amy Chickering, | 26 | 7 | |
| Mary, daughter of Richard and Mary Everard, | 28 | 7 | |
| Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Mary Alcock, | 24 | 8 | |
| Isaac, son of John and Prudence Frary, | 29 | 10 | |
| 1639 | Rachel, daughter of John and Alice Roper, | 18 | 1 |
| Samuel, son of Richard and Mary Everard, | 31 | 1 | |
| Samuel, son of John and Joanna Gay, | 10 | 1 | |
| Joseph, son of William and —— Barstow, | 6 | 4 | |
| Obadiah, son of Daniel and Lydia Morse, | 8 | 6 | |
| Mary, daughter of Edward and Susan Richards, | 28 | 7 | |
| Abigail, daughter of Ferdinando and Ann Adams, | 15 | 7 | |
| John, son of John and Annis Morse, | 8 | 4 | |
| Daniel, son of Henry and Elizabeth Smith, | 13 | 8 | |
| John, son of James and Ann Allen, | 4 | 10 | |
| Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Margery Alcock, | 28 | 10 | |
| Barnabas, son of Robert and Ann Linsdell, | 13 | 9 | |
| Benjamin, son of Ralph and Phebe Wheelock, | 8 | 9 |
(To be continued.)
[ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI, O.]
The 226th Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, was celebrated in the City of Cincinnati by the New England Society, on Dec. 22, 1846. The services on the occasion were as follows: Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Beecher; Reading the Scriptures by the Rev. Mr. Magoon; Address by B. B. Fessenden, Esq.; Benediction by Rev. Dr. Stowe. With these services appropriate music was interspersed.
On Jan. 5, 1847, the annual meeting of the Society was held, and the Report was read by the Rev. Dr. Colton. In the Cincinnati Gazette we find the following account, which, we doubt not, will be interesting to our readers.
This Society was organized January 14th, 1845. Its objects are, to cherish the memory and perpetuate the principles of the original settlers of New England; to collect and diffuse information respecting New England and New England emigrants to other parts of the country, especially to the West; and to extend charity to the needy of New England descent. It is composed of men born in New England, and the male descendants of New England ancestors. The Society has a liberal charter from the Legislature, and is wholly free from debt. It has upwards of 200 members, and the number is rapidly increasing, 23 having joined at the last meeting.
It was voted to appropriate one half the surplus in the Treasury towards the establishment of a valuable library of historical and antiquarian works in relation to New England, and to start a subscription of $500 in aid of the project, of which $200 was immediately subscribed, and it is thought the balance can be made up this month. A catalogue of the works desired has been made out, which, we trust, the Directors will be enabled at once to purchase. The income of the Society this year, if this subscription is filled, will amount to $1,100.
A Committee was appointed, to ascertain if a course of Lectures could be prepared in time to be delivered this winter.
The Society contemplates the erection ultimately of a Hall for their library, meetings, and lectures, for which a lot has been offered on liberal conditions.
The following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year, (Mr. Starr having declined reëlection as President.)
For President, Timothy Walker. For Vice-President, Lot E. Brewster. For Corresponding Secretary, Chauncey Colton. For Recording Secretary, Henry Crane. For Treasurer, James Lakey. For Directors, Henry Starr, Edmund Gage, Melzer Flagg, Maynard French, Jonathan H. Niles, Wm. Wiswell, Jr.
The following gentlemen have been the Presidents and Vice-Presidents, since its formation:
1845.—Bellamy Storer, President. Ephraim Robbins and Henry Emerson, Vice-Presidents.
1846.—Henry Starr, President. Lot E. Brewster, Vice-President.
1847.—Timothy Walker, President. Lot E. Brewster, Vice-President.