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The colony granted him 300 acres (120 ha) upon the
Medfield line in return for services performed but sold it to Nicholas Wood. He had previous received another grant of either 900 or 500 acres (360 or 200 ha) to the west, but sold it to Edmund and William Sheffield. He once purchased land
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and had a tap room at his house and a drinking room at the brew house. Given the distance from Boston, the
General Court agreed on May 9, 1649, to free Dedham from the tax levied on wine. They also granted Fisher the right to serve "strong waters." Should anyone get drunk at his establishment,
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In Dedham, he once disagreed with a decision of the Town of Dedham to build a road over his land and, in accordance with the practice of the town, sent the issue to mediation. In 1656–1657, his estate was valued at £216.10s. This was up from 1651, when his homestead was appraised at £40.36s.
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as a representative from Dedham for nine years between 1653 and 1672. Being elected to the post showed the great esteem in which the people of Dedham held Fisher as it was the one body the townsmen recognized as superior to their own
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Historical sketch of Mother Brook, Dedham, Mass: compiled from various records and papers, showing the diversion of a portion of the
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to single men. He also received a lot of six acres (2.4 ha), and then another lot the following year. On March 7, 1652 – 1653, when the town divided 500 acres (200 ha), he received 15 acres (6.1 ha).
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featured the "Great Room" with a large fieldstone fireplace. In the summer, the room was filled with asparagus, smoke tree, and green shrubs. On the high desk, next to the quill pens, was the tavern's account book.
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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
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He died in Dedham on August 10, 1672. His estate was valued at £1,145.06.05. He left his widow one third of all his land, or a pension of £10 a year. The rest went to his surviving children.
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in 1670. Dorchester hired him to draw a map of their town in 1661 and then again in 1670. Also in 1670, he ran the line from "Blue Hill to
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He had nine children, all born in Dedham: Mary, Joshua, Hannah (born 1647), Abigail, Joshua, John, Hannah (born 1653), Vigilance, and James.
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though, he would be fined 10 shillings. A colony law also required him to close down during the time church services were held.
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The Fisher
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The Fisher
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Fisher laid out the property of Mr. ALcock and Mr. Bradstreet, and settled a dispute between Mr. Z. Gold and
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in 1654. He had four sons and five daughters. One son, also named Joshua, was involved in Dedham's contested
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on January 17, 1651-2 and to have it done by June 24, 1652, in return for £15 but was ultimately paid £20.
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on May 2, 1649. His father, also named Joshua, and his brother, John, left Dedham and moved to
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left Dedham for Boston in 1649, it left the town without a tavern keeper. Fisher then opened
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The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827
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on November 23, 1656. He would serve in that role for a total of 21 years.
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that became the Town of Wrentham from the native peoples who lived there.
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Members of the colonial Massachusetts General Court from Dedham
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
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204:Fisher surveyed the border of Massachusetts and
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1078:Military personnel from Dedham, Massachusetts
197:in 1650 and also the line between Dedham and
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834:. Walpole Historical Society. Archived from
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304:that is depicted on the seal of the Town of
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971:. Massachusetts Publishing Company. 1898.
832:"History of Walpole, Massachusetts, 1635−"
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782:Dedham Historical Society News-Letter
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326:and all his town rights to Fisher,
118:to appoint Fisher a Lieutenant and
775:"The Inn Thing: Taverns of Dedham"
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78:First Church and Parish in Dedham
958:Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890
939:. Dutton and Wentworth. p.
1053:Dedham, Massachusetts selectmen
36:Massachusetts House of Deputies
1063:Signers of the Dedham Covenant
476:Professional Surveyor Magazine
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993:Worthington, Erastus (1900).
955:Hanson, Robert Brand (1976).
933:Worthington, Erastus (1827).
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961:. Dedham Historical Society.
90:Selectmen's election of 1704
16:American colonial politician
1005:Fisher, Phillip A. (1898).
1000:. Dedham, MA: C.G. Wheeler.
910:Lockridge, Kenneth (1985).
281:standard amount Dedham gave
110:In 1640, Fisher joined the
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359:Bedini has it as 22 years.
189:He drew the line between
184:8,000 acres at Pocumptuck
313:shingle the meetinghouse
195:Watertown, Massachusetts
122:a captain in the town's
401:"The Fishers of Dedham"
116:Great and General Court
76:In 1639, he joined the
71:Medfield, Massachusetts
350:Bedini has it as 1656.
306:Walpole, Massachusetts
255:Fisher brewed his own
1058:Town clerks of Dedham
210:Mendon, Massachusetts
129:Fisher served in the
32:Dedham, Massachusetts
858:"History of Walpole"
212:. After the town of
34:and a member of the
218:set off from Dedham
914:A New England Town
809:, p. 121-125.
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332:Francis Chickering
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925:978-0-393-95459-3
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468:Bedini, Silvio A.
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320:Nathanial Whiting
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904:Works cited
882:Hanson 1976
819:Fisher 1898
807:Hanson 1976
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758:Fisher 1898
741:Fisher 1898
692:Hanson 1976
641:Fisher 1898
610:Fisher 1898
528:Hanson 1976
516:Fisher 1898
478:(September)
387:Fisher 1898
328:John Dwight
257:malt liquor
28: 1620
19:Lieutenant
1037:Categories
868:2008-05-11
842:2008-04-23
367:References
199:Dorchester
155:town clerk
1024:April 18,
984:April 17,
482:April 17,
318:In 1652,
124:trainband
73:by 1664.
470:(2003).
245:the keye
177:Surveyor
191:Sudbury
67:freeman
48:Syleham
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235:After
231:Tavern
214:Natick
172:Career
86:Boston
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288:from
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