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Dover, Massachusetts, USA - Packard Manor, built in 1778

Dover, Norfolk, MA

Dover’s history goes back over 350 years. It was first settled around 1635 and was originally part of the Dedham Grant. Prior to its incorporation as a Town, the area was named Springfield because it was predominantly a farming community with open fields centered around the "bubbling springs" of Trout Brook. It was incorporated as a Town in 1836. The chairman of the Springfield Parish committee chose the name "Dover" in honor of his ancestral home in England. doverma.org

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Packard Manor, built in 1778

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Railway Station, Dover, Mass.

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Town Hall, Dover, Mass.

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Ancestors Who Were Born or Died in Dover, Massachusetts, USA

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male ancestorEleazer ELLIS (24 April 1664, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding) - 25 December 1730, Dover, Massachusetts, USA)
female ancestorMehitable THURSTON (7 July 1667, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding) - 24 April 1749, Dover, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorJosiah ELLIS (13 September 1691, Dedham, Maine, USA - 1 June 1751, Dover, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorJosiah REED (26 March 1702, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA - 9 March 1786, Dover, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorLinus BLISS (7 January 1822, Suffield, Connecticut, USA - 17 October 1872, Dover, Massachusetts, USA)
female ancestorMartha SOULE (2 April 1826, Dover, Massachusetts, USA - June 1920, Dover, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorJames O HOWARD (1 August 1842, Bethel, Maine, USA - 22 April 1879, Dover, Massachusetts, USA)
female ancestorMartha Louise BLISS (22 November 1848, Dover, Massachusetts, USA - June 1920, Dover, Massachusetts, USA)
female ancestorCaroline Frances HAMLEN (16 FEBRUARY 1925, Dover, Massachusetts, USA - 23 OCTOBER 2014, Needham, Massachusetts, USA)

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male ancestorStephen OTIS (1652 - 28 June 1689) and female ancestorMary PITMAN (15 November 1657 - 27 June 1689) married 16 April 1674
male ancestorJames O HOWARD (1 August 1842 - 22 April 1879) and female ancestorMartha Louise BLISS (22 November 1848 - June 1920) married 21 May 1871
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