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DAVIS Ebenezer Lombard Davis m. Azubah Hinckley 1773-1858 1796 1777-1857 JOSHUA Dinah Solomon Ebenezer Betsey** Benjamin Azubah 1797-1875 1799-1821 1802-1886 I805-I&83 1808-1880 1811-1901 1814-1913 m. 1816 m. 1821 m. 1824 m. 1823 m. m. Thomas Beoj. Dyer Betsey Snow Maria Isaac Gross Betsey Paine 17^3-187/ Harding 1803-1873 Stevens 1. Elizabeth 1. Dorcas 1. Jaazaniah 2. Dinah 2. Clarina m. Harriet 3. Benj. 2. Sarah 4. Azubah 5. Eben. 6. Kate ANNA GROSS LOMBARD m. 10/29/1839 i ANNIE MARY SOLOMON JOSHUA EMILY SARAH THOMAS 1843-1921 1845-1931 1846-1928 1849-1942 1851-1932 1853-1936 1856-1929 **Alsoseerelationship on Lombardsideofthefamily Dear Family, immediately as the family picture hanging on Beth and Ralph, Jr.’s wall. must share a small world 1 story. A short while later, Joan e-mailed to say she’d visited with Lillian In February of2000, Lowell and and Ralph, Sr. in church. They’dJust visited our niece Mary Malmo Reme in returned from Texas and had had the 1 Bedford, TX. took along the My Dear pleasure ofmeeting my niece Mary! I Son book I’djust finished. Mary said a Bedford friend had read my past efforts Did Joan have any family and knew the places as “he was from papers in her attic? Indeed she did! I Massachusetts.” We met Ralph and sent her my past projects, and she sent Beth Fader and learned he was from me the material from which this book Needham, MA. was created. Some supplementary things from Sandra Gilley (So. Portland, ME) When we got home, my second and Margaret Dyar Ashworth cousin Nancy Libby ofKennebunk, ME (Bremerton, WA) are included. called and suggested contact her cousin I (also my second cousin) Joan Dimond of The more Joan dug, the more Needham, MA. She wondered whether enthusiastic she became. don’t know I Joan might have some family papers in who was more excited, she or 1. her attic I’d be interested in seeing. The order ofthis book is as Joan and Nancy are the chronological as possible. Ofnecessity granddaughters ofThomas L. “Tommy” and for organizational purposes, Davis. timelines will jump ahead and behind a We little. will cover over 100 years of e-mailed Joan and established our family’s history. I an immediate and cordial connection. On the phone I asked her a trite, “dumb” Some parts are written alternately question. Did she happen to know a in bold and normal type. Helen Davis, fellow named Ralph Fader whose home (my soulmate had we been town was Needham, MAI Joan replied, contemporaries) did a masterfuljob, 60 “I wonder ifhe related to Ralph and or more years ago, editing and linking Lillian Fader? We attend the same various sections. I wish I could take church, and it is an unusual name.” credit for her work. I told this to Mary the next time Aunt Annie’s birthday party is a we talked and she reported, “Ralph and 20th century postscript to the 19th Lillian are visiting in Bedford right century life in these pages. It was too now.” choice to leave for another time. Joan sent me a Xerox copy from Speaking ofanother time, Joan her church directory ofthe Fader family. has provided me with plenty ofseed for I sent it to Mary who recognized it future projects. The abbreviated family trees in cranking out those earlier books. A inside the covers will help determine “real” genealogist might cringe at how I who’s who. I pared them down to plunged into our family history, shook it include only the people in this book. loose, and recorded it. It is interesting to see the ages of What you are about to read has these people were while various everything all good books have - activities were going on. In the 1860’s adventure, pathos, romance, humor, Anna mentions “jumping into a cart” poetry, derring-do, history, and possibly with Aunt Dinah and others for a ride. one ofthe greatest love stories never Aunt Dinah was in her 70’s, and Anna before recorded. was close to 50 when this “jumping” took place. “Tommy” Davis was a The more I read about Joshua H. toddler in 1860 and the father ofgrown Davis, Sr., the more humbled I am to be sons in 1913. his descendant. He was an intellect, a patriot, a Christian, a good man. He had “Aunt Dinah” and VCousin a fine sense ofhumor, a rambunctious Dinah” (mother and daughter) reflect the household, a profound sense ofduty, and actual relationship to Joshua and Anna’s a deep and abiding love for his family. children. “Aunt Dinah” was Joshua’s oldest sister, and “Cousin Dinah” was He was foresighted enough to his niece. I think these terms were used record much ofhis life with the hope, to make the distinction between the two but not the expectation, we would learn and to clarify things for the children. To about and from his life. date, no picture of“Cousin Dinah” has surfaced, but there are photos ofher May his legacy live on. husband Leonard Lombard (Capt. Dyer’s first mate) and their daughter Mary (a frequent Somerville visitor). Susan E. Davis Hanson W1223 Lois St. The photographs ofTruro are PO Box 187 anachronistic, but they are close to what Spring Valley, WI 54767-0187 19th century Truro looked like and give the impression of“long ago.” 715/778-4598 I think each book I’ve completed susanhanson(@hotmail.com is a little better than its predecessor. The most difficult one ofall was the first - June, 2000 “The Davises ofTruro.” I can see a hundred way to improve it, but I wouldn’t be where am today I genealogically without the toil expended Dear Family, immediately as the family picture hanging on Beth and Ralph, Jr.’s wall. must share a small world 1 story. A short while later, Joan e-mailed to say she’d visited with Lillian In February of2000, Lowell and and Ralph, Sr. in church. They’djust 1 visited our niece Mary Malmo Reme in returned from Texas and had had the Bedford, TX. took along the My Dear pleasure ofmeeting my niece Mary! I Son book Fdjust finished. Mary said a Bedford friend had read my past efforts Did Joan have any family and knew the places as “he was from papers in her attic? Indeed she did! 1 Massachusetts.” We met Ralph and sent her my past projects, and she sent Beth Fader and learned he was from me the material from which this book Needham, MA. was created. Some supplementary things from Sandra Gilley (So. Portland, ME) When we got home, my second and Margaret Dyar Ashworth cousin Nancy Libby ofKennebunk, ME (Bremerton, WA) are included. called and suggested I contact her cousin (also my second cousin) Joan Dimond of The more Joan dug, the more Needham, MA. She wondered whether enthusiastic she became. don’t know I Joan might have some family papers in who was more excited, she or I. her attic Fd be interested in seeing. The order ofthis book is as Joan and Nancy are the chronological as possible. Ofnecessity granddaughters ofThomas L. “Tommy” and for organizational purposes, Davis. timelines willjump ahead and behind a We little. will cover over 100 years of I e-mailed Joan and established our family’s history. an immediate and cordial connection. On the phone I asked her a trite, “dumb” Some parts are written alternately question. Did she happen to know a in bold and normal.type. Helen Davis, fellow named Ralph Fader whose home (my soulmate had we been town was Needham, MAI Joan replied, contemporaries) did a masterfuljob, 60 “I wonder ifhe related to Ralph and or more years ago, editing and linking Lillian Fader? We attend the same various sections. I wish I could take church, and it is an unusual name.” credit for her work. I told this to Mary the next time Aunt Annie’s birthday party is a we talked and she reported, “Ralph and 20th century postscript to the 9th 1 Lillian are visiting in Bedford right century life in these pages. It was too now.” choice to leave for another time. Joan sent me a Xerox copy from Speaking ofanother time, Joan her church directory ofthe Fader family. has provided me with plenty ofseed for I sent it to Mary who recognized it future projects. The abbreviated family trees in cranking out those earlier books. A inside the covers will help determine “real” genealogist might cringe at how I who’s who. I pared them down to plunged into our family history, shook it include only the people in this book. loose, and recorded it. It is interesting to see the ages of What you are about to read has these people were while various everything all good books have - activities were going on. In the 1860’s adventure, pathos, romance, humor, Anna mentions “jumping into a cart” poetry, derring-do, history, and possibly with Aunt Dinah and others for a ride. one ofthe greatest love stories never Aunt Dinah was in her 70’s, and Anna before recorded. was close to 50 when this “jumping” took place. “Tommy” Davis was a The more I read about Joshua H. toddler in 1860 and the father ofgrown Davis, Sr., the more humbled I am to be sons in 1913. his descendant. He was an intellect, a patriot, a Christian, a good man. He had “Aunt Dinah” and “Cousin a fine sense ofhumor, a rambunctious Dinah” (mother and daughter) reflect the household, a profound sense ofduty, and actual relationship to Joshua and Anna’s a deep and abiding love for his family. children. “Aunt Dinah” was Joshua’s oldest sister, and “Cousin Dinah” was He was foresighted enough to his niece. I think these terms were used record much ofhis life with the hope, to make the distinction between the two but not the expectation, we would learn and to clarify things for the children. To about and from his life. date, no picture of“Cousin Dinah” has surfaced, but there are photos ofher May his legacy live on. husband Leonard Lombard (Capt. Dyer’s first mate) and their daughter Mary (a frequent Somerville visitor). Susan E. Davis Hanson W1223 Lois St. The photographs ofTruro are PO Box 187 anachronistic, but they are close to what Spring Valley, W1 54767-0187 19th century Truro looked like and give the impression of“long ago.” 715/778-4598 I think each book I’ve completed susanhanson(^hotmail.com is a little better than its predecessor. The most difficult one ofall was the first - June, 2000 “The Davises ofTruro.” can see a I hundred way to improve it, but I wouldn’t be where am today 1 genealogically without the toil expended Local Events of the 19th Century with Reference to Truro 1800 - Population ofthe town, 1152 1861 - Beginning ofCivil War 1806 - Cold Friday 1867 - Great forest fire 1809 - Town 100 years old 1872 - Reunion ofRich Family 1816 - Great Sickness 1873 - Railroad extended to Provincetown 1826 - M. E. Church built 1873 - Best day’s work ofthe Truro 1827 - Congregational church built Shoe Co., 133 pairs ofshoes made 1840 - Old North church taken away 1880 - First fish weir in Truro 1840 - Truro Academy built 1883 - Rev. E. W. Noble, D. D., resigned 1841 - October gale pastorate ofCongregational Church after 33 years service 1846 - Universalist Church started and blown down 1893 - ShipJason lost, 26 men drowned 1849 - Lighthouse built at Pamet Harbor 1898 - Great forest fire 1850 - Largest population ofthe century, 1900 - Population oftown, 767 2051 DyER BENjAMIN ^^ThE Finest KincI oF Cod Cape Sea Captain'' >S** ., \. <i5«.N>;N^«-5-;3S;.^^^^^:;^*'>:£N'«S Benjamin Dyer 1793 1871 -