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History of Dennis, (Barnstable County) MassachusettsOur database does not include an historic photo for Dennis, (Barnstable County) Massachusetts, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:A Biography of Nathaniel Freeman Nathaniel Freeman, representative, was born in Dennis, Mass., April 8, 1741; son of Edmund and Martha (Otis), grandson of Edmund and Keziah (Pressbury), great-grandson of Edmund and Sarah, great, great-grandson of Edmond and Margaret (Perry), and great, great, great-grandson of Edmond and Elizabeth Freeman, who came from England to Saugus, Mass., in 1635. Nathaniel studied medicine and in 1765 removed to Sandwich, Mass., afterward studying law with James Otis. During the war of the Revolution he was colonel of militia in the expedition to Rhode Island in 1778 and was brigadier-general of militia, 1781-93. He was a representative in the 4th and 5th congresses, 1794-98; a judge of the probate court for forty-seven years and of the court of common pleas for thirty years. He published A Charge to the Grand Jury at Barstable (1802). He died in Sandwich, Mass., Sept. 20, 1827. |
Massachusetts Facts: Barnstable County Facts: Seat: BarnstableEstablished: 1685 Formed from: New Plymouth Colony Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: DENNIS, a post-township of Barnstable county, Massachusetts, 60 miles S. E. from Boston. The fisheries furnish the principal occupation of the inhabitants. Population, 3257. Dennis is situated 5 meters above sea level. |