Nathan Aldis
Nathan Aldis was an early settler of Dedham, Massachusetts who served on that town's Board of Selectmen in 1641, 1642, and 1644.[1][2] He served in a variety of other positions in the town and served as a deacon at First Church and Parish in Dedham.[3] He signed the Dedham Covenant.[1]
In 1642, John Elderkin sold half of his rights to the mill on Mother Brook to Nathaniel Whiting and the other half to John Allin, Aldis, and John Dwight.[4][5][6][7][8][lower-alpha 1] They operated the mill "in a rather stormy partnership" until 1649 when Whiting became the sole owner.[7][5][4]
Aldis and his wife Mary were the parents of John Aldis and ancestors of Asa O. Aldis.[10] His daughter, Mary, married Joshua Fisher.[11] His prosperity diminished in his later years.[12]
Notes
- Allin was the minister, Aldis the deacon, and Dwight was Whiting's father-in-law.[9]
References
- Whitin 1905, p. 4.
- Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
- Whitin 1905, pp. 3–5.
- Sconyers, Jake and Stewart, Nikki (December 18, 2017). "Episode 59: Corn, Cotton, and Condos; 378 Years on the Mother Brook". Hub History (Podcast). Retrieved December 26, 2017.
{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Worthington 1900, p. 3.
- In Celebration of the Construction of the Mother Brook in Dedham, Dedham Historical Society, September 2016
- Hanson 1976, p. 31.
- Straight, Stephan. "Diversion of Streams to Furnish Power for Water Wheels" (PDF). Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society. 51 (1): 43–47. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- Hanson 1976, p. 53.
- Whitin 1905, p. 6.
- Bedini, Silvio A. (2003). "The History Corner: Joshua Fisher (1621-1672) Colonial Inn-keeper and Surveyor, Part 1". Professional Surveyor Magazine (September). Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- Whitin 1905, p. 5.
Works cited
- Worthington, Erastus (1827). The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- Whitin, F.H. (1905). The Aldis family of Dedham, Wrentham, Roxbury and Franklin, Massachusetts, 1640-1800. Рипол Классик. ISBN 978-5-87124-001-4. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- Hanson, Robert Brand (1976). Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890. Dedham Historical Society.
- Worthington, Erastus (1900). Historical sketch of Mother Brook, Dedham, Mass: compiled from various records and papers, showing the diversion of a portion of the Charles River into the Neponset River and the manufactures on the stream, from 1639 to 1900. Dedham, MA: C.G. Wheeler.