John Aldis

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John Aldis was a representative to the Great and General Court of colonial Massachusetts in 1683 [1] and served for 12 years on the Board of Selectmen in Dedham, Massachusetts. [1] [2]

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He was the only son of Nathan Aldis [1] and his wife Mary. [3] Aldis had a son also named John. [1] [a]

Aldis was admitted as a townsman on January 1, 1650 – 1651. [1] He served as a constable in 1660 and in 1663 was returned to the Jury of Trials of Suffolk County. [1] In 1681, the town voted to collect all deeds and other writings and store them in a box kept by Aldis in order to better preserve them. [4] He was a deacon at the First Church and Parish in Dedham [1] [4] and an ancestor of Asa O. Aldis. [5]

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  1. Records indicate that a John Aldis served in King Phillip's War, but it was more likely to be the son than the father. [1]

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