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 DEAN. DEAN. 169 of this union were six, five of whom are living : Benjamin Wheelock, Walter Lof- tus, Josiah Stevens, Clitheroe (now Mrs. C. L. James) and Mary | Mrs. Walter Tufts). DEAN, GEORGE ASA, son of Asa and Lucy Dean, was born in Attleborough, Bristol county, May 2, 1835. His education was obtained in the com- mon schools of those days. His first con- nection in business was made January 1, 1857, with A. M. Everett, S. L. Morse, B. B. Day, E. S. Capron and R. Bliss, under the firm name of Everett, Dean & Co., manufacturing jewelers. In 1868 the firm name was changed to Day, Bliss &: Dean, in 187 1 to Bliss & Dean, and in 1884 to G. A. Dean & Co. Mr. Dean was married April 15, 1857,10 Bessie B., daughter of French and Nancy Richardson, of Attleborough. He represented his district in the Gen- eral Court in 1877. Mr. Dean is director in the First National Bank of Attleborough, vice-president of the Attleborough Savings Bank, director in the Attleborough Loan and Savings Asso- ciation, director and treasurer in the Attle- borough Gas Light Company, and water commissioner of the Attleborough fire district. DEAN, JOHN WARD, son of Charles and Patience Tappan (Kingsbury) Dean, was born in Wiscasset, Lincoln county, Maine, March 13, 1815. He attended the public schools in Mt. Vernon, Me., and finished his school education in the Port- land high school, of which the Rev. Thomas Tenny was principal. In 1 84 1 he engaged in the book-binding business in Providence, R. I., under the firm name of Dean & Burgess. In 1843 he removed to Boston, and entered into partnership with his brother Jeremiah, un- der the firm name of Dean & Co. From 1848 to 1S59, he carried on the business alone. From 1S59 to 1861, with William Hill, firm of Dean & Hill ; from 1861 to 1872 again with his brother, as Dean & Co. Mr. Dean was married in Boston, June 2 9> iy S3» t0 Lydia, daughter of John S. and Abigail (Dean) Emerson. They have no children. Mr. Dean was recording secretary of the American Statistical Association from i860 to 1872 ; corresponding secretary of the Prince Society, 1858 to '63; vice-president of thesame, 1863 to '70; president from 1870 to '80; and vice-president from 1880 to present time ; treasurer of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1855 to '57 ; recording secretary of same, 1857 and '58 ; corresponding secretary, 1859 to '62 ; and librarian, 1872 to the present time. He was justice of the peace for the county of Mid- dlesex, 1870 to '77. He is now editor of the " Register " and the publications of the New England Historic Genealogical society, with his residence in the town of Medford. Mr. Dean's published works are numer- ous, and are critically edited. Among the principal area memoir of the Rev. Nathan- iel Ward, A. M. (1868), and a memoir of Michael Wigglesworth, author of " The Day of Doom" (187 1). He has prepared, and seen through the press, seventeen pamphlets of sketches, memorial and his- torical, also six volumes of historical mat- ter, edited by himself. To these should be added many pamphlets of valuable gen- ealogical compilation. DEAN, ROBERT STROBRIDGE, son of Robert and Susan E. L. (Padelford) Dean, was born in Taunton, Bristol county, Feb- ruary 6, 1805. He is a lineal descendant in the seventh generation from Deacon Walter Deane, one of the first settlers of Taunton in 1639. ROBERT S. DEAN. Mr. Dean received his early education in the district schools of those days, and in Bristol Academy.