Thomas Balch

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Thomas Balch (died c. 1774) was a Colonial minister in South Dedham, Massachusetts. He first took the pulpit in 1736. The Balch School was named for him in 1867 in Norwood, Massachusetts. A new school was built on the same site in 1913 and is also known as the Balch School.

When Norwood separated from Dedham in 1872, Balch was a potential name for the community. His daughter, Mary, married Manasseh Cutler, and Cutler studied under the elder Balch for the ministry. Balch died 38 years after being ordained.

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