Marblehead (Mass.)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1649 (date of establishment)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Marblehead, Mass. Old North Church records, 1684-1866.
Collection
Identifier: RG5043
Abstract
The First Church of Christ of Marblehead was established on August 13, 1684 and Rev. Samuel Cheever was ordained the first minister. The first meeting house was built atop Old Burial Hill in 1638 and the second meeting house was constructed 1695. The third, and final, meeting house, built of stone, was constructed in 1824. Disagreements over the appointment of ministers led to the establishment of the Second Church in 1716 and the Third Church in 1858. Now known as the Old North Church, the...
Dates:
1684-1866
Marblehead, Mass. Third Congregational Church records, 1858-1876.
Collection
Identifier: RG5053
Abstract
The Third Congregational Church of Marblehead, also known as the South Church, was established in 1858 by 49 former members of the First Congregational Church in Marblehead. In 1860, the South Church building was dedicated and in 1864, the first minister of the Third Church, Rev. T. D. P. Stone, was installed. The church remained active until 1877 when a fire completely destroyed the church building. Included in the records are meeting minutes, copies of official communications, financial...
Dates:
1858-1876
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- Baptism (Liturgy). 1
- Baptismal records. 1
- Church architecture -- Designs and plans. 1
- Church discipline. 1
- Church finance. 1
- Confession. 1
- Excommunication. 1
- Installation (clergy). 1
- Marriage records. 1
- Ordination. 1
- Pews and pew rights. 1
- Registers of births, etc. 1
- Wills. 1 ∧ less
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