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Manchester, Mass. Orthodox Congregational Church records, 1717-1917.

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Identifier: RG5361
Abstract The First Congregational Church in Manchester-by the-Sea, Massachusetts, was formed on November 7, 1716 with 21 members. The first meeting house was constructed in 1656, the second in 1695, and the third in 1719. The fourth and final meeting house was constructed in 1809. The church name was changed to Orthodox Congregational Church in 1843. The church split in 1857 due to ecclesiastical differences and was reformed in 1869. The church, now known as the First Parish Congregational Church in...
Dates: 1717-1917

Manchester, Vt. First Congregational Church records, 1804-1867.

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Identifier: RG5359
Abstract

The First Congregational Church in Manchester Vermont was first organized in 1784 with Rev. Job Swift as the first minister. Three meeting houses have been constructed by the church, the first in 1779, the second in 1829, and the third in 1862. This collection contains the early administrative records of the church which include meeting minutes, vital records, and church governance records.

Dates: 1804-1867

Marblehead, Mass. Old North Church records, 1684-1866.

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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

Middleboro, Mass. First Church of Middleboro records, 1702-1925.

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Identifier: RG4970
Abstract The First Congregational Church of Middleboro was first organized on December 26, 1694 and Samuel Fuller was ordained as the first minister. The First meeting house had been constructed previously in 1680 and the second was constructed in 1701. Ecclesiastical differences between competing factions resulted in the congregation splitting and the third meeting house being constructed in 1745. The congregation remerged in 1754. The fourth and present meeting house was built in 1828. The...
Dates: 1702-1925

Natick, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1721-1920.

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Identifier: RG4839
Abstract First Congregational Church of Natick, Massachusetts, was established in 1651 by a group of English settlers and missionaries under the leadership of Rev. John Elliot. The church became home to many local Native Americans, also known as “Praying Indians,” and was the location of the writing of the “Eliot Bible:” a bible translated into phonetic Algonquian. This collection contains records of church covenants, meeting minutes, baptismal records, lists of deaths, disciplinary records,...
Dates: 1721-1920

Pittsfield, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1764-1864.

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Identifier: RG5411
Abstract The First Church of Christ in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was first organized in February 1764. Thomas Allen was called to be the first minister of the church and he was ordained as pastor on April 18, 1764. Construction on the first meeting house was completed in 1770 and construction on the second meeting house was completed in 1793. Thomas Allen’s political beliefs resulted in a schism in 1809 which resulted in the formation of the Second Union Church. The churches reunited in 1818 under...
Dates: 1764-1864

Reading, Mass. Second Church of Christ records, 1720-1806.

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Identifier: RG5021
Abstract The Second Church of Christ in Reading was gathered on June 29, 1720 with 39 founding members. The first pastor was Rev. Daniel Putnam who served until his death on June 20, 1759. He was followed by Rev. Eliab Stone who became the pastor in 1761 and also served until his death in 1822. Religious disagreements led to a split during the 1830s and in 1892 the Congregationalists and Methodists merged to form the Union Congregational Church of North Reading, which continues to serve the community...
Dates: 1720-1806

Rowley, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1664-1941.

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Identifier: RG4836
Abstract The First Church of Rowley, Mass. was founded in 1639 by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers and his followers, who had departed their Anglican church in Rowley, Yorkshire, UK in protest over lax Sabbath laws. Rev. Rogers was a notable Puritan whose conservative zeal influenced the governance of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The church continues to serve the community today as a member of the United Church of Christ. This collection contains the earliest church, parish, and financial records beginning in...
Dates: 1664-1941

Somerset, Mass. First Christian Union Church records, 1840-1912.

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Identifier: RG5034
Abstract The First Christian Union Church and Society were formed in the Pottersville, Somerset area as early as 1838 by a "Christian Band" comprising thirty members, though the church was not officially incorporated until 1911. In 1939 the name was changed to the Congregational Christian Church of Somerset Centre. These records consists of three bound volumes, including the earliest record books of the church and society, respectively, and a book of meeting minutes and bylaws of the Ladies'...
Dates: 1840-1912

Sturbridge, Mass. Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale records, 1736-1999.

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Identifier: RG5194
Abstract The land that is modern Sturbridge, Massachusetts, was first visited by English Puritans in 1644. Sturbridge wasn’t settled by English colonists until 1729 by Medfield residents. Construction of the first meeting house was completed in 1734. The Congregational Church in Sturbridge was established on September 29, 1736. In 1747 members of the church withdrew to form a separatist church which later became the Fiskdale Baptist Church. Construction on the second meeting house was completed in...
Dates: 1736-1999

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Allen, Thomas, 1743-1810 1
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Badger, Stephen, 1726-1803 1
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Barnum, Caleb, -1776 1
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Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Bridgewater (Mass.) 1
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Centre Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Christ Congregational Church (Brockton, Mass.) 1
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Conant, Sylvanus, 1720-1777 1
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Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 1
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Dodge, Ezekiel, 1722-1770 1
Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840 1
Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
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First Church in Wenham Congregational (Wenham, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Bradford, Haverhill, Mass.) 1
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First Church of Christ (Pittsfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Abington, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Franklin, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Manchester, Vt.) 1
First Congregational Church (Middleboro, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Natick, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church Congregational (Manchester, Mass.) 1
First Parish Congregational Church (Brockton, Mass.) 1
Fourth Parish Church (Bridgewater, Mass.) 1
Franklin (Mass.) 1
Free Church (Berkley, Mass.) 1
Granville (Mass.) 1
Granville Federated Church (Granville, Mass.) 1
Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833 1
Independent Congregational Church and Society (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Jewett, Jedidiah, 1705-1774 1
Manchester (Mass.) 1
Manchester (Vt.) 1
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Natick (Mass.) 1
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North Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
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Old North Church (Marblehead, Mass.) 1
Old South Church (Weymouth, Mass.) 1
Old South Union Church (Weymouth, Mass.) 1
Orthodox Congregational Church (Manchester, Mass.) 1
Peabody, Oliver, 1698-1752 1
Phillips, Samuel, 1725-1796 1
Putnam, Daniel, 1696-1759 1
Reading (Mass.) 1
Rowley (Mass.) 1
Sears, Freeman, 1779-1811 1
Second Church (Weymouth, Mass.) 1
Second Church in Reading (North Reading, Mass.) 1
Separatist Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Somerset (Mass.) 1
South Congregational Church in Natick (Natick, Mass.) 1
Stone, Eliab, 1737-1822 1
Sturbridge (Mass.) 1
Thatcher, Peter, Jr., 1688-1744 1
Third Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Tobey, Samuel, 1715-1781 1
Trinitarian Congregational Church (Berkley, Mass.) 1
Union Church (Weymouth, Mass.) 1
Unitarian Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
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West Barnstable (Mass.) 1
West Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
West Parish Church (West Barnstable, Mass.) 1
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