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Northbridge, Mass. Centre Congregational Church records, 1782-2011.

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Identifier: RG5030
Abstract The town of Northbridge, Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1772 and the First Church in Northbridge was established in 1782. The first meeting house was constructed in 1774. In 1834 a significant portion of the congregation withdrew to form the Congregational Church of Whitinsville (now the Village Congregational Church). The second meeting house was constructed in 1836. In 1879 another contingent of the church's members withdrew to form the Rockdale Congregational Church, though both...
Dates: 1782-2011

Oxford, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1721-1850.

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Identifier: RG4841
Abstract The First Congregational Church of Oxford (MA) was established in the house of Rev. John Campbell on January 18, 1721 and construction of the first meetinghouse followed. The second meetinghouse was completed in 1748. The church split in 1813 with some members forming a Universalist church in the South Meetinghouse. The Third and final meetinghouse was constructed in 1829. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1961 and continues to serve the local community today. This collection...
Dates: 1721-1850

Pembroke, Mass. First Church records, 1712-1953.

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Identifier: RG5109
Abstract The First Church in Pembroke was organized October 22, 1712 and its first minister, Daniel Lewis, was ordained December 3, 1712. Under Lewis the parish flourished and in 1727 a larger, meeting house was built. The third meeting house was erected by the end of 1837. In 1841 the church became Unitarian and in 1964 the church rejoined the Congregational denomination. The First Church in Pembroke continues to serve the community today. This collection documents the history and life of the church...
Dates: 1712-1953

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

Stoneham, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1728-1889.

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Identifier: RG5190
Abstract The town of Stoneham was incorporated in 1725. A vote in 1726 provided for the building of a meetinghouse and the First Congregational Church was organized in 1729. The first pastor was Rev. James Osgood who was ordained in September 1729. Rev. John Cleaveland was pastor from 1785 until an ecclesiastical council dissolved his relationship with the town in 1894. The second meeting house was constructed in 1803 and the third in 1840. This collection contains the early records the Church....
Dates: 1728-1889

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

Wendell, Mass. Congregational Church records, 1783-1955.

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Identifier: RG4890
Abstract

The Congregational Church of Wendell was formed in Wendell, Mass. on November 29, 1774. The Wendell, Mass. Congregational Church records document the history, administration, and life of the church and its members from its inception through the 1950s. Types of records present include extensive financial records, church and society meeting minutes, correspondence, and important earyy vital statistics for the church and its members.

Dates: 1783-1955

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Church membership. 43
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Baptismal records. 41
Marriage records. 37
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Church finance. 16
Pews and pew rights. 14
Installation (clergy). 12
Covenants (Church polity). 11
Sermons, American -- Early works to 1800. 9
Ordination. 8
Creeds. 5
Registers of births, etc. 5
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Excommunication. 4
Women -- Societies and clubs. 4
Church controversies. 3
Church lands. 3
Church societies. 3
Funeral sermons. 3
Unitarian controversy. 3
Church architecture -- Designs and plans. 2
Church charities. 2
Confession. 2
Diaries. 2
Music in churches. 2
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Wills. 2
Account books. 1
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Algonquin Indians. 1
Antislavery movements. 1
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Haverhill (Mass.) 2
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Old North Church (Marblehead, Mass.) 2
Abington (Mass.) 1
Allen, Thomas, 1743-1810 1
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American Home Missionary Society 1
Amesbury (Mass.) 1
Andros, Thomas, 1759-1845 1
Badger, Stephen, 1726-1803 1
Baptist Church (Fiskdale, Mass.) 1
Barnard, Edward, 1720-1774 1
Barnstable (Mass.) 1
Barnum, Caleb, -1776 1
Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 1
Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798 1
Berkley (Mass.) 1
Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Braintree (Mass.) 1
Braman, Isaac, 1770-1858 1
Breck, Robert, 1682-1731 1
Bridgewater (Mass.) 1
Brockton (Mass.) 1
Brookfield (Mass.) 1
Broughton, Glover, 1796-1869 1
Brunswick (Me.) 1
Bucklin, Sylvester F. (Sylvester Fuller), 1784-1860 1
Centre Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Centre Congregational Church (Northbridge, Mass.) 1
Christ Congregational Church (Brockton, Mass.) 1
Christian Band of Somerset. 1
Church of Christ (Harwich, Mass.) 1
Church of Christ (Westborough, Mass.) 1
Clap, Thomas, 1705-1774 1
Cleaveland, John, 1749-1815 1
Conant, Sylvanus, 1720-1777 1
Congregational Church (Berkley, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Manchester, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Wendell, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (West Brookfield, Mass.) 1
Congregational Parish and Society (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 1
Danforth, John, 1660-1730 1
Danvers (Mass.) 1
Dodge, Ezekiel, 1722-1770 1
Dorchester (Boston, Mass.) 1
Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840 1
Falmouth (Mass.) 1
Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Field, Levi A. (Levi Alpheus), 1821-1859 1
First Baptist Church (Brunswick, Me.) 1
First Christian Society (Somerset, Mass.) 1
First Christian Union Church (Somerset, Mass.) 1
First Church (Berkley, Mass.) 1
First Church (Brookfield, Mass.) 1
First Church (Danvers, Mass.) 1
First Church (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.) 1
First Church (Pembroke, Mass.) 1
First Church (Rowley, Mass.) 1
First Church in Marlborough (Congregational) (Marlborough, Mass.) 1
First Church in Wenham Congregational (Wenham, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Bradford, Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Lancaster, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Pittsfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Braintree, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Abington, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Falmouth, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Franklin, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Georgetown, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Hanover, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Harwich, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Hopkinton, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Manchester, Vt.) 1
First Congregational Church (Marlborough, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Mattapoisett, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Medfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Middleboro, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Natick, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Northbridge, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Stoneham, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (West Brookfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church of Oxford (Oxford, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Society of Merrimac 1
First Evangelical Congregational Society (Marlborough, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church (Brunswick, Me.) 1
First Parish Church (Dover, N.H.) 1
First Parish Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church (York, Me.) 1
First Parish Church Congregational (Manchester, Mass.) 1
First Parish Congregational Church (Brockton, Mass.) 1
First Parish Unitarian Church (Medfield, Mass.) 1
Fourth Parish Church (Bridgewater, Mass.) 1
Franklin (Mass.) 1
Free Church (Berkley, Mass.) 1
Georgetown (Mass.) 1
Goodhue, John N. (John Northend), 1810-1839 1
Granville (Mass.) 1
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