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Hopkinton, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1722-1911.

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Identifier: RG5193
Abstract The First Congregational Church in Hopkinton was organized in 1724, shortly after the establishment of the town of Hopkinton by Harvard College, who had purchased the land from a local community of "praying Indians". Five versions of the meeting house have existed, two of which were destroyed, first by fire in 1882 and then by a hurricane in 1939. In September 2011 the name of the church was officially changed to Faith Community Church. This collection includes the earliest records of the...
Dates: 1722-1911

Medway, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1730-1876.

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Identifier: RG0927
Abstract Originally named Boggastow in Nipmuck Territory, then part of Medfield, Medway was settled in 1657 when an increasing number of colonists settled the land west of the Charles River. Medway was incorporated on October 25, 1713 and the decision to immediately build its own church was made at town meeting on November 23, 1713. The Church of Christ, later known as First Church of Christ, was organized on October 7, 1714. The section known as East Medway separated in 1885 to form the town of...
Dates: 1730-1876

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

The Congregational Library & Archives’ Collection of Medford, Mass. Mystic Congregational Church records, 1847-1978.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4933
Abstract

The Mystic Congregational Church as well as the Mystic Society was formed in 1847 and closed in 1978. The collection consists primarily of bound ledgers of annual and regular meeting minutes, membership for the church.

Dates: 1847-1978

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Aiken, Silas 1
Allen, Thomas, 1743-1810 1
American Home Missionary Society 1
Babcock, Elkanah 1
Badger, Stephen, 1726-1803 1
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Baptist Church (Fiskdale, Mass.) 1
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Chicago (Ill.) 1
Christian Band of Somerset. 1
Church of Christ (Halifax, Mass.) 1
Church of Christ (Westborough, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Dalton, N.H.) 1
Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Whately, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church of Christ (Hodgdon, Me.) 1
Conrad, Arcturus Z. (Arcturus Zodiac) 1
Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 1
Danvers (Mass.) 1
Ecclesiastical Council. 1
Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
First Christian Society (Somerset, Mass.) 1
First Christian Union Church (Somerset, Mass.) 1
First Church (Danvers, Mass.) 1
First Church (Rowley, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Medway, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Pittsfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Hopkinton, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Natick, Mass.) 1
First Parish in Waltham (Waltham, Mass.) 1
Fowlerville Congregational Church (Fowlerville, N.Y.) 1
Granville (Mass.) 1
Granville Federated Church (Granville, Mass.) 1
Griffin, Edward Dorr 1
Halifax (Mass. : Town) 1
Halifax Congregational Church (Halifax, Mass.) 1
Haverhill (Mass.) 1
Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833 1
Hill Church (Westerly, R.I.) 1
Hopkinton (Mass.) 1
Jewett, Jedidiah, 1705-1774 1
Medway (Mass.) 1
Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison ) 1
Mystic Congregational Church (Medford, Mass.) 1
Natick (Mass.) 1
North Reading (Mass.) 1
Ockenga, Harold John 1
Park Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
Parkman, Ebenezer, 1703-1782 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 in Reading (North Reading, Mass.) 1
Separatist Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Society for Religious Improvement (Boston, Mass.) 1
Somerset (Mass.) 1
South Congregational Church in Natick (Natick, Mass.) 1
St. Paul's Church (Flatbush, New York, N.Y.) 1
Stone, A. L. (Andrew Leete) 1
Stone, Eliab, 1737-1822 1
Sturbridge (Mass.) 1
Third Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Union Congregational Church of Auburn Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Unitarian Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Waltham (Mass.) 1
Watertown (Mass.) 1
West Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
West Precinct Church (Watertown, Mass.) 1
Westborough (Mass.) 1
Withrow, John L. (John Lindsay) 1
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