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Abington, Mass. First Church records 1714-1949.

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Identifier: RG4969
Abstract The First Congregational Church of Abington, MA was established in 1711 and in addition to the 1st Church there were three additional churches founded in the same town: 2nd church of south Abington, now Whitman, 3rd church of east Abington, now Rockland, and 4th church at North Abington. The First Church in Abington also housed a Sunday school that was established in 1818 and is thought to be one of the oldest Sunday schools in the country. The motto of the church is "None too old to study...
Dates: 1714-1949

Barnstable, Mass. West Parish Church records, 1639-1853.

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Identifier: RG5285
Abstract The history of the West Parish Church in Barnstable, Massachusetts, dates back to 1616 with the formation of the non-conformist Southwick Church. In 1634 the leader of the church and many of its members traveled to Boston and in 1639 settled in the newly incorporated Barnstable where they formed the first church in Barnstable. In 1717 the town of Barnstable was split into a West and East Parish; the West Parish Church was the successor church to the earlier Barnstable church. Construction of...
Dates: 1639-1853

Berkley, Mass. Congregational Church records, 1737-1949.

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Identifier: RG1061
Abstract The First Church of Christ was first gathered in 1737 in the newly incorporated town of Berkley, Massachusetts. In 1737, the town agreed to settle Samuel Tobey, a young graduate of Cambridge. In 1788, Thomas Andros, a self-taught veteran of the American Revolutionary War, was settled in Berkley. The Berkley, Mass. Congregational Church records document the early history, administration, and life of the church and its members. The collection includes financial records, church and parish...
Dates: 1737-1949

Boston, Mass. Berkeley Temple Congregational Church records, 1827-1907.

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Identifier: RG0029
Abstract The Pine Street Church was formed in 1827. In April of 1857, the Committee of the Pine Street Church met to discuss the sale of the church’s property. The church building was later sold in July of 1857. After the sale of the building, the Pine Street Church and Society purchased land for a new church building at the intersection of Berkeley Street and Warren Avenue in the South End of Boston. By 1861, the new church was completed and had changed its name to the Berkeley Street Church. In...
Dates: 1827-1907

Boston, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1822-1984.

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Identifier: RG0031
Abstract The history of the Union Congregational Church begins with the formation of the Essex Street Church in 1819. In 1822, owing to a disagreement with the church’s pastor, a minority of the church withdrew from the Essex Street Church and reformed the Union Congregational Church. The church was substantially rebuilt in 1840 and a new church building was constructed at the corner of Columbus Avenue and West Newton Street in 1870. In 1907, the Berkley Temple Congregational Church merged into the...
Dates: 1822-1984

Bradford, Haverhill, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1682-1915.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4843
Abstract

The First Church of Christ was established in 1682 with Rev. Zechariah Symmes Jr. as its minister. Meeting houses were constructed in 1670, 1706, 1751, 1834, and 1849. In 1810 the church hosted the meeting of the General Association and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions came from that meeting. This collection includes records of vital statistics, financial reports, church meeting minutes, and ecclesiastical council reports.

Dates: 1682-1915

Braintree, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1697-1871.

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Identifier: RG5302
Abstract The Mount Wollaston Parish Meeting House was established in 1639 in the present-day Quincy Area, and by 1640 the town was renamed Braintree. This Meeting House was the site of the original church, which first gathered on September 10, 1707. In 1708, old Braintree was divided into the North Precinct (Quincy) and the South Precinct (Braintree). When Quincy became an official town in 1792, the 1707 church was designated as the First Church in Braintree. The records in this collection include...
Dates: 1697-1871

Brockton, Mass. First Parish Congregational Church records, 1738-1980.

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Identifier: RG0037
Abstract The First Parish Congregational Church in Brockton was originally founded as the Fourth Parish Church in Bridgewater in 1737 and formally gathered as such in 1740. The name of the church changed, in 1823, to First Parish Congregational Church to reflect the incorporation of the town of North Bridgewater. In 1827 a portion of the church's membership left to form the South Congregational Church and in 1850 another portion left to form the Porter Evangelical Congregational Church. In 1874 the...
Dates: 1738-1980

Brockton, Mass. South Congregational Church records, 1835-1979.

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Identifier: RG5394
Abstract In 1836 a significant portion of the members of the First Parish Congregational Church withdrew their membership to form the South Congregational Church in Plain Village, now Campello, Brockton. The first meeting house was constructed in 1836 and The South Congregational Church of North Bridgewater was formally gathered on January 3, 1837 with Rev. John Dwight as the first minister. On May 23, 1853, the first meeting house was destroyed by fire; the second meeting house was constructed a...
Dates: 1835-1979

Brunswick, Me. First Parish Church records, 1735-1829.

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Identifier: RG5236
Abstract The township of Brunswick was incorporated on May 3, 1717. Until 1747 the town was served by temporary missionary ministers. In 1747 the First Parish Church was actually split into two buildings, one following Congregational polity and the other following Presbyterian polity. In 1772 both groups agreed to follow Congregational polity and in 1808 both groups physically merged into a single meeting house. The church had close relations to Bowdoin College and Harriet Beecher Stowe found...
Dates: 1735-1829

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Abington (Mass.) 1
Adams Square Congregational Church (Worcester, Mass.) 1
Allen, Thomas, 1743-1810 1
Amesbury (Mass.) 1
Andros, Thomas, 1759-1845 1
Appleton Street Church (Lowell, Mass.) 1
Atlanta University 1
Badger, Stephen, 1726-1803 1
Barnard, Edward, 1720-1774 1
Barnstable (Mass.) 1
Barnum, Caleb, -1776 1
Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- 1
Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798 1
Berkeley Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
Berkeley Temple (Boston, Mass.) 1
Berkley (Mass.) 1
Boston (Mass.) 1
Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
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Braman, Isaac, 1770-1858 1
Breck, Robert, 1682-1731 1
Brewton, Marjie 1
Bridgewater (Mass.) 1
Brookfield (Mass.) 1
Brunswick (Me.) 1
Bryant (S.D.) 1
Bucklin, Sylvester F. (Sylvester Fuller), 1784-1860 1
Calvinistic Congregational Church (Fitchburg, Mass.) 1
Campello (Brockton, Mass.) 1
Centre Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Chicago (Ill.) 1
Christ Congregational Church (Brockton, Mass.) 1
Church of Christ (Grafton, Mass.) 1
Church of Christ (Harwich, Mass.) 1
Church of Christ (Westborough, Mass.) 1
Cleaveland, John, 1749-1815 1
Conant, Sylvanus, 1720-1777 1
Congregational Church (Berkley, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Grafton, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Manchester, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Sanford, Me.) 1
Congregational Church (Wendell, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (West Brookfield, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church and Society of South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church in South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
Congregational Parish and Society (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Dane Street Congregational Church (Beverly, Mass.) 1
Danvers (Mass.) 1
Dayton (Ohio) 1
Dodge, Ezekiel, 1722-1770 1
East Congregational Church (Springfield, Mass) 1
Eliot Church (Lowell, Mass.) 1
Eliot Presbyterian Church (Lowell, Mass.) 1
Eliot Union Church (Lowell, Mass.) 1
Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840 1
Essex Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
Evangelical Congregational Church (Grafton, Mass.) 1
Faith United Parish (Fitchburg, Mass.) 1
Falmouth (Mass.) 1
Field, Joseph, 1788-1869 1
Field, Levi A. (Levi Alpheus), 1821-1859 1
First Baptist Church (Brunswick, Me.) 1
First Church (Berkley, Mass.) 1
First Church (Brookfield, Mass.) 1
First Church (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) 1
First Church (Danvers, Mass.) 1
First Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 1
First Church (Pembroke, Mass.) 1
First Church in Fitchburg (Fitchburg, 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 (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 (Fulton, N.Y.) 1
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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 (Jersey City, N.J.) 1
First Congregational Church (Marlborough, Mass.) 1
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First Congregational Church (Natick, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Stoneham, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (West Brookfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church in South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church of Oxford (Oxford, Mass.) 1
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