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Abington, Mass. First Church records 1714-1949.
Barnstable, Mass. Unitarian Church records, 1717-1930.
Barnstable, Mass. West Parish Church records, 1639-1853.
Berkley, Mass. Congregational Church records, 1737-1949.
Bradford, Haverhill, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1682-1915.
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.
Brockton, Mass. First Parish Congregational Church records, 1738-1980.
Danvers, Mass. First Church records, 1672-1845.
Franklin, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1737-1877.
The Second Church of Wrentham, also known as the West Parish Church, was established in 1738. When the West Precinct of Wrentham separated from Wrentham and incorporated as Franklin in 1778, the West Parish Church was renamed the First Congregational Church of Franklin. Included within the collection are meeting minutes, committee reports, society records, and vital records.
Granville, Mass. Granville Federated Church records, 1754-1941.
Halifax, Mass. Congregational Church records, 1734-1932.
A Congregational church was officially formed in Halifax in 1734, with 53 founding members. A second meeting house was built in 1852. In 1842 a Ladies Sewing Circle was organized and continued to be central to church life. The Halifax Congregational Church is now a member of the United Church of Christ, and continues to serve the community today. This collection consists of early administrative records for the Congregational Church and the associated parish in Halifax.
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- Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 1
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- Dodge, Ezekiel, 1722-1770 1
- East Parish Congregational Church (Barnstable, Mass.) 1
- Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840 1
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- Peabody, Oliver, 1698-1752 1
- Phillips, Samuel, 1725-1796 1
- Putnam, Daniel, 1696-1759 1
- Reading (Mass.) 1
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- Sears, Freeman, 1779-1811 1
- Second Church (Weymouth, Mass.) 1
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- Separatist Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
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- Stone, Eliab, 1737-1822 1
- Sturbridge (Mass.) 1
- Thatcher, Peter, Jr., 1688-1744 1
- Third Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
- Tobey, Samuel, 1715-1781 1
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- Union Church (Weymouth, Mass.) 1
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