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Hillsborough, N.H. Hillsborough Center Congregational Society records, 1840-2022.
Collection
Identifier: RG5439
Abstract
The Congregational Society in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, was first organized and began convening in its first meeting house in 1769. Over the next two decades, the society constructed two more meeting houses. Its third meeting house served the community until 1839, when a group of church members withdrew to form their own congregation and build their own meeting house, a fourth, in Bridge Village. After the split in the community and the construction of the fourth Bridge Village meeting...
Dates:
1840-2022
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Hodgdon, Me. Congregational Church of Christ records, 1845-1861. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5239
Dates:
1845-1861
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Hopkinton, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1722-1911.
Collection
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Medway, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1730-1876.
Collection
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Michael McGiffert manuscript, circa 2000-2017.
Collection
Identifier: MS5362
Abstract
Michael McGiffert was born on October 5, 1928. He devoted his career to education and research, teaching at Colgate University, the University of Denver, and the College of William and Mary, where he also served as the editor of the William and Mary Quarterly. He died July 2, 2016. The Michael McGiffert manuscript is a unfinished encyclopedic book titled "God's Covenants: A Study of Evangelical and Ecclesial Puritanism" whose scope covers 16th and 17th century puritan thought on the subject...
Dates:
circa 2000-2017
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Natick, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1721-1920.
Collection
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Pittsfield, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1764-1864.
Collection
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Reading, Mass. Second Church of Christ records, 1720-1806.
Collection
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Rowley, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1664-1941.
Collection
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Somerset, Mass. First Christian Union Church records, 1840-1912.
Collection
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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- First Parish in Waltham (Waltham, Mass.) 1
- Fisher, Edward, active 1627-1655 1
- Fowlerville Congregational Church (Fowlerville, N.Y.) 1
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- Stone, Eliab, 1737-1822 1
- Sturbridge (Mass.) 1
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