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Georgetown, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1731-1866.
Collection
Identifier: RG4967
Abstract
The First Congregational Church in Georgetown was originally established in 1731 as Rowley West Parish. When the town of Georgetown was incorporated in 1838, the Rowley West Parish was renamed to the First Congregational Church of Georgetown. The collection includes meeting minutes, financial records and valuable vital records.
Dates:
1731-1866
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Stoneham, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1728-1889.
Collection
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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- Account books. 1
- Church finance. 1
- Church membership. 1
- Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election. 1
- Clergy -- Relocation. 1
- Excommunication. 1
- Funeral sermons. 1
- Necrologies. 1
- Ordination sermons -- Early works to 1800. 1
- Ordination. 1
- Pews and pew rights. 1
- Registers of births, etc. 1
- Tax remission. 1 ∧ less
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- Braman, Isaac, 1770-1858 1
- Cleaveland, John, 1749-1815 1
- First Congregational Church (Georgetown, Mass.) 1
- First Congregational Church (Stoneham, Mass.) 1
- Georgetown (Mass.) 1
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