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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
Medfield, Mass. First Parish Unitarian Church records, 1697-1970.
Collection
Identifier: RG5309
Abstract
The First Parish Church was founded in 1751 shortly after the incorporation of the town of Medfield. Rev. John Wilson was the first pastor. A second meeting house was constructed in 1706. The third and current meetinghouse was built in 1789. In 1813 the town and the parish were legally separated with members of the church incorporated as The First Parish. In 1827 a group of members of the First Parish petitioned for permission to withdraw from the First Parish, which was becoming...
Dates:
1697-1970
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
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- Marriage records. 2
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- Badger, Stephen, 1726-1803 1
- Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 1
- Braman, Isaac, 1770-1858 1
- First Congregational Church (Georgetown, Mass.) 1
- First Congregational Church (Medfield, Mass.) 1
- First Congregational Church (Natick, Mass.) 1
- First Parish Unitarian Church (Medfield, Mass.) 1
- Georgetown (Mass.) 1
- Medfield (Mass.) 1
- Natick (Mass.) 1
- Peabody, Oliver, 1698-1752 1
- Prentiss, Thomas, 1747-1814 1
- Sears, Freeman, 1779-1811 1
- Second Parish (Rowley, Mass.) 1
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