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Covenants (Church polity).

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Watertown, Mass. West Precinct Church covenant, 1709.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0994
Abstract In 1696 the residents of the town of Watertown, Massachusetts, voted to support two meeting houses; the West Precinct Church, was established in 1696 to serve the western section of the town. The first meeting house, a repurposed building from Newton, was assembled in 1722. In 1738 the town of Waltham was incorporated from the West Precinct of Watertown and the church was renamed to the First Parish in Waltham. In 1838 the First Parish merged with the Second Religious Society. In 1958 the...
Dates: 1709