Marriage records.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:
Oxford, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1721-1850.
Collection
Identifier: RG4841
Abstract
The First Congregational Church of Oxford (MA) was established in the house of Rev. John Campbell on January 18, 1721 and construction of the first meetinghouse followed. The second meetinghouse was completed in 1748. The church split in 1813 with some members forming a Universalist church in the South Meetinghouse. The Third and final meetinghouse was constructed in 1829. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1961 and continues to serve the local community today. This collection...
Dates:
1721-1850
Paradox, Colo. First Congregational Church records, 1911-1999.
Collection
Identifier: RG5503
Abstract
The First Congregational Church in Paradox, Colorado, was organized on February 19, 1911 with Rev. James Walker as the first minister. Worship was held in the Paradox school house until 1954 when a church building was constructed on land donated to the church. The church was dissolved in 1998 and the church building was given to the Paradox Fire Protection District in Paradox, CO. This collection contains the administrative and membership records of the First Congregational Church in...
Dates:
1911-1999
Pembroke, Mass. First Church records, 1712-1953.
Collection
Identifier: RG5109
Abstract
The First Church in Pembroke was organized October 22, 1712 and its first minister, Daniel Lewis, was ordained December 3, 1712. Under Lewis the parish flourished and in 1727 a larger, meeting house was built. The third meeting house was erected by the end of 1837. In 1841 the church became Unitarian and in 1964 the church rejoined the Congregational denomination. The First Church in Pembroke continues to serve the community today. This collection documents the history and life of the church...
Dates:
1712-1953
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
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
Robert Chase Lane ministerial log book, 1952-2008.
Collection
Identifier: MS5417
Abstract
Rev. Robert C. Lane served as minister in Baraboo, WI in 1952, North Branford, CT in 1957, and Enfield, CT between 1967 and 1990, when he retired. During his retirement, he was an active member in the First Church of Windsor where he worked to make the church more welcoming to LGBT individuals. This collection records his work through the marital records he produced as a pastor.
Dates:
1952-2008
Samuel Robinson and Joyce Neidelf marriage intention, 1763. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS0151
Sanford, Me. North Congregational Church records, 1786-1905.
Collection
Identifier: RG5036
Abstract
The town of Sanford, originally in Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1768 and the Congregational Church in Sanford was gathered on March 28, 1786. Construction on the first meeting house was completed in 1792. The second meeting house was constructed in the northern half of Sanford in 1831. The Congregational Church became the North Congregational Church in 1847 after 14 members left to form the South Congregational Church. The second meeting house was destroyed in a fire in 1878 and...
Dates:
1786-1905
South Hadley, Mass. Congregational Church of South Hadley Falls records, 1824-2012.
Collection
Identifier: RG5052
Abstract
The Congregational Church of South Hadley Falls began as the South Society in South Hadley when, in February of 1824, the population removed from the center of South Hadley felt they needed a more conveniently located church. Later that year, the Society united in a church organization called The South Church of Christ in South Hadley. The church did not become known as The Congregational Church of South Hadley Falls until 1918. The congregation voted to close in 2012 due to declining...
Dates:
1824-2012
Springfield, Mass. East Congregational Church records, 1925-2019.
Collection
Identifier: RG5490
Abstract
East Congregational Church began in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1921 under the leadership of Reverend Dr. Orville T. Fletcher. Four years later in May of 1925, the first service at East Congregational Church was held, led by Rev. Myron Fowell. The church was originally operating on the second floor of the Central Hall building from 1925-1929, and relocated to their new Community House upon its completion in 1929. Rev. Donald Simpson was called to service in 1948, and during his time he led...
Dates:
1925-2019