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Second Church (Cambridge, Mass.)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1739 (date of establishment)
  • Existence: 1807 (date of dissolution)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Cambridge, Mass. Second Church covenant, 1739.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0833
Abstract

In 1725, citing the long distance required to attend worship services, a group of parishioners from the First Church of Christ in Cambridge requested that a precinct be formed in Menotomy village, now Arlington. This request was granted in 1732 and the Second Church of Cambridge was formaly gathered in 1739. This collection contains the original covenant of the Second Church in Cambridge. which was created during the formation of the church.

Dates: 1739