Whitefield, George, 1714-1770
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1714 December 27 (date of birth)
- Existence: 1770 September 30 (date of death)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Whitefiled, copy of letter to Honorable Josiah Willard, 1747. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS1002
Newburyport, Mass. First Church disunion records, 1743-1770.
Collection
Identifier: RG0131
Abstract
The Third Church of Newbury was formally gathered in 1726. In 1743 a group of parishioners left the church to more closely follow the teachings of George Whitefield and form the First Presbyterian Church. In 1764 the town of Newburyport was incorporated and the Third Church became the First Church in Newburyport. In 1794 the Parish voted to be incorporated as the First Religious Society. By 1825 the church was already aligned with the Unitarian denomination. The church continues to serve the...
Dates:
1743-1770
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- Church controversies. 1
- Church records and registers. 1