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Box 1

 Container

Contains 32 Results:

Church records, 1734-1835

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 1
Scope and Contents

This bound volume of church records contains the earliest administrative documentation of the Church of Christ in Halifax. It includes the church's confession of faith, the earliest covenant, meeting minutes, baptisms, member lists, and disciplinary records.

Dates: 1734-1835

Financial records, 1795-1844

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

This folder contains loose financial records, including itemized receipts to and from various individuals for everyday expenses, and Rev. Abel Richmond's receipts for payments to Rhode Island College.

Dates: 1795-1844

Dismissions and transfers (A-H), 1788-1891

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

This folder contains official correspondence between churches, relating to the transfer and dismission of members to and from the Congregational Church in Halifax. It includes documentation relating to members with surnames A-H.

Dates: 1788-1891

Dismissions and transfers (I-Z), 1822-1895

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

This folder contains official correspondence between churches, relating to the transfer and dismission of members to and from the Congregational Church in Halifax. It includes documentation relating to members with surnames I-Z.

Dates: 1822-1895

Admissions, 1840-1867

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents

This folder contains loose records relating to admissions, specifically lists of admitted members with dates of admission. Some documents recording early admissions appear to be in a more modern hand.

Dates: 1840-1867

Relations, 1842-1867

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents This folder contains relations of faith documents, formalized personal religious statements written by individuals seeking admission to the church. The relations are organized alphabetically by surname. Bosworth, Mary undated Fuller, Mary 1858 Fuller, Levesta 1863 Fuller, Mary 1867 Fuller, Mary 1867 (copy) Fuller, Nelson ...
Dates: 1842-1867

Marriage intentions (A-B), 1804-1849

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents This folder contains marriage intentions, official documents recording marriages in Halifax and surrounding areas. The intentions record the names of the betrothed and their location, and are typically signed by the town clerk. Records are arranged alphabetically by the groom's surname. Melzar Adams Jr. and Olive Inglee 1804 (Halifax) Melzar Adams Jr. and Olive Inglee 1804 (Kingston) Daniel Alden and Joanna Tilson ...
Dates: 1804-1849

Marriage intentions (C-G), 1802-1827

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents This folder contains marriage intentions, official documents recording marriages in Halifax and surrounding areas. The intentions record the names of the betrothed and their location, and are typically signed by the town clerk. Records are arranged alphabetically by the groom's surname. Sebery Child Hathaway and Sarah Porter 1818 Ebenezer Colwell Jr. and Elizabeth Bosworth 1822 Galen Colwell and Lucy Bosworth ...
Dates: 1802-1827

Marriage intentions (H), 1802-1839

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents This folder contains marriage intentions, official documents recording marriages in Halifax and surrounding areas. The intentions record the names of the betrothed and their location, and are typically signed by the town clerk. Records are arranged alphabetically by the groom's surname. Benjamin Hammonds and Hannah Sturtevant 1802 (Carver) Benjamin Hammonds and Hannah Sturtevant 1802 (Halifax) Ebenezer Hall and Nancy...
Dates: 1802-1839

Marriage intentions (J-M), 1801-1848

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents This folder contains marriage intentions, official documents recording marriages in Halifax and surrounding areas. The intentions record the names of the betrothed and their location, and are typically signed by the town clerk. Records are arranged alphabetically by the groom's surname. George Washington Jackson and Molly Briggs Jr. 1804 William Jackson to Joanna Crooker 1848 Ebenezer Johnson and Lucinda Sears ...
Dates: 1801-1848