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Contains 28 Results:

West Brookfield Parish records, 1754-1826

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

This volume contains 342 pages of parish records dating from 1754 to 1826. Included within the parish records are parish meeting minutes, records of votes, records of petitions and lists of petition signers, notices of town meetings, lists of committee members, appointments to church positions, committee reports, and certificates of membership.

Dates: 1754-1826

West Brookfield Parish records, 1826-1860

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 2
Scope and Contents

This volume contains 537 pages of parish records dating from 1826 to 1860. Included within the parish records are parish meeting minutes, records of votes, notices of town meetings, lists of committee members, appointments to church positions, committee reports, treasurer's reports and other financial documents, pew deeds, lists of members, records of oath taking, and certificates of membership.

Dates: 1826-1860

West Brookfield Parish records, 1860-1909

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The West Brookfield, Mass. First Congregational Church records document the history and life of the church, including membership lists, church correspondence, church and parish meeting minutes, committee reports, treasurer's reports, baptism and marriage documents, documents related to the burial grounds, documents related to the division of Brookfield, pew deeds, and certificates of organization.

Dates: 1860-1909

West Brookfield First Parish records, 1818-1876

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The West Brookfield, Mass. First Congregational Church records document the history and life of the church, including membership lists, church correspondence, church and parish meeting minutes, committee reports, treasurer's reports, baptism and marriage documents, documents related to the burial grounds, documents related to the division of Brookfield, pew deeds, and certificates of organization.

Dates: 1818-1876

West Brookfield First Church records, 1756-1818

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 5
Scope and Contents

This volume contains 161 pages of church records dating from 1756 to 1818. Included within the church records are baptismal records, Covenant agreements, lists of dismissions, lists of admissions, marriage records, and records of church votes and meetings.

Dates: 1756-1818

West Brookfield First Church records, 1819-1867

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 6
Scope and Contents

This volume contains 461 pages of church records dating from 1819 to 1867. Included within the church records are a historical sketch of the First Church, lists of members baptismal records, confessions of faith, church meeting minutes, and records of votes.

Dates: 1819-1867

West Brookfield First Church records, 1867-1889

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The West Brookfield, Mass. First Congregational Church records document the history and life of the church, including membership lists, church correspondence, church and parish meeting minutes, committee reports, treasurer's reports, baptism and marriage documents, documents related to the burial grounds, documents related to the division of Brookfield, pew deeds, and certificates of organization.

Dates: 1867-1889

Request made to legistlature to divide town of Brookfield, 1829

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 8
Scope and Contents

This volume contains 23 pages of a request made to the MA Legislature to divide the town of Brookfield. The petition includes specific reasons for the request. Also included are some testimonies from church members in support of the divide.

Dates: 1829

Church pew deeds, 1799

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

This 1799 document is four pages and includes a list of names and the pew number they have been deeded.

Dates: 1799

Proposal for burial ground, 1807

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

This 1807 document is four pages and includes a proposal by Dwight Foster to buy a piece of land to become a new burial ground for the First Church.

Dates: 1807