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Franklin, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1737-1877.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4842
Abstract

The Second Church of Wrentham, also known as the West Parish Church, was established in 1738. When the West Precinct of Wrentham separated from Wrentham and incorporated as Franklin in 1778, the West Parish Church was renamed the First Congregational Church of Franklin. Included within the collection are meeting minutes, committee reports, society records, and vital records.

Dates: 1737-1877

Fulton, N.Y. First Congregational Church records, 1856-2004.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4934
Abstract First Congregational Church, Fulton, New York, was founded in 1881. The church was formerly both First Congregational Church of Oswego Falls and First Congregational Church of Volney. They were a member of the UCC until they closed, circa 2004. This collection contains records which document the history and life of First Congregational Church, Fulton, New York. Included in this collection are records of births, deaths, baptisms, marriages and confirmations; records which document church...
Dates: 1856-2004

Georgetown, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1731-1866.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4967
Abstract

The First Congregational Church in Georgetown was originally established in 1731 as Rowley West Parish. When the town of Georgetown was incorporated in 1838, the Rowley West Parish was renamed to the First Congregational Church of Georgetown. The collection includes meeting minutes, financial records and valuable vital records.

Dates: 1731-1866

Grafton, Mass. Evangelical Congregational Church records, 1731-1849.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4921
Abstract

The Congregational Church of Grafton traces its roots back to a church established in 1671 in what was then known as Hassanamisco Plantation (now Hassanamesit Reservation). In 1731 the body that would become known as the Congregational Church of Grafton was gathered, and four years later the town of Grafton was founded. The collection contains records of vital statistics, church membership, ordination, ecclesiastical councils, church meetings, and correspondence.

Dates: 1731-1849

Granville, Mass. Granville Federated Church records, 1754-1941.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5235
Abstract The First Church of Christ in Granville was gathered in 1744, and Moses Tuttle was ordained as the first minister in 1747. The first meeting house was constructed during Tuttleā€™s ministry. Timothy Mather Cooley, a Granville native, was called to become the minister of the First Church of Christ in 1795 and he served as the pastor for 63 years. In 1937, the First Church of Christ and the Baptist Church in Granville decided to share a building and merge to form the Granville Federated Church....
Dates: 1754-1941

Hanover, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1728-1818.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4920
Abstract The First Congregation Church of Hanover, Massachusetts, was gathered on December 5, 1728, and the Rev. Benjamin Bass was ordained as the first minister on December 11. The first meeting house was completed in 1728. Construction on the second meeting house was completed in 1765. The third meeting house was constructed in 1826 and was destroyed by fire in 1863. The fourth and final meeting house was constructed in 1864. In 1961 the church joined with the United Church of Christ. The church...
Dates: 1728-1818

Haverhill, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1719-2011.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5027
Abstract Haverhill was first settled by Puritans in 1640. Rev. John Ward was officially installed as the pastor of the First Parish in 1645 and the first meeting house was constructed in 1648. The second meeting house was completed in 1699 and the third was completed in 1766. In 1833 the First Parish became Unitarian and the Congregationalist dissenters formed the Independent Congregational Church and Society which was later renamed to the Centre Congregational Church and Society. In 1859 a large...
Dates: 1719-2011

Haverhill, Mass. West Congregational Church records, 1734-1900.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5067
Abstract When the western part of Haverhill became too populous for one church in 1734, the West Parish of Haverhill was established by a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts, and the church, initially known as the Third Church, was itself established in 1735. In the first half of the 19th century, the governance of the parish was controversially distributed between multiple denominations, but in 1852 it was relinquished again to the Congregationalists. This collection contains the earliest...
Dates: 1734-1900

Hopkinton, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1722-1911.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5193
Abstract The First Congregational Church in Hopkinton was organized in 1724, shortly after the establishment of the town of Hopkinton by Harvard College, who had purchased the land from a local community of "praying Indians". Five versions of the meeting house have existed, two of which were destroyed, first by fire in 1882 and then by a hurricane in 1939. In September 2011 the name of the church was officially changed to Faith Community Church. This collection includes the earliest records of the...
Dates: 1722-1911

Ipswich, Mass. First Church records, 1724-1898.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5288
Abstract Ipswich, Massachusetts, first known as Agawam, was settled by John Winthrop in 1633 and was incorporated the following year. The First Church in Ipswich was gathered on August 5, 1634, and the first meeting house was constructed the same year. Construction on the second meeting house was completed in 1647. In 1699 the third meeting house of the First Church was built on the north green. Members left to form new churches in 1681, 1714, 1747, and 1749. In 1749...
Dates: 1724-1898

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Barnstable Unitarian Church (Barnstable, Mass.) 1
Barnum, Caleb, -1776 1
Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 1
Berkeley Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
Berkeley Temple (Boston, Mass.) 1
Berkeley Temple Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Braman, Isaac, 1770-1858 1
Brewton, Marjie 1
Brunswick (Me.) 1
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Cambridge (Mass.) 1
Centre Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Christian Band of Somerset. 1
Church of Christ (Grafton, Mass.) 1
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Congregational Church (Sanford, Me.) 1
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Congregational Church (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church and Society of South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church in South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
Congregational Parish and Society (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 1
Danvers (Mass.) 1
Dayton (Ohio) 1
Dodge, Ezekiel, 1722-1770 1
East Congregational Church (Springfield, Mass) 1
East Parish Congregational Church (Barnstable, Mass.) 1
Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840 1
Evangelical Congregational Church (Grafton, Mass.) 1
Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Field, Joseph, 1788-1869 1
First Baptist Church (Brunswick, Me.) 1
First Christian Society (Somerset, Mass.) 1
First Christian Union Church (Somerset, Mass.) 1
First Church (Danvers, Mass.) 1
First Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 1
First Church (Pembroke, Mass.) 1
First Church in Wenham Congregational (Wenham, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Bradford, Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Lancaster, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Pittsfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Abington, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Franklin, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Fulton, N.Y.) 1
First Congregational Church (Georgetown, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Hanover, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Hopkinton, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Manchester, Vt.) 1
First Congregational Church (Mattapoisett, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Medfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Natick, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church in South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church (Brunswick, Me.) 1
First Parish Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church Congregational (Manchester, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church in Weston (Weston, Mass.) 1
First Parish Unitarian Church (Medfield, Mass.) 1
Franklin (Mass.) 1
Fulton (N.Y.) 1
Georgetown (Mass.) 1
Grafton (Mass.) 1
Granville (Mass.) 1
Granville Federated Church (Granville, Mass.) 1
Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833 1
Hopkinton (Mass.) 1
Independent Congregational Church and Society (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Kendal, Samuel, 1753-1814 1
Kimball, David T. (David Tenney), 1782-1860 1
Lancaster (Mass.) 1
Lewis, Daniel, 1685-1753 1
Manchester (Mass.) 1
Manchester (Vt.) 1
Mattapoisett (Mass.) 1
Mead, Asa, 1792-1831 1
Medfield (Mass.) 1
Natick (Mass.) 1
North Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
North Congregational Church (Sanford, Me.) 1
North Parish Community Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
North Parish Congregational Church (Sanford, Me.) 1
Orthodox Congregational Church (Manchester, Mass.) 1
Peabody, Oliver, 1698-1752 1
Pembroke (Mass.) 1
Pilgrim Congregational Church of Cambridgeport (Cambridge, Mass.) 1
Pine Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
Prentice, Solomon, 1705-1733 1
Prentiss, Thomas, 1747-1814 1
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