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Pembroke, Mass. First Church records, 1712-1953.

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Identifier: RG5109
Abstract The First Church in Pembroke was organized October 22, 1712 and its first minister, Daniel Lewis, was ordained December 3, 1712. Under Lewis the parish flourished and in 1727 a larger, meeting house was built. The third meeting house was erected by the end of 1837. In 1841 the church became Unitarian and in 1964 the church rejoined the Congregational denomination. The First Church in Pembroke continues to serve the community today. This collection documents the history and life of the church...
Dates: 1712-1953

Pittsfield, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1764-1864.

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Identifier: RG5411
Abstract The First Church of Christ in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was first organized in February 1764. Thomas Allen was called to be the first minister of the church and he was ordained as pastor on April 18, 1764. Construction on the first meeting house was completed in 1770 and construction on the second meeting house was completed in 1793. Thomas Allen’s political beliefs resulted in a schism in 1809 which resulted in the formation of the Second Union Church. The churches reunited in 1818 under...
Dates: 1764-1864

Sanford, Me. North Congregational Church records, 1786-1905.

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Identifier: RG5036
Abstract The town of Sanford, originally in Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1768 and the Congregational Church in Sanford was gathered on March 28, 1786. Construction on the first meeting house was completed in 1792. The second meeting house was constructed in the northern half of Sanford in 1831. The Congregational Church became the North Congregational Church in 1847 after 14 members left to form the South Congregational Church. The second meeting house was destroyed in a fire in 1878 and...
Dates: 1786-1905

Somerset, Mass. First Christian Union Church records, 1840-1912.

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Identifier: RG5034
Abstract The First Christian Union Church and Society were formed in the Pottersville, Somerset area as early as 1838 by a "Christian Band" comprising thirty members, though the church was not officially incorporated until 1911. In 1939 the name was changed to the Congregational Christian Church of Somerset Centre. These records consists of three bound volumes, including the earliest record books of the church and society, respectively, and a book of meeting minutes and bylaws of the Ladies'...
Dates: 1840-1912

Sturbridge, Mass. Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale records, 1736-1999.

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Identifier: RG5194
Abstract The land that is modern Sturbridge, Massachusetts, was first visited by English Puritans in 1644. Sturbridge wasn’t settled by English colonists until 1729 by Medfield residents. Construction of the first meeting house was completed in 1734. The Congregational Church in Sturbridge was established on September 29, 1736. In 1747 members of the church withdrew to form a separatist church which later became the Fiskdale Baptist Church. Construction on the second meeting house was completed in...
Dates: 1736-1999

Wenham, Mass. First Church in Wenham Congregational records, 1643-1847.

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Identifier: RG4929
Abstract

In 1642 the first meeting house was constructed in Wenham and the church was established in 1644 with the Rev. John Fiske as its first minister. The Congregational Parish and Society was established in 1833 and remained active until the church was incorporated in 1925. This collection includes meeting minutes, vital records, ecclesiastical council results, and early town records.

Dates: 1643-1847

Weston, Mass. First Parish Church records, 1709-1864.

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Identifier: RG5342
Abstract In 1698, the area of Watertown that would later be named Weston, was set off as the "Farmers' Precinct" based around the newly established Church of Christ. The first four ministers of the church were considered progressive and by the 1830s the theology of the church was beginning to shift towards Unitarianism. In 1867 a new church covenant was adopted that established the church as a Unitarian church. The collection includes vital records, meeting minutes, a daily ministerial journal, and...
Dates: 1709-1864

York, Me. First Parish Church records, 1731-1927.

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Identifier: RG5392
Abstract

The First Parish Church in York, Maine was established at some point between 1662 and 1673 with Shubael Drummer ordained as the first minister. Rev. Drummer was killed during a Native American raid in 1692 and was followed by Samuel Moody in 1698. Rev. Moody's pastorate ended in 1747 with his death. He was followed by Samuel Lyman in 1749 who served as minister until his death in 1810. Included within the collection are church and parish records, financial records, and vital records.

Dates: 1731-1927

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Badger, Stephen, 1726-1803 1
Baptist Church (Fiskdale, Mass.) 1
Barnard, Edward, 1720-1774 1
Barnum, Caleb, -1776 1
Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 1
Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Braman, Isaac, 1770-1858 1
Brunswick (Me.) 1
Centre Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Christian Band of Somerset. 1
Congregational Church (Manchester, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Sanford, Me.) 1
Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Congregational Parish and Society (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 1
Danvers (Mass.) 1
Dodge, Ezekiel, 1722-1770 1
Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840 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 (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 of Oxford (Oxford, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church (Brunswick, Me.) 1
First Parish Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church (York, Me.) 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
Georgetown (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
Lyman, Isaac, 1724-1810 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
Oxford (Mass.) 1
Peabody, Oliver, 1698-1752 1
Pembroke (Mass.) 1
Prentiss, Thomas, 1747-1814 1
Rochester (Mass.) 1
Sanford (Me.) 1
Sears, Edmund H. (Edmund Hamilton), 1810-1876 1
Sears, Freeman, 1779-1811 1
Second Church (Rochester, Mass.) 1
Second Parish (Rowley, Mass.) 1
Second Parish Church (York, Me.) 1
Separatist Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Somerset (Mass.) 1
South Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 1
South Congregational Church in Natick (Natick, Mass.) 1
Sturbridge (Mass.) 1
Third Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Unitarian Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Wenham (Mass.) 1
West Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
West Parish Church (Wrentham, Mass.) 1
Weston (Mass. : Town) 1
Woodward, Samuel, 1727-1782 1
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