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Dorchester, Boston, Mass. First Church records, 1727-1784.
Collection
Identifier: RG0861
Abstract
In 1631, a log cabin was built to serve as the first meeting house of the recently settled Dorchester Plantation. For its first five years of existence, the parish had two ministers, John Warham and John Maverick. They were followed by Rev. Richard Mather, who served from 1636-1669. The church evolved from a Trinitarian Congregational church, during the pastorate of Thaddeus Mason Harris (1793-1836), to the Unitarian denomination. The First Parish Dorchester Church, now a member of the...
Dates:
1727-1784
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Dorchester, Boston, Mass. Second Church records, 1770-1991.
Collection
Identifier: RG0069
Abstract
The Second Church in Dorchester was first organized on January 1, 1808 by 64 members of First Church. The first official pastor for the newly formed Second Church was Dr. John Codman. Codman was a member of an influential family and graduated from Harvard. His pastorate continues to be the longest for the church and during this time was regularly visited by Daniel Webster and (on occasion) John Adams. The last pastor of Second Church in Dorchester was Reverend Donald P. Brickley. He...
Dates:
1770-1991
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Dorchester Maternal Association records, approximately 1816-1818. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0860
Dates:
1816-1818
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Dorothy Bascom's China album, 1922-1923. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS1202 (RG1200)
Dates:
1922
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Dorus Clarke papers, 1820-1883. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS0845
Dates:
1820-1883
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Douglas Horton papers, 1915-1942. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS0100.b
Dates:
1915-1942
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Douglas Horton papers, 1962. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS0100.a
Dates:
1962
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Dover, N.H. First Parish Church records, 1614-1862.
Collection
Identifier: RG1319
Abstract
Gathered in 1633, the First Parish Church in Dover is the oldest church in New Hampshire. Rev. Hanserd Knollys organized the First Parish Church as a religious organization in 1638. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1961 and the name changed to First Parish Congregational Church in 1996. Records include births, marriages, deaths, dismissals, disciplinary cases, meeting minutes, financial records, and pew plans; letters by Rev. Jeremy Belknap, Rev. Hubbard Winslow, and the...
Dates:
1614-1862, 1967
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Dr. Will Frazier papers, 1910-1960
Collection
Identifier: MS5429
Dates:
1910-1960
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Dracut, Mass. Christ Church United records, 1814-1919 (gaps). : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0070
Dates:
1814-1919
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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- Church records and registers. 379
- Church membership. 120
- Baptismal records. 88
- Marriage records. 81
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- New England's Hidden Histories. 71
- Church finance. 68
- Necrologies. 43
- Clergy -- Correspondence. 33
- Pews and pew rights. 32
- Women -- Societies and clubs. 32
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- Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890 6
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- United Church Board for World Missionaries. 5
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- Brockton (Mass.) 4
- Codman, John, 1782-1847 4
- National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (U.S.) 4
- Park , Edwards Amasa 4
- Park Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 4
- United Church of Christ 4
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- Berkeley Temple Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 3
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- Boston Seaman's Friend Society. 3
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- North Bridgewater (Mass.) 3
- Pilgrim Memorial Church (Pittsfield, Mass.) 3
- South Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
- Taylor, Richard H. (Richard Henry) 3
- Tenney, Samuel 3
- United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns 3
- Woman's Board of Missions 3
- Wood, Robert Watson 3
- Abington (Mass.) 2
- Albro, John A. (John Adams), 1799-1866 2
- American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Japan Mission 2
- American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Prudential Committee. 2
- American Congregational Union. 2
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- Arlington (Mass.) 2
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- Barton, William Eleazar 2
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- Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 2
- Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- 2
- Beecher, Henry Ward 2
- Bethany Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 2
- Broadway Tabernacle (New York, N.Y.) 2
- Brooks, Phillips 2
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- Butman, Harry R. 2
- Cherokee Association of Congregational Churches (Iowa) 2
- Chicago Congregational Union. 2
- Church in Brattle Square (Boston, Mass.) 2
- Church of Christ at Concord (Concord, Mass.) 2
- Clarendon Congregational Church (Hyde Park, Boston, Mass.) 2
- Clark, Joseph S. (Joseph Sylvester) 2
- Colorado Springs (Colo.) 2
- Community Renewal Society (Chicago, Ill.) 2
- Congregational Christian Service Committee 2
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- Congregational Conference of Ohio. 2
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- Conrad, Arcturus Z. (Arcturus Zodiac) 2
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- Doane, Edward Topping 2
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- First Congregational Church (Brimfield, Mass.) 2
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- First Congregational Church and Society (Taunton, Mass.) 2
- First Congregational Church of Monee (Monee, Ill.) 2
- Foster, Lemuel 2
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