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Boston, Mass. Mount Vernon Congregational Church records, 1841-1969.
Collection
Identifier: RG0026
Abstract
The Mount Vernon Church was founded in 1842 by a group of enthusiastic lay men and women who felt the need of a church in Boston which would lead in the fight against indifference and Unitarianism. They invited the Rev. Edward Norris Kirk, a famous evangelist, to be their pastor. He spent thirty two years in charge of the church, from 1842 until his death in 1874. Unfortunately, most of the records of his pastorate perished in a fire in 1879. He was succeeded by Samuel Edward Herrick, pastor...
Dates:
1841-1969
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Boston, Mass. Old South Church records, 1659-2012.
Collection
Identifier: RG0028
Abstract
Twenty-eight lay members from the First Church in Boston founded the Old South Congregation (originally called the Third Church of Boston) in 1669. This collection includes Church records such as baptismal records, pew proprietor records, membership records, minutes of meetings for church and society, financial and legal, records of various Church committees, ministers, the Prince Library, and published material.
Dates:
1659-2012
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Richard J. Boles' collection of New England Church History, 1791-2013. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: MS5060
Dates:
1791-1958, 2012-2013
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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- Butler, Willis H. (Willis Howard), 1864-1943 1
- Chambers Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
- Conrad, Arcturus Z. (Arcturus Zodiac) 1
- Crawford, James W. 1
- Eckley, Joseph, 1750-1811 1
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 1
- Gordon, George A. (George Angier), 1853-1929 1
- Herrick, Samuel E. (Samuel Edward), 1841-1904 1
- Holmes, Pauline 1
- Hull, John, 1624-1683 1
- Kirk, Edward Norris, 1802-1874 1
- Manning, Jacob M. (Jacob Merrill) (1824-1882) 1
- Meek, Frederick M. 1
- Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899 1
- Mt. Vernon Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
- Niijima, Jō 1
- Norton, Mary 1
- Ockenga, Harold John 1
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- Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758 1
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