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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
Jersey City, N.J. First Congregational Church records, 1859-1972.
Collection
Identifier: RG0723
Abstract
The First Congregational Church in Jersey City, New Jersey, was first gathered in 1841 though it was not until 1858 that the church was formally organized. The first church building, called the Tabernacle Church, was constructed in 1863. A new church building was purchased in 1896 and a new church was constructed in 1904. Due to declining membership, the church was dissolved in 1970. This collection contains records related to the administration, history, and membership of the First...
Dates:
1859-1972
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Mattapoisett, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1736-1984.
Collection
Identifier: RG4840
Abstract
The church was gathered in July of 1736 as Second Church in Rochester, Massachusetts, and didn't become Mattapoisett Congregational Church until 1860 after the town of Mattapoisett was incorporated. The early years of the church were marked by much contention, most notably regarding pastoral appointments and policies on singing. The collection contains records relating to membership, vital statistics, ecclesiastical councils, meeting minutes, and financial records.
Dates:
1736-1984
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Weymouth, Mass. Old South Church records, 1723-1905.
Collection
Identifier: RG5273
Abstract
The Second Church in Weymouth, also known as the South Church, was gathered in 1723 with James Bayley ordained as the first minister. The first meeting house was constructed in 1722 and the second in 1785. The ordination of a Universalist minister in 1834 resulted in a rift in the church membership with the orthodox members eventually forming the Union Church in 1842. The third meeting house was constructed in 1854. In 1892 the Second Church was incorporated as the Old South Church in...
Dates:
1723-1905
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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