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Abington, Mass. First Church records 1714-1949.
Collection
Identifier: RG4969
Abstract
The First Congregational Church of Abington, MA was established in 1711 and in addition to the 1st Church there were three additional churches founded in the same town: 2nd church of south Abington, now Whitman, 3rd church of east Abington, now Rockland, and 4th church at North Abington. The First Church in Abington also housed a Sunday school that was established in 1818 and is thought to be one of the oldest Sunday schools in the country. The motto of the church is "None too old to study...
Dates:
1714-1949
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Barnstable, Mass. Unitarian Church records, 1717-1930.
Collection
Identifier: RG1327
Abstract
The East Parish Church in Barnstable was officially gathered in 1723 after the town of Barnstable was split into East and West Parishes in 1717. In 1836 the original meeting house was replaced by a new structure. This meeting house was destroyed by fire in 1905; construction on the third and final meeting house was completed in 1907. During the nineteenth-century the church joined the Unitarian movement and became the Barnstable Unitarian Church. The church continues to serve the local...
Dates:
Record Keeping: 1717-1930; 1967
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Bradford, Haverhill, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1682-1915.
Collection
Identifier: RG4843
Abstract
The First Church of Christ was established in 1682 with Rev. Zechariah Symmes Jr. as its minister. Meeting houses were constructed in 1670, 1706, 1751, 1834, and 1849. In 1810 the church hosted the meeting of the General Association and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions came from that meeting. This collection includes records of vital statistics, financial reports, church meeting minutes, and ecclesiastical council reports.
Dates:
1682-1915
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Danvers, Mass. First Church records, 1672-1845.
Collection
Identifier: RG1309
Abstract
The First Church of Danvers was founded in 1672 when a group of farmers who lived quite a distance from the Salem meetinghouse of which they were members petitioned for permission to erect one of their own. This collection contains the early records of the Danvers church, including records pertaining to membership, vital statistics, and church meetings. Of particular note are records pertaining to the confession and trial of Martha Corey (alternatively spelled Kory and Cory) in regards to...
Dates:
1672-1845
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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 Tuttle’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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Manchester, Mass. Orthodox Congregational Church records, 1717-1917.
Collection
Identifier: RG5361
Abstract
The First Congregational Church in Manchester-by the-Sea, Massachusetts, was formed on November 7, 1716 with 21 members. The first meeting house was constructed in 1656, the second in 1695, and the third in 1719. The fourth and final meeting house was constructed in 1809. The church name was changed to Orthodox Congregational Church in 1843. The church split in 1857 due to ecclesiastical differences and was reformed in 1869. The church, now known as the First Parish Congregational Church in...
Dates:
1717-1917
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Manchester, Vt. First Congregational Church records, 1804-1867.
Collection
Identifier: RG5359
Abstract
The First Congregational Church in Manchester Vermont was first organized in 1784 with Rev. Job Swift as the first minister. Three meeting houses have been constructed by the church, the first in 1779, the second in 1829, and the third in 1862. This collection contains the early administrative records of the church which include meeting minutes, vital records, and church governance records.
Dates:
1804-1867
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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