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Lancaster, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1708-1846.

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Identifier: RG5329
Abstract The town of Lancaster and the First Congregational Church in Lancaster were established on November 28, 1653. The first and second meeting houses both were destroyed during Native American raids as part of larger geopolitical movements. The third meeting house was constructed in 1706 and the fourth in 1743. During Rev. Timothy Thayer time as minister, the church adopted Unitarian tenants and the fifth meeting house, designed by Charles Bulfinch, was constructed. In 1970 the church joined the...
Dates: 1708-1846

Lawrence, Mass. South Congregational Church records, 1868-2015.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5323
Abstract

The South Congregational Church was established in 1868; it was a formalization of what M. C. Andrews and J. B. Fairfield started in 1852 when they established a Sunday School. This collection contains meeting minutes and reports; financials; membership ledgers including births, deaths, and marriages; social and auxiliary groups; newsletters; and orders of worship.

Dates: 1868-2015

Lowell, Mass. Eliot Union Church records, 1830-1969.

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Identifier: RG0113
Abstract The Appleton Congregational Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, was organized in 1830. In 1873, the church building was sold to the First Presbyterian Church and the church moved to a new building along Eliot Street to become the Eliot Street Church. The Kirk Street Church was organized in 1845. In 1919, the Eliot and Kirk Street Churches merged to form the Eliot Union Church. In 1955, the Eliot Union Church merged with the First Presbyterian Church to form the Eliot Presbyterian Church. The...
Dates: 1830-1969

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

Marblehead, Mass. Old North Church records, 1684-1866.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5043
Abstract The First Church of Christ of Marblehead was established on August 13, 1684 and Rev. Samuel Cheever was ordained the first minister. The first meeting house was built atop Old Burial Hill in 1638 and the second meeting house was constructed 1695. The third, and final, meeting house, built of stone, was constructed in 1824. Disagreements over the appointment of ministers led to the establishment of the Second Church in 1716 and the Third Church in 1858. Now known as the Old North Church, the...
Dates: 1684-1866

Marlborough, Mass. First Church records, 1704-2002.

 Collection
Identifier: RG1358
Abstract The First Parish Church was organized in 1666. Shortly after the formation of the First Congregational Evangelical Society in 1833, members of the First Church voted to worship with this society, and in 1835 the First Parish and the First Evangelical Congregational Society were incorporated as the Union Society. The church was renamed the Union Church in Marlborough to reflect this new merger, and was most recently renamed in 1913 as First Church. The First Congregational Church in...
Dates: 1704-2002

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

Maynard, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1850-2017.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5354
Abstract The Union Congregational Church was Maynard’s first parish. It was first founded on July 23, 1850 as the Evangelical Union Society. Its creation formed when eight members of the community met at the newly built railroad station and voted to organize a Sunday School. Amory Maynard was the first Superintendent. The Evangelical Union Society was incorporated in 1852 with the first parish being called the Union Church. On August 10, 1927, a constitution and bylaws were adopted and the church...
Dates: 1850-2017

Merrimac, Mass. Pilgrim Congregational Church records, 1725-1900.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0123
Abstract Parish organized in 1725; church founded in 1726 as Second Church of Christ in Amesbury, Mass. Merrimac separated from Amesbury in 1876 and in 1879 the church became the First Congregational Church, popularly known as Pilgrim Congregational Church. In 1879 the First Orthodox Congregational Society was incorporated, replacing the earlier West Parish Congregational Society. The First Orthodox Congregational Church of Merrimac was incorporated in 1894 and the First Orthodox Congregational...
Dates: 1725-1900

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Adams Square Congregational Church (Worcester, Mass.) 1
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Allen, Thomas, 1743-1810 1
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Atlanta University 1
Badger, Stephen, 1726-1803 1
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Barnard, Edward, 1720-1774 1
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Barnstable (Mass.) 1
Barnum, Caleb, -1776 1
Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- 1
Beecher, Edward 1
Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798 1
Berkeley Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
Berkeley Temple (Boston, Mass.) 1
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Boston (Mass.) 1
Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
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Braman, Isaac, 1770-1858 1
Breck, Robert, 1682-1731 1
Brewton, Marjie 1
Bridgewater (Mass.) 1
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Brunswick (Me.) 1
Bryant (S.D.) 1
Bucklin, Sylvester F. (Sylvester Fuller), 1784-1860 1
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Burley, Jonathan. 1
Bushnell, Samuel Clarke, 1852-1930 1
Butricks, Wills N. 1
Buttrick, Agnes Gardner, 1893-1990 1
Buttrick, George Arthur, 1892-1980 1
Calvinistic Congregational Church (Fitchburg, Mass.) 1
Campello (Brockton, Mass.) 1
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Chicago (Ill.) 1
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Church of Christ (Grafton, Mass.) 1
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Cleaveland, John, 1749-1815 1
Conant, Sylvanus, 1720-1777 1
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Congregational Church and Society of South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
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Conrad, Arcturus Z. (Arcturus Zodiac) 1
Dane Street Congregational Church (Beverly, Mass.) 1
Danvers (Mass.) 1
Dayton (Ohio) 1
Diener, Gloria, 1902-1970 1
Dodge, Ezekiel, 1722-1770 1
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Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840 1
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Field, Joseph, 1788-1869 1
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