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Abington, Mass. First Church records 1714-1949.

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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

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

Brunswick, Me. First Parish Church records, 1735-1829.

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Identifier: RG5236
Abstract The township of Brunswick was incorporated on May 3, 1717. Until 1747 the town was served by temporary missionary ministers. In 1747 the First Parish Church was actually split into two buildings, one following Congregational polity and the other following Presbyterian polity. In 1772 both groups agreed to follow Congregational polity and in 1808 both groups physically merged into a single meeting house. The church had close relations to Bowdoin College and Harriet Beecher Stowe found...
Dates: 1735-1829

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

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

Georgetown, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1731-1866.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4967
Abstract

The First Congregational Church in Georgetown was originally established in 1731 as Rowley West Parish. When the town of Georgetown was incorporated in 1838, the Rowley West Parish was renamed to the First Congregational Church of Georgetown. The collection includes meeting minutes, financial records and valuable vital records.

Dates: 1731-1866

Granville, Mass. Granville Federated Church records, 1754-1941.

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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 Tuttleā€™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

Hanover, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1728-1818.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4920
Abstract The First Congregation Church of Hanover, Massachusetts, was gathered on December 5, 1728, and the Rev. Benjamin Bass was ordained as the first minister on December 11. The first meeting house was completed in 1728. Construction on the second meeting house was completed in 1765. The third meeting house was constructed in 1826 and was destroyed by fire in 1863. The fourth and final meeting house was constructed in 1864. In 1961 the church joined with the United Church of Christ. The church...
Dates: 1728-1818

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

Haverhill, Mass. West Congregational Church records, 1734-1900.

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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

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Allen, Thomas, 1743-1810 1
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Badger, Stephen, 1726-1803 1
Baptist Church (Fiskdale, Mass.) 1
Barnard, Edward, 1720-1774 1
Barnum, Caleb, -1776 1
Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 1
Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Braman, Isaac, 1770-1858 1
Brunswick (Me.) 1
Centre Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Christian Band of Somerset. 1
Congregational Church (Manchester, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Sanford, Me.) 1
Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Congregational Parish and Society (Wenham, Mass.) 1
Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 1
Danvers (Mass.) 1
Dodge, Ezekiel, 1722-1770 1
Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840 1
Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Field, Joseph, 1788-1869 1
First Baptist Church (Brunswick, Me.) 1
First Christian Society (Somerset, Mass.) 1
First Christian Union Church (Somerset, Mass.) 1
First Church (Danvers, Mass.) 1
First Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 1
First Church (Pembroke, Mass.) 1
First Church in Wenham Congregational (Wenham, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Bradford, Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Lancaster, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Pittsfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Abington, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Franklin, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Georgetown, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Hanover, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Hopkinton, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Manchester, Vt.) 1
First Congregational Church (Mattapoisett, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Medfield, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Natick, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church of Oxford (Oxford, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church (Brunswick, Me.) 1
First Parish Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church (York, Me.) 1
First Parish Church Congregational (Manchester, Mass.) 1
First Parish Church in Weston (Weston, Mass.) 1
First Parish Unitarian Church (Medfield, Mass.) 1
Franklin (Mass.) 1
Georgetown (Mass.) 1
Granville (Mass.) 1
Granville Federated Church (Granville, Mass.) 1
Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833 1
Hopkinton (Mass.) 1
Independent Congregational Church and Society (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Kendal, Samuel, 1753-1814 1
Kimball, David T. (David Tenney), 1782-1860 1
Lancaster (Mass.) 1
Lewis, Daniel, 1685-1753 1
Lyman, Isaac, 1724-1810 1
Manchester (Mass.) 1
Manchester (Vt.) 1
Mattapoisett (Mass.) 1
Mead, Asa, 1792-1831 1
Medfield (Mass.) 1
Natick (Mass.) 1
North Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
North Congregational Church (Sanford, Me.) 1
North Parish Community Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
North Parish Congregational Church (Sanford, Me.) 1
Orthodox Congregational Church (Manchester, Mass.) 1
Oxford (Mass.) 1
Peabody, Oliver, 1698-1752 1
Pembroke (Mass.) 1
Prentiss, Thomas, 1747-1814 1
Rochester (Mass.) 1
Sanford (Me.) 1
Sears, Edmund H. (Edmund Hamilton), 1810-1876 1
Sears, Freeman, 1779-1811 1
Second Church (Rochester, Mass.) 1
Second Parish (Rowley, Mass.) 1
Second Parish Church (York, Me.) 1
Separatist Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Somerset (Mass.) 1
South Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 1
South Congregational Church in Natick (Natick, Mass.) 1
Sturbridge (Mass.) 1
Third Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Unitarian Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Wenham (Mass.) 1
West Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
West Parish Church (Wrentham, Mass.) 1
Weston (Mass. : Town) 1
Woodward, Samuel, 1727-1782 1
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