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Dorchester, Boston, Mass. First Church records, 1727-1784.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0861
Abstract In 1631, a log cabin was built to serve as the first meeting house of the recently settled Dorchester Plantation. For its first five years of existence, the parish had two ministers, John Warham and John Maverick. They were followed by Rev. Richard Mather, who served from 1636-1669. The church evolved from a Trinitarian Congregational church, during the pastorate of Thaddeus Mason Harris (1793-1836), to the Unitarian denomination. The First Parish Dorchester Church, now a member of the...
Dates: 1727-1784

Edward Franklin Williams papers, 1859-1918.

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Identifier: MS4981
Abstract Edward Franklin Williams was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts on July 22, 1832. He graduated from Yale in 1856 after which he spent three years teaching in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He then went to the Princeton Theological Seminary where he graduated in 1861. He was licensed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick in 1861. When the Civil War broke out, Williams joined the Christian Commission where he distributed religious literature, medical aid, and various supplies to Union troops. The...
Dates: 1859-1918

Frederick L. Stevens and Mary E. Gridley Stevens papers, 1868-1890.

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS5098
Abstract

Frederick Stevens attended Yale and served the Southington Connecticut Congregational Church. Mary Gridley lived in Southington and attended the Lewis Academy. She married Frederick Stevens in 1887. The collection consists of essays, sermons, pastor diaries, clippings, and commencement programs.

Dates: 1868-1890

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

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

Howard Conn papers, 1944-1986.

 Collection
Identifier: MS0058
Abstract Howard James Conn was born June 19, 1911 in Fresno California. He attended Fresno High School, followed by Fresno State College and Stanford University where he received is B.A. He studied philosophy at Harvard as a graduate student and then completed his B.D. at Yale University. He served as minister to a number of churches, with the majority of his time devoted to Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, where he served as Senior Minister from 1944-1976. During his career he held...
Dates: 1944-1986

James Lee Mitchell papers, 1892-1922. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: MS0747
Dates: 1892-1922

John Davenport sermon book, 1649-1652.

 Collection
Identifier: MS5374
Abstract

John Davenport was born on April 9, 1597 to a wealthy family in England. After becoming an associate of John Preston, Davenport joined the Puritan movement. In 1637 he acquired a patent for a colony in Massachusetts and in 1638 he co-founded the colony of New Haven. In 1668 Davenport became the minister at the First Church in Boston. He died on March 15, 1670. This collection contains a single bound volume of manuscript sermons.

Dates: 1649-1652

John Marsh sermons, 1774-1776.

 Collection
Identifier: MS5370
Abstract

John Marsh was born on November 2, 1742 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard in 1761. On January 12, 1774 John Marsh was ordained as the minister of the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut, a position he kept until his death on September 13, 1821. This collection includes two manuscript sermons.

Dates: 1774-1776

John Rogers papers, 1689-1714, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: MS0153
Abstract

John Rogers was born on July 7, 1666. He graduated from Harvard College in 1684. In October of 1692, he was ordained as the junior minister of the First Church in Ipswich; he officially became minister of the church in 1704. He served as minister until his death in 1745. This collection includes manuscript sermons written by John Rogers, a courtship proposal written by John Wise, and John Rogers' final Will and Testament.

Dates: 1693-1714, undated

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Hilliard, Timothy, 1747-1790 1
Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837 1
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