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Church records and registers.

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 386 Collections and/or Records:

Natick, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1721-1920.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4839
Abstract First Congregational Church of Natick, Massachusetts, was established in 1651 by a group of English settlers and missionaries under the leadership of Rev. John Elliot. The church became home to many local Native Americans, also known as “Praying Indians,” and was the location of the writing of the “Eliot Bible:” a bible translated into phonetic Algonquian. This collection contains records of church covenants, meeting minutes, baptismal records, lists of deaths, disciplinary records,...
Dates: 1721-1920

Newbury, Mass. First Church ecclesiastical council meeting minutes, 1670.

 Collection
Identifier:  RG0937
Abstract The town of Newbury, Massachusetts, was first settled in 1635. The First Church was gathered in 1635 and construction on the first meeting house was completed the same year. In 1743 a group of parishioners left to form the First Episcopal Church. Between 1635 and 1806 five meeting houses were constructed. The fifth was destroyed in fire in 1868. The sixth, and final, meeting house was constructed in 1869. The First Church joined the United Church of Christ in 1961 and in 1967 the church was...
Dates: Record Keeping: 1670.; 1853