Necrologies.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered registers of deaths in ecclesiastical or other organizations or registers of anniversary days when services are performed for the dead. Works on announcements of death either published in the press or mailed individually are entered under [Death notices.] Works on short biographical sketches, especially in newspapers, published upon a person's death are entered under [Obituaries.]
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
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
Arlington Heights, Ill. Congregational United Church of Christ records, 1959-2024.
Collection
Identifier: RG5587
Abstract
The Congregational Church of Arlington Heights, Illinois, was gathered in 1959. The church was seeded, initially, by the Church Extension Committee of the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ. Construction of the church’s sole building was completed in 1963. In 1964, the name of the church was changed to the Congregational United Church of Christ. Throughout the church’s history, the church was focused on mission work. The church underwent a restructuring process starting in...
Dates:
1959-2024
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
Berthoud, Colo. Salem Congregational Church records, 1909-1960.
Collection
Identifier: RG5506
Abstract
“German Russians” first immigrated to Berthoud and Northern Colorado around 1900. In 1908, these German-speaking immigrants formed the German Congregational Church. In 1917, a portion of the members of the German Congregational Church left to form the Bethlehem Congregational Church. In 1921, the name of the German Congregational Church was changed to First Congregational Church. In 1926, the First Congregational Church and Bethlehem Congregational Church merged to form the Salem...
Dates:
1909-1960
Berwyn, Ill. North Berwyn Congregational Church records, 1910-1999.
Collection
Identifier: RG5558
Abstract
On February 8, 1910, the North Berwyn Congregational Church was formally established. It was initially supported, financially, by the First Church of Oak Park before being supported by the Chicago Congregational Union, later known as the Chicago City Missionary Society. After nearly closing during the Great Depression, the church building was expanded in 1938. A new church building was constructed in 1956 and this building too received an expansion almost a decade later. The church joined...
Dates:
1910-1999
Boston, Mass. Berkeley Temple Congregational Church records, 1827-1907.
Collection
Identifier: RG0029
Abstract
The Pine Street Church was formed in 1827. In April of 1857, the Committee of the Pine Street Church met to discuss the sale of the church’s property. The church building was later sold in July of 1857. After the sale of the building, the Pine Street Church and Society purchased land for a new church building at the intersection of Berkeley Street and Warren Avenue in the South End of Boston. By 1861, the new church was completed and had changed its name to the Berkeley Street Church. In...
Dates:
1827-1907
Bowen, Ill. Bowen Congregational Church records, 1856-1944.
Collection
Identifier: RG5229
Abstract
The First Congregational Church of Bowen was organized on May 24th, 1856, as the Cedron Church of Hancock County. Reverend Samuel Dilley served as its first pastor. Before its dissolution in 1944, it was known as the First Congregational Church of Chili, the Bowensburg Congregational Church, and the Bowen Congregational Church. This collection includes two volumes of church records from 1856 to 1943 in addition to records regarding its 1944 dissolution.
Dates:
1856-1944
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
Brookfield, Ill. First Congregational Church records, 1894-2013.
Collection
Identifier: RG5583
Abstract
The First Congregational Church of Brookfield, Illinois, was formally gathered on November 25th, 1894. Construction on the church building was completed in 1897. The building underwent renovations in 1907, 1919, 1938, and again in 1947. The church was expanded in 1955 to support the Sunday school and create community focused spaces. The church joined with the United Church of Christ in the early 1960s. The church dissolved in 2013; the church building continues to function as a church today....
Dates:
1894-2013
Brunswick, Me. First Parish Church records, 1735-1829.
Collection
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