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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 1 Collection or Record:

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