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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 52 Collections and/or Records:

Chicago, Ill. Warren Avenue Congregational Church records, 1913-1953.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5582
Abstract The Warren Avenue Congregational Church in Chicago, Illinois, began as a mission branch church before being gathered as an independent church in 1889. The church building was constructed in 1886 and it underwent renovations and expansions in 1896 and 1901. The church merged with the Central Presbyterian Church to become the Warren Central United Church in 1968. After a merger with the Faith Presbyterian Church in 1977, the church became the Pine Avenue United Church. The church exists today...
Dates: 1913-1953

Congregational Club records, 1869-1961.

 Collection
Identifier: RG1039
Abstract

This collection contains the records of the Congregational Club, fully established in April of 1869. This club served to create cameraderie between members of the Congregational community. This collection contains records through 1947, but the club continued to exist until it was disbanded at some point between 1978 and 1981. The collection contains event-related materials, administrative records, and necrologies.

Dates: 1869-1961

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

Dayton, Ohio. St. Luke's United Church of Christ records, 1908-2013.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5331
Abstract In 1908, a group of men and women gathered together in the home of Christian Poock to form what would become St. Luke's. The next year, St. Lukes officially had its first pastor, Reverand F. A. Meusch. That year they also became a member of the German Evangelical Synod of North America. In 1955 the church offically joined the United Church of Christ. They continued to function and provide community and spirtiual outreach until it was decided that the church was no longer able to function....
Dates: 1908-2013

East Providence, R.I. United Congregational Church records, 1889-1970.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5550
Abstract

The United Congregational Church in East Providence, Rhode Island, was gathered in 1889. The church building was designed by the William R. Walker & Son architectural firm. The church dissolved in 1970. The collection includes meeting minutes, committee reports, vital membership records, correspondence, and records relating to the church’s dissolution.

Dates: 1889-1970

Feeding Hills, Agawam, Mass. Congregational Church of Christ records, 1819-1856.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5369
Abstract

The Feeding Hills Congregational Church in Feeding Hills, Agawam, Massachusetts was first organized as the Sixth Congregational Church in Springfield on November 10, 1762. The church was reorganized as the Congregational Church of Christ in Feeding Hills in 1819. In 1855 the church reorganized as the Feeding Hills Congregational Church. This collection contains a single volume which includes meeting minutes and vital statistics.

Dates: 1819-1856

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

Fulton, N.Y. First Congregational Church records, 1856-2004.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4934
Abstract First Congregational Church, Fulton, New York, was founded in 1881. The church was formerly both First Congregational Church of Oswego Falls and First Congregational Church of Volney. They were a member of the UCC until they closed, circa 2004. This collection contains records which document the history and life of First Congregational Church, Fulton, New York. Included in this collection are records of births, deaths, baptisms, marriages and confirmations; records which document church...
Dates: 1856-2004

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

Golden, Colo. United Church of the Applewoods membership records, 1961-1971.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5502
Abstract

The establishment date for the United Church of the Applewoods in Golden, Colorado, is unknown, though it existed in the late 1950s. In 1968, the church agreed to share the building with the Jefferson Unitarian Church and in 1973 the church building was given completely to the Unitarian Church, likely marking the formal dissolution of the United Church of the Applewoods. The collection contains a single ledger containing both vital records and membership records for the church.

Dates: 1961-1971