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Baptismal records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:

Lancaster, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1708-1846.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5329
Abstract The town of Lancaster and the First Congregational Church in Lancaster were established on November 28, 1653. The first and second meeting houses both were destroyed during Native American raids as part of larger geopolitical movements. The third meeting house was constructed in 1706 and the fourth in 1743. During Rev. Timothy Thayer time as minister, the church adopted Unitarian tenants and the fifth meeting house, designed by Charles Bulfinch, was constructed. In 1970 the church joined the...
Dates: 1708-1846

Lawrence, Mass. South Congregational Church records, 1868-2015.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5323
Abstract

The South Congregational Church was established in 1868; it was a formalization of what M. C. Andrews and J. B. Fairfield started in 1852 when they established a Sunday School. This collection contains meeting minutes and reports; financials; membership ledgers including births, deaths, and marriages; social and auxiliary groups; newsletters; and orders of worship.

Dates: 1868-2015

Littleton, Colo. Ridge Road United Church records, 1958-1993.

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Identifier: RG5513
Abstract Plans to build a Congregational church in Littleton, Colorado, were begun in 1958. Faith Congregational Church was formally gathered in 1959. The name of the church changed in 1967 to Littleton United Church of Christ. The name of the church changed later to Ridge Road United Church. The church likely closed in 1993. This collection contains administrative records for the Ridge Road United Church in Littleton, Colorado, as well as an extensive collection of scrapbooks. The administrative...
Dates: 1958-1993

Lowell, Mass. Eliot Union Church records, 1830-1969.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0113
Abstract The Appleton Congregational Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, was organized in 1830. In 1873, the church building was sold to the First Presbyterian Church and the church moved to a new building along Eliot Street to become the Eliot Street Church. The Kirk Street Church was organized in 1845. In 1919, the Eliot and Kirk Street Churches merged to form the Eliot Union Church. In 1955, the Eliot Union Church merged with the First Presbyterian Church to form the Eliot Presbyterian Church. The...
Dates: 1830-1969

Manchester, Mass. Orthodox Congregational Church records, 1717-1917.

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Identifier: RG5361
Abstract The First Congregational Church in Manchester-by the-Sea, Massachusetts, was formed on November 7, 1716 with 21 members. The first meeting house was constructed in 1656, the second in 1695, and the third in 1719. The fourth and final meeting house was constructed in 1809. The church name was changed to Orthodox Congregational Church in 1843. The church split in 1857 due to ecclesiastical differences and was reformed in 1869. The church, now known as the First Parish Congregational Church in...
Dates: 1717-1917

Manchester, Vt. First Congregational Church records, 1804-1867.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5359
Abstract

The First Congregational Church in Manchester Vermont was first organized in 1784 with Rev. Job Swift as the first minister. Three meeting houses have been constructed by the church, the first in 1779, the second in 1829, and the third in 1862. This collection contains the early administrative records of the church which include meeting minutes, vital records, and church governance records.

Dates: 1804-1867

Marblehead, Mass. Old North Church records, 1684-1866.

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Identifier: RG5043
Abstract The First Church of Christ of Marblehead was established on August 13, 1684 and Rev. Samuel Cheever was ordained the first minister. The first meeting house was built atop Old Burial Hill in 1638 and the second meeting house was constructed 1695. The third, and final, meeting house, built of stone, was constructed in 1824. Disagreements over the appointment of ministers led to the establishment of the Second Church in 1716 and the Third Church in 1858. Now known as the Old North Church, the...
Dates: 1684-1866

Marlborough, Mass. First Church records, 1704-2002.

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Identifier: RG1358
Abstract The First Parish Church was organized in 1666. Shortly after the formation of the First Congregational Evangelical Society in 1833, members of the First Church voted to worship with this society, and in 1835 the First Parish and the First Evangelical Congregational Society were incorporated as the Union Society. The church was renamed the Union Church in Marlborough to reflect this new merger, and was most recently renamed in 1913 as First Church. The First Congregational Church in...
Dates: 1704-2002

Mattapoisett, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1736-1984.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4840
Abstract

The church was gathered in July of 1736 as Second Church in Rochester, Massachusetts, and didn't become Mattapoisett Congregational Church until 1860 after the town of Mattapoisett was incorporated. The early years of the church were marked by much contention, most notably regarding pastoral appointments and policies on singing. The collection contains records relating to membership, vital statistics, ecclesiastical councils, meeting minutes, and financial records.

Dates: 1736-1984