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Baptismal records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Manchester, Vt. First Congregational Church records, 1804-1867.

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

 Collection
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
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Marblehead, Mass. Old North Church records, 1684-1866.

Marion N. Scott's vital records of the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Northfield, Mass., 1878-2019.

 Collection
Identifier: MS5427
Dates: 1878-2019
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Marion N. Scott's vital records of the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Northfield, Mass., 1878-2019.

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

 Collection
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
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Marlborough, Mass. First Church records, 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
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Mattapoisett, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1736-1984.

Maynard, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1850-2017.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5354
Abstract The Union Congregational Church was Maynard’s first parish. It was first founded on July 23, 1850 as the Evangelical Union Society. Its creation formed when eight members of the community met at the newly built railroad station and voted to organize a Sunday School. Amory Maynard was the first Superintendent. The Evangelical Union Society was incorporated in 1852 with the first parish being called the Union Church. On August 10, 1927, a constitution and bylaws were adopted and the church...
Dates: 1850-2017
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Maynard, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1850-2017.

Medfield, Mass. First Parish Unitarian Church records, 1697-1970.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5309
Abstract The First Parish Church was founded in 1751 shortly after the incorporation of the town of Medfield. Rev. John Wilson was the first pastor. A second meeting house was constructed in 1706. The third and current meetinghouse was built in 1789. In 1813 the town and the parish were legally separated with members of the church incorporated as The First Parish. In 1827 a group of members of the First Parish petitioned for permission to withdraw from the First Parish, which was becoming...
Dates: 1697-1970
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Medfield, Mass. First Parish Unitarian Church records, 1697-1970.

Merrimac, Mass. Pilgrim Congregational Church records, 1725-1900.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0123
Abstract Parish organized in 1725; church founded in 1726 as Second Church of Christ in Amesbury, Mass. Merrimac separated from Amesbury in 1876 and in 1879 the church became the First Congregational Church, popularly known as Pilgrim Congregational Church. In 1879 the First Orthodox Congregational Society was incorporated, replacing the earlier West Parish Congregational Society. The First Orthodox Congregational Church of Merrimac was incorporated in 1894 and the First Orthodox Congregational...
Dates: 1725-1900
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Merrimac, Mass. Pilgrim Congregational Church records, 1725-1900.

Middleboro, Mass. First Church of Middleboro records, 1702-1925.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4970
Abstract The First Congregational Church of Middleboro was first organized on December 26, 1694 and Samuel Fuller was ordained as the first minister. The First meeting house had been constructed previously in 1680 and the second was constructed in 1701. Ecclesiastical differences between competing factions resulted in the congregation splitting and the third meeting house being constructed in 1745. The congregation remerged in 1754. The fourth and present meeting house was built in 1828. The...
Dates: 1702-1925
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Middleboro, Mass. First Church of Middleboro records, 1702-1925.

Milliken, Colo. German Congregational Church records, 1918-1975.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5507
Abstract

The Volga Germans of Milliken, Colorado, formed the German Congregational Church in 1918. The church joined with the United Church of Christ at some point after 1957. The church closed in 1977. This collection contains two registers that contain vital membership records which include baptismal records, marriage records, confirmation records, and Sunday school records.

Dates: 1918-1975
Found in: Congregational Library & Archives / Milliken, Colo. German Congregational Church records, 1918-1975.

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