Congregational Church Of Reeds Corners Records,1843-1949.

Collection Number: 6133

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Congregational Church of Reeds Corners records, 1843-1949.
Collection Number:
6133
Creator:
Congregational Church of Reeds Corners (Gorham, N.Y.)
Quantity:
1 reel microfilm.
Forms of Material:
Microfilm.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Church meeting minutes of the Reformed Dutch Church (1843-1847) and the Congregational Church (1851-1925); membership lists, including baptisms, marriages and deaths (1843-1949) and various subscription lists.
Language:
Collection material in English


ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

After a division of the Presbyterian Church of Gorham in about 1842, some members began another church in Bethel, but the remaining members who stayed to form this church, kept the old meetinghouse and were without a minister. Reverend Cornelius Brower from Geneva preached at the church during the first winter after the division. The church became the Reformed Dutch Church of Gorham in March 1843. Also during 1843 the church was moved to another building a mile and a half away. On November 8, 1843, Reverend Abraham Ryerson was installed as pastor. In 1951 the church became the Congregational Church of Reeds Corners.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Church meeting minutes of the Reformed Dutch Church (1843-1847) and the Congregational Church (1851-1925); membership lists, including baptisms, marriages and deaths (1843-1949) and various subscription lists.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Congregational Church of Reeds Corners (Gorham, N.Y.)
Ryerson, Abraham
Ryerson, Abraham.

Subjects:
Congregational churches -- New York (State) -- Gorham.
Reformed Church -- New York (State) -- Gorham.
Church records and registers -- New York (State) -- Gorham.
Congregational churches -- Clergy.
Reformed Church in America.
Church records and registers
Congregational churches
Congregational churches -- Clergy
Reformed Church

Places:
Ontario County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Gorham (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
New York (State) -- Gorham
New York (State) -- Ontario County

Form and Genre Terms:
Minutes.
Baptismal certificates.


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Congregational Church of Reeds Corners records, #6133. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Cornell University Library.

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