First volume of the church records of the church in Plympton
Dates
- Creation: 1698 - 1809
- Creation: Transcribed 1880
Scope and Contents
The volume contains church records from the establishment of the church in 1698 through 1809. It includes historical sketches and listings of baptisms, marriages, church officers, ministers and deacons. Transcribed from the original ledger by Alice Titcomb in 1880 into a letterbook manufactured by the Siebert & Lilley Company. The volume's contents are indexed on pages one to five.
Creator
- First Congregational Church (Plympton, Mass.) (Organization)
- Titcomb, Alice (Transcriber, Person)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Historical note: First Congregational Church of Plympton
Church. The First Congregational Church of Plympton was established by Reverend Isaac Cushman in Plympton, Massachusetts in 1698.
Extent
1 Volumes : 120 unnumbered and 232 numbered pages ; 37 cm
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Because the current accessioning system was not used until January 1986, it is not possible to know exactly the dates of acquisition of materials received before that time.
Existence and Location of Copies
Available digitally through this link: http://hdl.handle.net/2345.2/MS2001-033-0001
Materials Specific Details
Manuscript begins on page 99 (digitized image 104) of the volume.
- Title
- First Volume of the Church Records of the Church in Plympton
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- 1698-1809
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2024-11-22: Record updated to newer metadata standards; little substantive change.
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
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