Minutes of Session, 1819 - 1826 , Index, chronological, 1819 - 1826
Scope and Contents
Contains: membership lists; names of persons baptized; records of persons admitted to the church (Black and White); records of moral cases heard by the session (documentation of a trial - with questions made to the witnesses and accused, and their answers - involving a couple's separation over religion); records of church members who were suspended and the reasons why (e.g. alcohol, adultery, stealing, for telling falsehoods).
Included in the back (beginning on p. 234) are lists of communicants; the dates they were received; and how they were received (i.e. by letter, examination or certificate); and lists of baptisms.
Dates
- 1819 - 1826
Creator
- From the Collection: First Presbyterian Church of Geneva (Geneva, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
3 microfilm reels. (3 microfilm reels.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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