First Baptist Church of Ontario records

Collection — microfilm reel: 1

Identifier: 6032

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

This collection includes: a record book of trustees' and members' meeting minutes, 1834-1889; a church covenant; articles of practice; and society and annual meeting minutes, 1833-1884. The meetings of the trustees are irregular, due probably to financial difficulties.

Dates

1834-1889.

Creator

First Baptist Church of Ontario (Ontario, N.Y.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Ontario Baptist Society was organized in December 1832 and included members from the towns of Ontario and Walworth. The society incorporated into a church in 1877 under the 1876 New York State statute for legal incorporation of Baptist churches.

The meeting house of the Baptist Church is preserved by the Ontario Historical Society in its Heritage Square in Ontario. They are not at present completely sure which meeting house this is since several are mentioned in the record book.

Extent

1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes one volume of records containing church membership and trustees' meeting minutes (1834-1889) and a copy of the church covenant.

Physical Description

Microfilm

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: K.H.M.M. (rev.)
Date completed:: Dec. 1978Aug. 1981 (rev.)
EAD encoding:: Andrea Hektor, June 2004
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, February 2015