First Baptist Church of Peach Orchard records

Collection — manuscript box: 18 - folder 1

Identifier: 6059

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Contains the certificate of incorporation, a subscription list for the construction of the church and a deed for the church lot.

Dates

1838-1839.

Creator

First Baptist Church of Peach Orchard (Hector, N.Y.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The church was first constituted in 1820 on April 11th as the Fourth Hector Baptist Church and was formed from members of the Baptist churches in Ulysses, Covert, and First and Second Baptist Churches of Hector. A house of worship was erected in 1838. In August, 1867 most of the members joined the North Hector Church and the church became defunct.

Extent

3 items. (3 items.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Certificate of incorporation, a subscription list for the construction of the church and a deed for the church lot.

Physical Description

Legal documents.

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:: S.L.
Date completed:: June 1979
EAD encoding:: Andrea Hektor, June 2004
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, February 2015