First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Church organized around 1692; received Second Presbyterian Church by merger in 1949.

From the description of First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) register, 1957-2010 [microform] (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 722384582

From the description of First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) register, 1957-2010 [microform] (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 722392637

Church organized 1698.

From the description of Records, 1759-1807 [microform]. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 50802445

Organized 1698; shared a Board of Trustees with Third Philadelphia from 1747-1796 in a collegiate manner; Third separated fully by 1796; First merged with Second Philadelphia in 1949.

From the description of Records, 1701-<1949> [microform]. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28623552

First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pa. was organized around 1692. First services were held in "Barbadoes Warehouse;" later structures were erected at High and Bank Streets (1704) and Seventh and Locust (1837); it later used Second's church building at Twenty-first and Walnut when the two congregations merged in 1949.

From the description of Records, 1769-1944 (bulk, 1793-1906). (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 47983028

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creatorOf First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) register, 1957-2010 [microform] Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Records, 1769-1944 (bulk, 1793-1906). Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Records, 1701-<1949> [microform]. Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf Alison, Francis, 1705-1779. Papers, 1743-1871 (bulk, 1743-1780). Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf Dick, Francis (Francis Brisbane), 1814-1859. Ledger, 1820-[ca. 1847]. University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center
creatorOf First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Records, 1759-1807 [microform]. Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Church blotter, 1834-1846. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). [Plate] realia : "Old Buttonwood" : The First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, erected in 1704 / World Wide Art Studios, Covington, Tennessee. Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf Wilson family. Papers, 1810-1827. Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) register, 1957-2010 [microform] Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf Alison, Francis, 1705-1779. Sermons preached at First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Clifford E. Barbour Library
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associatedWith Dick, Francis (Francis Brisbane), 1814-1859. person
associatedWith Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Trustees. corporateBody
associatedWith Wilson family. family
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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