Albert E. Parfitt diary 1882

Stranahan, J. S. T. (James Samuel Thomas), 1808-1898

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Low, Seth, 1850-1916

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Mayor of Brooklyn, Mayor of New York, and President of Columbia College (later Columbia University), 1890-1901. From the description of Papers, 1870-1930. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122482691 President of Columbia University. From the description of Typed letter : New York, to Ida B. Forbes, 1898 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270593321 Mayor of N.Y.C. and President of Columbia University. From...

Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). Pilgrim Chapel.

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The Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn's first Congregational church, was established on December 22, 1844. Construction on the Church's building, located at the corner of Henry and Remsen Streets in the neighorhood of Brooklyn Heights, had begun in July of 1844, though it was not until May of 1846 that the building was officially dedicated. The Church's first pastor, the Reverend Richard Salter Storrs (1821-1900), was installed in November of 1846. Under Storrs's leadership, the Chur...

Low, Abiel Abbot, 1811-1893

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First Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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Building erected in 1822. From the description of Records, 1822-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155450053 The First Presbyterian Church, Newtown (founded in 1652) and the First Presbyterian Church, Jamaica (founded in 1662) were the first organized Presbyterian churches in what is today New York City. Located in the present-day borough of Queens, the original churches faced religious suppression when they were forced to take on Anglican pastors by the rulin...

Chittenden, S. B. (Simeon Baldwin), 1814-1889

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Grace Church (Brooklyn Heights, New York, N.Y.)

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Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights was incorporated in 1847. Before the Church's founding, many Brooklyn Episcopalians crossed the East River into lower Manhattan every Sunday to attend services at Grace Church, New York. However, when this latter church moved further north to Broadway and 10th Street, Brooklyn parishioners found the weekly journey across the river to be too impractical, and consequently merged with the Episcopal congregation at Brooklyn's Emmanuel Church on Sidney Stre...

St. Ann's Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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St. Ann's Church, the oldest Episcopal church in Brooklyn, was incorporated in 1787 as the Episcopal Church of Brooklyn. For its first few years of existence, the Church's services were alternately held in various homes and barns, with significiant financial support being provided by Ann and Joshua Sands. The Sands family later provided a plot of land on their farm for the Church to erect its first edifice, and in 1795, the Church was reincorporated as St. Ann's Church in honor of M...

Parfitt, Albert E.

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Albert E. Parfitt was born in England and was later baptised and confirmed at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn at the age of 19. He worked for an architectural firm in Brooklyn, and lived at 27 Douglas Street. From the guide to the Albert E. Parfitt diary, 1882, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...

Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883

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Manufacturer, inventor, and philanthropist. From the description of Certification of Peter Cooper, 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449909 American inventor and philanthropist. From the description of Letter signed : New York, to William C. Bryant, on behalf of The Citizens' Association of New York, 1867 Sept. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270537867 Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an important scientific reformer during the...