The Church of the Messiah in Montpelier / Dorman B.E. Kent. [1939]

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The Church of the Messiah in Montpelier / Dorman B.E. Kent. [1939]

A manuscript written by Dorman B.E. Kent, titled The Church of the Messiah in Montpelier, containing notes relating to its history, including information about various ministers and anecdotes about parishioners. It also includes information about other churches in Montpelier, Vermont.

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Church of the Messiah (Montpelier, Vt.)

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The Church of the Messiah was incorporated as an independent liberal religious body in Montpelier, Vermont, in December 1864. Its members claimed Universalist and Unitarian ties but chose a name with no denominational affiliation. The Independent Meeting House Society was then incorporated for the purpose of building and maintaining the church edifice, which was erected at the corner of Main and School streets in 1865. The church was designed by Thomas W. Silloway of Boston, architect for Vermon...

Kent, Dorman B. E. (Dorman Bridgman Eaton), 1875-1951

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Dorman Bridgman Eaton Kent descended from a prominent 19th century Calais, Vermont family. His ancestor, Remember Kent (1775-1855), settled in Calais in 1798. Dorman Bridgman (sometimes spelled Bridgeman) Eaton Kent, the son of Ruth Bennett and Murray Abdiel Kent (1847-1915), was born on November 1, 1875, in Kents Corner, Calais. He and his parents moved to Montpelier around 1890, where his father, Murray Kent, built the first house on Kent Street. A few years after graduating from ...