Records, 1668-1981.

ArchivalResource

Records, 1668-1981.

Records of the Watertown (Mass.) First Parish Church (Unitarian) contain loose and bound vital records (births, marriages, deaths), warrants and votes, minutes, financial and property records. The earliest record book (1668-1818) contains John Bailey's records of his church in Limerick, Ireland and writings in Watertown; the book was passed on to his successor in Watertown. Records of church clubs include the Watertown Female Society for the Relief of the Sick (1816-1955), the Watertown branch of the Lend a Hand Club (1904-79), and branches of national Unitarian organizations. The collection also includes warrants and minutes of the Watertown Middle School District (1816-51).

36 boxes, 1 cased v., and 2 oversize boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7358287

Massachusetts Historical Society

Related Entities

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Lend a Hand Club (Watertown, Mass. 1.

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First Parish Church (Watertown, Mass.)

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Bailey, John, 1644-1697

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Watertown Female Society for the Relief of the Sick (Mass.)

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