First Parish in Cambridge. Records, 1834-1912.

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First Parish in Cambridge. Records, 1834-1912.

Parish correspondence; copy of deed from Harvard College to First Parish, 1834; list of pew owners; practical parish affairs records; records of calls issued; financial records; list of parish members; record book of Building Committee.

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First Parish (Cambridge, Mass.)

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A church was formed in Cambridge in 1633, but in 1636 the minister and many members removed to Hartford, Conn. A new church was gathered that year. In 1829 the church separated into Unitarian and Trinitarian bodies, the Unitarians retaining the name of First Parish in Cambridge. From the description of Records, 1658- (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 269368754 The first Meeting House was built in 1632 and Thomas Hooker became the first minist...