Records of the Congregational Church of Christ in Green Street, Boston, 1826-1865.

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Records of the Congregational Church of Christ in Green Street, Boston, 1826-1865.

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Account book with a transcription of the original records of William Jenks. Includes articles of faith and covenant with signatures of the subscribers, vital records, membership lists, and account of church property.

1 v. (261 p.) ; 32 cm.

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7756356

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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Green Street Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Green Street Church; Boston, Mass.; gathered 1823; in 1844 united with Garden Street Church to form Messiah Church, which disbanded in 1846. From the description of Records of the Congregational Church of Christ in Green Street, Boston, 1826-1865. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 56725788 Church gathered in 1823; William Jenks was the only minister. In 1844 Green Street Church united with Garden Street Church to form Messiah Church, which disb...

Jenks, William, 1778-1866

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William Jenks was born in Newton, Massachusetts on November 25, 1778. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1797, an A.M. in 1800 and an S.T.D. in 1842. He also received two degrees from Bowdoin College: an S.T.D. in 1825 and an L.L.D. in 1862. Jenks served as pastor of churches in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Bath, Maine before joining the faculty of Bowdoin College as professor of Oriental and English literature. He later returned to Boston, where he founded a mission for seamen and took...