Elijah H. Pilcher papers, 1838-1881

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Elijah H. Pilcher papers, 1838-1881

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Methodist Episcopal minister in Michigan; autobiographical reminiscences; record of marriages performed, 1838-1881; history of the church in Michigan.

0.2 linear ft. (1 wallet, 2 volumes)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7783698

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Pilcher, Elijah H. (Elijah Holmes), 1810-1887

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Born in Athens Co., Oh., June 2, 1820; studied in Athens University; was ordained a Methodist minister, 1829; resided in Mich., preaching at, Ann Arbor, Jackson, Kalamazoo, etc.; was ten years secretary of the Conference & co. 25 years presiding elder; was one of the founders of Albion College; received D.D. & other degrees; was admitted to the bar, 1846; Regent of Mich. Univ. 1846-52; author of "protestantism in Michigan"; toured Europe, 1868-69; died in Brooklyn N.Y., Apr. 7, 1889. (Mi...

Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...