Ontario County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
Associated Reformed Church of Seneca records
Session meeting minutes (1814-1916); letter of dismission (1839); church register of communicants of the Associated Reformed and Presbyterian church (1807-1881); trustee meeting minutes (1807-1871); subscription lists (1836-1876); correspondence (1808-1863); property related documents (1808-1869); minister related documents (1813-1844); documents related to the case of Thomas Burrell and John Wilson against the church (1859-1867); and miscellaneous financial records (1816-1869)
Baptist Church of Gorham records
Five volumes of covenant meeting minutes (1804-1815, 1815-1830, 1830-1841, 1852-1948) with numerous disciplinary cases throughout and lists of church members. Also included is one volume of trustee meeting minutes (1823-1868) which documents the financial and legal affairs of the church.
Baptist Church of Middlesex and Gorham records
Covenant meeting minutes, church covenant and articles on doctrine; membership lists (1830-1851); a church history (1842-1852); and reports to the association (1852-1859).
Charles Morford sermons and poems
The collection includes 21 sermons, 10 letters and six poems.
Christian Church of Naples records
One volume of subscription lists and minutes of subscribers' meetings.
Church of Christ (West Bloomfield, N.Y.) records
Records, vol. 1, minutes of Church Council, 1799-1824; vol. 2, minutes of Church Board, 1824-1930; vol. 3, 1830-43; unnumbered vol., 1843-1880; and other items.
Congregational Church of Reeds Corners records
Church meeting minutes of the Reformed Dutch Church (1843-1847) and the Congregational Church (1851-1925); membership lists, including baptisms, marriages and deaths (1843-1949) and various subscription lists.
Congregational Society of Victor records
Minutes of church meetings (1799-1896); session meetings (1827-1896); ecclesiastical councils (1799-1896); and Congregational Society meetings (1839-1883). Also included are Articles of Faith and Covenants for 1799, 1812, 1828, 1858, 1884; lists of baptisms (1799-1896); marriages (1799-1829); deaths (1800-1896) and membership information.
Cook family letters
Contains letters sent or received by members of the Chester Cook family. Topics include sin and temptation, a request for a loan, a cabin, information about the village of Orleans (N.Y.), a lyceum meeting, a baptism, views on marriage and recipes, a wedding and local and family news. Correspondents include Sally Wicks, J.W. Sheriff, Samuel Sheriff, William Cook, Sarah Cook, Chester Cook, Caroline Cook, M.J. Edgerton and Elisabeth Paris.
First Baptist Church of Geneva records
Includes records of the Baptist Society (1826-1830); records of the Board of Trustees of the first Baptist Society; constitution of the Social Aid Society (1855-1864); minutes of the Ontario Baptist Ministerial Conference (1852-1877); and the records of the Baptist Church (1826-1890).