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Clark F. Hall, Clerk
The remaining leaves of the book are blank.
(Note: The foregoing, from page 54, of this book, have been copied, verbatim, from a book 8 x 133 inches bound in leather, now in the custody of Henry A.
Brewster, Cashier of the Pittsfield National Bank. They have been copied with care by me.
Rollin H. Cooke )
Pittsfield, May 27, 1902.
RECORDS OF
BAPTIST
CHURCH
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
OK. 216
"A Coppy of the Church Records of the Baptist Church of Christ in Pittsfield as they have been kept since the Church was constituted, by Josiah Francis Church Clerk. As there is a number of Persons in this place which have been Baptized by immersion by different Elders and feel it duty to unite to-gether in a Christian boddy in order to watch over each other in love and maintain the visible order of the Gospell in that way that we believe to be agreeable to truth and for this purpose appointed a meeting Oct 27 - 1800 at Brother John Francis.
Met agreeable to appointment.
The males then present were Josiah Francis, John Francis, Josiah Francis, Jr., Oliver Robbins, James Hammond, Daniel H. Francis and Backus Boardman.
Females - Anna the wife of John Francis, Abigail, the wife of Ephraim Powers, Anna and Mahala Chapman, & Polly Francis.
Chose Josiah Francis Junr for Clerk
Peb. 8 - 1801. Met on Sunday evening at Br John Francis. Chose Br. John Francis Com to visit other churches.
Mar 23 - 1801
Council at House of Br John Francis Following present from other churches Partridgefield - Ebenezer Smith Stephentown and Petersburg - Jacob loon &: Allen Matterson Canaan - Eldr Elisha Barns Moderator Eld Ebenezer Smith - Clerk - Josiah Francis Junr. Voted to take church into fellowship
Sep 19 - 1801
Oct 15 - 1801
Feb 15 - 1802
Feb 17 - 1802
11 18 11
it 21 2nd Sunday - Apl 1802
Archibald Hooper and wife bap Esther Clark bap
Clarisa Coulton bap
Sep 25 - 1802 11 Sally, wife of Josiah Francis Jr bap
Nov 2 26
Anna, wife of John Francis died
Mr. Reuben Brooks and wife Baptized
Ephraim Powers and Elisha Baker Baptized. !
Hannah Flancher bap.
Rebeckah Norton 11 Sally Norton 11
Widow Rachel Hubbard bap
-
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
217
Apl 9 - 1803 Sep 10 11
Jan 30 - 1804
Aug 1
Nov 19 11
Aug 25 - 1305
Luke Francis and wife bap. Samuel Root and wife 11 Abraham Rockwell =
Samuel Root app deacon
June 3 Complaint against Bro Brooks by A. E. Brown
11 Polly Francis, wife of Phinehas Sanders died Elizabeth Keeler bap
Aaron Baker's wife adm Ch. Had been of
another Baptist ch. Mr. Clark's wife adm Ch. Had been of another Baptist ch. Josiah Root's wife adm Ch. Had been of another Baptist Ch.
Silvester Robbins bap Gideon Norton's wife bap.
Mr. Clark bap
Phebe Francis bap
Polly Norton bap
Council to ordain Br. John Francis
Present - Cheshire - Eld Covel and Leland and Delegates Stephentown Eld Hull and delegates 11
Canaan
Partridgefield Eld Smith & 11
The Thursday following the meeting was at the Presbiterian Meeting House and the Ordi- nation took place Sarah, wife of Robert Proncis bap Rhoda 11 Enoch Weller 11 =
Feb 28 - 1308
Apl 3 =
Withdrew fellowship from wife of Reuben Brooks Ezra Hanchet bap
May 30 = William Strong bap Lois Casey
Apl 2 - 1308 11
Wife of Daniel Steams bap
Lumelia Powers bap
1809
Withdrew fellowship from Reynolds, Beckwith and wife Sister Leonard bap Enoch Weller bap Emily Allen 11 Seymour Allen 11
Dec
=
2nd Sunday - ( July ) 1811
Aug 9 =
11
July Oct 1810
Sally Covel Temperance Whipple bap Joel Rodway, joined church by lotter
Joel Redway Jr., Alecta Redway & Rachel Burt joined ch.
June 10 - 1806
July 26 - 1807
Withdrew fellowship from Archalus Hooper
Oot 2
218
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Ist Sunday 1811
Oct
4th Sunday
Out
May 2 - 1812
Aug 29 - 1813
7 - 1813
Ira Yale 11
Eld John Francis died "Zion's loss but we trust his gain"
Noble Strong and wife bap Josiah Francis died aged 79 years
Harriet Weller bap
June
Rebeckah Robbins bap
Edward Casey & wife bap
Jan
1815
Israel Clark & wife joined Ch by letter from Ch at Edan Dism later to Stephentown
Sarah Deniels bap Lucy Strong 11
Dism Ezra Hanchet to Ch at Sand Lake Withdrew fellowship from Nancy Tadmon for Zu1- mon )
1818
11 11 = Seymour Allen Following collected since books were given up Daniel H. Francis, present clerk withdrew fellowship from lilliam Strong 11 11 Merk Balcom
Letters rec'd with Electa Redway 11 Sister Keeler
Letter in fellowship to Eunice Hide 11 11 10
11 11 11
11 Lucy of Elder Francis
11 11 =
11 Enoch weller & wife
11 =
11 Sister Leonard
11
11
=
It Anna Harris
Jan 4 - 1818 1817
Anna Harris Sister Relief Howard joined Ch by letter
Edward Casey died
George Kilbourn joined ch
Letter in fellowship to Phebe Francis 11 = =
= Widow Casey and Lovis her dau.
11 11 = 11
11
Sister Powers
11
11 Sister Polly Norton
Sep Sep Oct
28 - 1813
11
Mar Ap}
2 - 1814 =
Jan Feb 3
21 - 1916 11
Nancy Tadmon bap
= wife of Josiah Root
May
11 Mark Balcomb = & wife Sally and son Seth Elisha Baker had fellowship withdraw Rexans, wife of Jonathan Y. Clark brp Roxary Baker, bap
1
219
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Sunday
July 1 - 1818 Alpheus & Silvester Clark with their mother & sister joined ch by letter from Charlemont
Feb 6 - 1819
Wife of Isaac Smith, joined ch Church meeting
Voted to raise $28 to compensate Dr. Root for keeping Br. Baccus
Voted to excuse D. H. & Luke Francis from above tax
Voted an estimate of property to raise money on 11 to excuse Josiah Francis from serving as Ch Clerk
11 that D. H. Francis be app. Ch Clk
Property estimated as follows Silvester Robbins 1,700
Simeon Lewis 800
Samuel Root 4,500 Luke Francis 2,000
Josiah Francis 2,500
Oliver Robbins 4,500
Silvester Clark
0,100
Daniel H. Francis
1,500
Noble Strong
4,500
Apl
3 - 1819
June 6 - 1819
June
13
11
Wife of Mr. Noal Hart, bap.
Eunice, wife of Ichabod Chapman, bap
Voted not to invite Eldi
Leland to preach
rt to give letters to wife of Isaac Smith
11 11
11 11 Rebecca Norton
ft =
= 11
11 Sally Norton
11 withdraw above vote abt Eldr Leland
tt give letter to Roxanna Baker
Had information that Sisters Smith & Rebeckah Norton had joined Lanesborough Ch and they were dism
App Br Root com to ask Elder Jones to preach once in 2 ms.
Aug
5
=
Sep
13
11
App com to visit Eller Jones of Steventown & ask him to preach a part of the time Adm Abiah Stevens to Ch by letter from /. Stockbridge
July
1 - 1820
Had information that Roxanna Buker Fd joined 3rd Bap Ch in Phelps, N. Y.
Sep 30
=
Funeral of wife of Capt. William Francis, who d Sep 28, 1820.
Sep
19
=
Aug
4
Sep
11
Apl
1
=
=
Gave letter of recommendation to widow Francis App Daniel H. Francis com. to enquire after. Sister Balcomb
22,100
Voted to ask Eldr Otis to preach at $1 a day withdrew fellowship from Br Powers
220
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Nov
4 - 1820
Wife of Elias Dike bap following Sunday 11 11 = Emila Francis
Welthy Baker
11
11
Nov
12
11
Huldah Iny =
11
11
Electa Goodrich
=
Mar 3
1821
Jemima Clark 2nd adm Ch from Ch in Charlemont Aminda Baker bap Sunday following 11
Ephraim Goodrich 11
Mar 11
11
Charles B. Francis bap Charlotte Goodrich =
=
May 13
11
11
Sept 1
11
Josiah = Junr adm ch
Voted letter to Lucy Strong
Sep
9
11
11
11
Daniel Sterns bap Naomi Francis 11
Mahala Charlotte Francis bap
Gideon Norton bap
Sep 23
=
Benjamin Franklin Hayes bap
Eliza Taylor bap
Polly Baker It
App Samuel Root with Brother Francis
=
Com to confer with Lanesborough Ch abt employing Eld Beach
Polly Carr bap.
Luke Francis excused as deacon
Daniel H Francis app dencon V
July
7 - 1822
Aug 3
Sep
7
=
Apl
5
1823
Feb
14
1824
Dism Eunice Chapman at her request
Aug
15
=
Dec 4
11
Jan
13 - 1825
Mar 26 It
7
11
Dec.
9
=
Jan
13 - 1822
11 Br Root & Luke Francis Com to inquire after Rachel Burt
Mar 3 -
June 1
=
Sally Norton having joined Lanesborough Ch was dismissed . Gave Rachel Burt letter of Dism. she having communed with Cong. Ch. on account of difficulty with an individual Lucy Strong d Rochester, N. Y. Action taken relating to Eldr Besch
Adm to Ch Roxany Baker by letter from Phelps, N. Y Temperance Beach adm Ch & bap Eliza Francis
Action taken on trials of Br Root about dism of Eunice Chapman and manner of singing in Church
Gideon Norton joined Laneborough Ch & was dism. here.
Oct
Rachel Goodrich Elijah Robbins Eldad Francis adm ch
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
221
Apl 23 - 1826
Adm to Ch Elder Richmond Taggart and Abba Taggart by letter of rec. from Catskill N. Y. Mar 19 - 1825 & W. Stockbridge Apl 1826
June 1 =
Church org at New Lebanon Springs
Eldr Richmond Taggart & Abba Taggart & Lydia Dike dism to above
Oct
7
11
Lucy Delano adm to Ch from Wethersfield Roxana Baker died at half past three A. M. 1ged 29 yrs
Made arrangements to open the Bap. Meeting House
May 27
=
Elnathan Phelps bap.
Roxana Francis "
Opened new meeting house, etc.
Jacob Barton bap.
John Brown 11
Russel Packard =
=
Aasa Rose
James Clough 11
Almiron D. Francis 11
Horaco Hibbard
11
Ebenezer Burt, Jr. 11
Abram Morton
11
William Clark
=
Laura Brown 11
Cloe Barker
it
Laura Barton
=
Silva Sprague 11
June 17
11
Renolds Beckwith Jr. 11
Mrs. Stanton Miss Batchelder 11
& was given letter of rec .
11
23
Mr. Hayden adm.& #1
Mr . Fredingdol adm. & bap
11
29
1t
Mrs. Coman adm. Ch & bap. Oliver Robbins & Jahleel Clark d within 6 weeks past
July 21
it
Benjamin Look adm Ch
Marshal Loomis adm Ch
Mrs --- Richmond adm Ch Jane Loomis 11 11
Lucy Francis 11 =
Lydia L. Francis 11 11 Sarah Francis 11 Caroline Fredingdol adm Ch. Sarah Runyon 11 11
May 2
11
1t
June 13
Feb
23 - 1827
11
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS. 222
Louis Bently
adm Ch
Mr. Alanson Sherman
11
11
Linus Parker, Jr.
11
Anna Millard 11
11
Mariah Bennet
=
11
Theodore Hewlet
11
11
Pamelia Sprague
11
by letter from Cummington
July 22 - 1827
Austin Hayden
Bap. =
Frederick Fredingdol
Caroline =
=
Sister Coman
11
Marshal Loomis
11
Sister Richmond
11
Jane Loomis
11
Lucy Francis
it
Lydia Francis
11
Sarah Francis
=
Sarah Runyon
Louis Bently
11
Br Sherman
=
Anna Millard
Mariah Bennet
Martha Mullen
Theodore Hewlett
11
Abram Morton
adm. Ch
Silvester Francis
bap. =
Ann Mariah May
Julia Reade (or Roade)
11
Eliza Ann Lewis
11
Bushrodd N. Fisk
Lydia Beckwith
17
Benjamin Look
=
Sep 15
Sarah Sloan
= adm. Ch & bap. 11
Sophia Warner Elizabeth
=
by letter from Renselaerville, N. Y.
Oct 13
11 Mrs. Williams
17
Mrs. Mallison
rt
11
Martha Mullen
=
William Clark
Aug 19 - 1827
Hannah C. Francis
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Oct 13 - 1827
Oct 27 - 1827 It
Com advises Ch to app 12 additional officers Church officers elected
Charles B. Francis, dencon in addition to one now serving.
Benjamin F. Hayes, clerk in place of Daniel H. Francis
Austin Hayden, Collector
John Brown, treasurer
Josiah Francis, Linus Parker, Jr. Luke Francis to be denominated __ Helps & Governments in church
Ephraim F. Goodrich & Eldad Francis Com on pulpit supply
Elijah Robbins & Daniels, com on singing
Russell Packard & Almiron D. Francis to load singing
Chas. B. Francis & Benjamin F. Hayes to buy fuel
Dec Mar =
6 - 1827 1 - 1828
Lucy Mallerson bap Samuel Churchill gave experience
=
Ctf. given that Jesse Phillips was a member of the church
Apl
11
Dism Br Fredingdol & wife to church at Albany Rachel Hubbard d at 10 P. M.
May
2
11
James Francis gave experience
Arthur Bently 11 11
11
11
=
Mrs. Parks 11 11
Lydiu Clark, now Tooley d
Gave letter to Benj. Kilborn as not in fellow- ship
Sep
Mrs. Phebe Coggswell adm ch
Mrs. Hayes bap. Sep. 7
11
11
11
Lucy Symonds give experience
Oct 5
Bildad williams adm. ch.
Mrs. Elnathan Phelps 11 =
Horace S. Hibbard adm ch. have been previously bap.
Brother Goodrich gave notice that he should, next meeting call the attention of the church to the expediency of forming a Temperance Society.
Heard the experience of Francis Plummer but deferred action
Rachel Hubbard adm. ch
Caroline Bagg gave experience =
11 j bap. Francis Plummer =
Rachel Hubbard 11
11
16
=
11 2
June 22 6
Jan. 3 - 1.829
11
7
11
Nay
3 - 1829
July 4 11 8
11
"
11 12
11
Gave letters to Betsey Batchillder & Jone Loomis
13
3
11
11
11
11
223
Cordelia Thayer adm Ch by letter from Hinsdale Voted to give letter to Abram Morton
Dec
224
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Sep Oct ITOv
26 - 1829 11
Sister Cogswell dism. having joined Ch at Exeter Lucinda Bartlet adm Ch from Chesterfield
11 Gave letter to Lucy Howard lately married 11 11 Mrs. Bachillder =
11 Jane Loomis Com called "Helps" app
Dec 5
11
North West Dist Linus Parker Vest 11 Elijah Robbins
South West = Russell Packard 11 East Alpheus Clark
Water Street 11 Arnold Bentley
Centre
B. F. Hays
North Elnathan Phelps Joel Northrup adm from Br. Hull's Ch Nassau Lepha 11 11 11 = 11 = =
Withdrew fellowship from Benjamin Look
Sister Clark d in 85th yr.
Meeting of Bap Ch & Soc'y held in Town House ' Luther Washburn Moderator
Daniel H. Francis Clerk
Com to build meeting house
Eldad Francis, Luther washburn, Benjamin F. Hayes, Charles B. Francis, Josiah Francis Com to collect funds
Jonathan Y. Clark, Gideon Norton, Ephraim F. Goodrich
(Following in same book with foregoing R. H.C. )
Baptist Church Pitts
First Meeting Oct. 27 - 1800
(Pencil mem)
Josiah Francis
John Francis
1
Josiah 11
Jr
1
Vife not ) 1801.
joined then) Signed
Oliver Robbins 1
Wife not )Elder Elisha Barns joined then) Eld Ebenezer Smith Not married J Jacob Moon
James Hammond
1
Daniel H. Francis
1
1
11 11 )Allen Materson 1 11 -
Abigail Powers
1
Married
1 1 May 17 - 1801
Unmarried 1 first communion
Anna Chapman
1
Mahala Chapman 1
Polly Francis Ilot present
1 4
Unmarried
1 1 Eldr Elisha Barns ) Administrator
6
Feb
11
5
11
Oct. 17 - 1825
Jan
1 - 1830
Added by Bap I
ITever joined ) Church consti - Anna ) tuted Ihr. 23-
Backus Boardman 1
Anna Francis 1
M. D. H. Francis
1 2
16 ( Pencil mom. Bro Beckwith & wife)
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
225
Added by Bap- by
Adm
tism Letter Dism. Died Datos
Anna Francis
1
Sep. 19 - 1801 Oct 15 11
Ephraim Powers
1)
Feb. 15 - 1802
Elisha Baker
1)
Hannah Flanker
1
Feb. 17
11
Rebeckah Norton
1
=
22
11
Sally 11
1
11
25
=
Archibald Hooper
1)
Mrs . Hooper
1)
Apl
11 11
Esther Clark
1)
Clarisa Coulton
1
Sep
25
11
Sally Francis
1
Nov
3
11
Widow Rachel Hubbard
1
11
26
11
Luke Francis
1)
Apl
9 1803
Mrs .
11
1)
Dea Samuel Root (Dea.
Jan.30
18047
1 )
Mrs. Root
1)
Sep
1.0
1803
Abraham Rockwell
1)
Reuben Brooks
1
Aug
1804
Polly Francis
Elizabeth Keeler
1
Nov
19
Aaron Bakers wife
1)
Mr. Clark's
11
1 )
Aug
25 - 1805
Josiah'a Root's "
1)
Sylvester Robbins
1)
Gideon Norton's wife
1 )
Mr. Clark
Sep
1 - 1805
Phebe Francis
1)
Polly Norton
1)
Sarah Francis
(Wife of
1) John Francis odained ( June 1806)
1
July 26 - 1806
Mrs. Brooks
Egra Hanchett
1
Apl
8
=
William Strong
1)
May
30 =
Lois Casey
1)
Archibald Hooper
1
Apl
2 - 1808
Daniel Stearns' wife
1)
Oct
2 =
Lumelie Powers
1)
Reynold Beckwith
1)
1809
Mrs 11
1)
1
11
11
1
=
Rhoda Weller (Wife of Enoch)
1)
1 Feb
28 - 1807
Reuben Brooks
1)
1)
Mrs. Brooks
Robert )
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Bapt. Letter
Dism. Died Dates
Mrs. Laurence
1
July Oct
1.809 1810
Bnoch Weller
1)
Emily Allen
1)
Seymour Allen
1
Dec
11
Sally Covel
1)
July
1811
Temperance Whipple
1)
Joel Redway
1
Aug
4
=
Joel Redway Jr
1)
Electa Redway
1)
Aug
1 11
Rachel Burt
1)
Nancy Todman ( ?)
1
Oct
=
Mark Balcomb
1)
Oct
4
1
(om Sunday )
Seth his son
1)
1
May
2 - 1812
Roxana Clark ( Wife of
Jon.Y. C. ) 1)
Aug
29 - 1813
Roxana Baker
1)
ira Yale
1
Sep
3 11
Eldr John Francis
1
28
11
Noble Strong
1)
Oct
11
Mrs 11
1).
1 Mar
2 - 1814 =
Harriet Veller
1
Apl
Rebecca Robbins
1)
Edw Casey
1)
June &
Mrs Casey
1)
Israel Clark
1)
Jan
1815
Mrs 11
1)
11
=
Lucy Strong
1)
Ezra Hanchet to Sand Lake Ch
1
Jan
21 - 1816 11
Nancy Todman
1)
Feb
3
Seymour Allen
1)
William Strong Mark Balcom
1)
Unknown
Mrs Keeler
1)
Electa Redway 1
1)
Eunice Hyde 1 in fellowship
1)
Josinh Root's wife)
1)
Widow Lucy Francis )
1 )
)
Aug
11
Sarah Daniels
1)
1)
11
Sally his wife
1)
226
Elisha Baker
Josiah Francis
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
227
Bapt . Letter
Dism.
Died
Dates
Enoch Weller )
1)
Mrs. Weller.) in fellowship
1)
Unknown
Mrs. Leonard )
1)
Anna Harris )
1)
Edw Casey
1 May
1 - 1817.
Anna Harris
1 June
4 - 1818
Relief Howard
1
11
11
=
George Kilbourn
1
11
=
=
Phebe Francis
1
fidow Casey 1 in fellow-
Louis dau of above)
ship 5
11
Mrs Powers 1 1
Polly Norton
Alpheus Clark)
His mother 1 3 from Charlemont
July 1 - 1818
His sister )
1
Unknown
Ephraim Powers
1
Apl
3 - 1819
Ichabod Chapman's wife
Isaac Smith's wife )
Rebecca Norton 1
in fellowship
3
Aug
4
=
Sally = 1
Roxana Baker
Letter of recommendation
Aug
Abigail Stephens
1
Sep
13 - 1820
Elias Dyke's wife
1)
Emily Francis
1)
Nov
4
=
Nelthy Baker 1)
Huldah May
1)
Nov
12
=
Electa Goodrich
1)
Jemima Clark
1
Mar
3 - 1821
Amanda Baker
1)
Ephraim F. Goodrich 1)
Chas B. Francis
1)
Charlotte Goodrich
1)
Mar
11
11
Rachel Goodrich
1 )
Elijah Robbins
1
Mar
13
=
Eldad Francis
1)
Sep
12
Josiah Francis Jr
1)
Lucy Strong
in fellowship 1
=
11
=
4
11
Isaac Smith's wife
Noah Hart's wife 1) 1)
June 13 =
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
228
Bapt. Letter Dism. Died
Dates
Daniel Stearns
1
Sep
9- 1821
ITaomi Francis
1
Mahala Charlott Francis) 3
Sep
11
Gideon Norton 1
B. F. Huyes )
2
23 11
Eliz Taylor )
1
Oct
7
11
Polly Carr 1
Nov 1. 1822
Daniel H. Francis elected Deacon in place of Luke Francis
Sally Norton
in fellowship
1
July 7
11
Sister Zenne Burt
1
Aug
Lucy Strong
at Rochester N. Y.
1
Feb
11 1824
Roxana Baker returned from Phelps N. Y.
Aug
15
11
Temperance Beach)
Eliza Francis 1
2
Dec
11
$1
Amelia Goodrich)
2
Jan
30
1825
Samuel Root
1
Feb
26
=
Gideon Norton
in fellowship
1
Mar
26
-
Eldr Richmond Taggart
11 11
2
2
Apl
23
1826
Abba
11
1
June
1
=
Lucy Delano
1
Oct
7
=
Roxana Baker
1
Peb
23
1827
or
Roxana Francis )
2
May
27
11
Elnathan Phelps )
Jacob Burbon
-
John Brown
Russell Packard
Asa Rose 1
James Clough )
Almiron D. Francis)
Horace Hibbard
)
June 13 11
Ebenezer Burt Jr. 1
Abram Morton
1
William Clerk 1
Laura Brown 1
Cloe Barker 1
Laura Barton 1
Silva Sprague
1
1 Sep
7
11
Eunice Chapman
by request
William Hubbard )
0=
Sister Elias Dyke
29
14
Polly Baker
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
229
Bapt. Letter Dism. Died
Dates
Reynolds Beckwith 1
Vid Betsey Batchilder) 3
Mrs. -- Staunton 1
Pamelia Sprague
Austin Hayden 1
Frederick Fredingdol )
Mrs
11
1
Coomer 1
Marshal Loomis
1
Eve Richmond 1
June Loomis 1
Lucy Francis
Lydia
17
June 22
=
Sarah 11
Sarah Runion
Louis Bentley
1
Sherman 1
Anna Willard 1
Theodore Hewlet 1
Marinh Bennet 1
M rtha Mullen 1
Sylvester Francis)
Bushrod M. Fisk
Linus Parker 1
Benjamin Look 1
Ann Maria May
1
9
Ang 19 11
Julia Root 1
Eliza Ann Lewis 1
Lydia Beckwith 1
Hannah C. Francis )
Sarah Sloan
1
Sep
15
=
Elizabeth Barret
1
1
Oct
13
=
Lucy Malison
1
Dec
t!
Oliver Robbins ) Jchleel Clark )
2 June
James Francis 1 Samuel Churchil) Sophia Parker 1
3
May 11 1828
Arnold Bentley
1 previously Bupt. by M.E. Ch =
11
11
1
June 10- 1827 June 21 =
11
11
Cordelia Thayer
RECORDS OF BAPTIST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Bapt . Letter
Dism. Died
Dates
Mrs. Hays
1
Sep. 7
1828
Bildad Williams 1
Mrs
11 1
Oct 12 =
Lucy Seymour
1
Phebe Cogswell
1
1
May
2
1828
v Lydis Tooley ( formerly Clark) Phebe Cogswell
Sep 26
1829
Francis Plummer
1
July 2
1329
Rachel Hubbard
1
=
Caroline Bang 7
1
Oct
4
=
Betsey Batchilder
1
ITov
2
=
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1
2
Jan 13
1830
Roxana Clark
Sep 18
1828
Benjamin Look
1
Feb
6
1830
Sister Clark
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13
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11
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Lucinda Bartlett
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4
Persing Chase (?)
8 1829
Rachel Hubbard
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RECORDS OF MARRIAGES
CLERK OF COURTS
PITTSFIELD, MASS.
RECORDS OF MARRIAGES OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
OK-504
These Records are indexed in the original copies in Pittsfield City Clerk's Office.
Theophilus Luther and Rhoda Smith, both of Adams m. Jan. 7, 1787 11 Luke Brown and Mary Butler 11 11 = Pcb. 22, 1787
Nathan Sherman and Rebeckah . Williams, both of Bullock's Grant m. Mar. 8, 1787
George Richmond of Wallingford, Vt. and Rachel Haile, of Adams
m. Mar. 18, 1787
Reuben Sheldon and Jane Fenner both of Adams
m. Apl 2, 1787
Moses Parsons and Cloe Bridges =
=
m. Apl 5, 1787
Samuel Catlin, of Litchfield, Conn. and Esther white, of Adams
m. Apl
8, 1787
Paul Griffiths and Margaret Burden (?), both of Adams
m. Apl
19, 1787
Justus Collings, of Manchester, Vt . and Cynthia Baker, of Adams
m. Aug
26, 1787
William Williams, Jr. and Anne Rogers, both of Bullock's Grant
m. Nov
22, 1787
Benjamin Buffenton and Huldah Curtiss, both of Adams
m. Dec
2, 1787
David Yeaw and Lydia Prescot, both of Adams Josiah Alger, Jr and Joanne Yeaw = 11 11
m. Dec
9, 1787
Samuel Power and Lydia Bennet = =
m. Jan
7, 1788
Caleb Vincevx (?) of Little Hoosuck, Albany Co. N. Y. and Nancy Samson of Adams
m. Jan
13, 1788
All of above marriages rtd by James Harris, J. P. of Adams
Moses Woolcott and Olive Russel both of Lanes- borough m. Oct. 27, 1787
Perrygreen Buck and Abigail Brown m. in Adams Oct. 51, 1787
Abraham Balm and Mary Ash both of Province Gore
m. Nov. 1, 1787
Jencks Seamons and Rebekah Luther m. Adams
Jan 27, 1788
Alexander Conke Maset and Olive Hinman m. . Adams
Feb 21, 1788
David Brown and Mary Carpenter
11
Mar 9, 1788
Thomas Jenkes and Mary Herenden m . =
Mar 9, 1788
Henry Alden of Shaftesbury and Lois Richardson of Adams m. Mar 20, 1788
Rufus Werden and Tabitha Cook m. in Adams 11
Mar 16, 1788
John Russell and Barbara Harris "
Mar 27, 1788
Above 10 marriages by Elder Peter Werden recorded in Adams except one in Lanesborough
Great Barrington marriages
Isaac Van Dusen 3rd and Christian Spoor John F. Van Dusen, Jr and Hannah Howk Andrew Burghardt and Catharine Van Dusen
m. Jan 15, 1789 m Feb 7, 1789
m Feb 26, 1789
m. Dec
27, 1787
505
RECORDS OF MARRIAGES OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Daniel Younglove and Peggy Bolton William Pixley Jr and Lydia Root
m
Apl
9, 1789
Silas Jones and Sarah Laird
m
May
20, 1783
Jacob Walker and Dinah Ogden Andrew Loomis and Hannah Stewart
m
Jan 25, 1787
m
Jan 8, 1789
West Stockbridge marriages
Dan. Williams and Mary Park, both of W. S. m
Obadiah French and Sarah Warner of Stockbridge
Jermiah Minclair and Margaret Thomas both of V. S.
Above marriages rtd May 24, 1789 &s "within year last past" Williamstown marriages
Robert Miller, of Pawling Precinct & Sarah Sher- man, of W.
m
May
27, 1789
James Sherwood and Huldah Stratton
m
June
1, 1789
Gideon Seldon and Polly Cook
m
July
28, 1789
William Younger and Hannah Ladd
m
Oct 18, 1789
Salmon Gregory and Anner Clark
m
Nov
5, 1789
Reuben Reed and Esther Horsford
m
Dec
31, 1789
Timothy Sabin and Abigail Hecock
m
Jan
7, 1790
John Wood and Mary Foster
m
Jan
14, 1790
Oliver Lampson and Hannah Foster
m
Jan
12, 1790
David Gilmore and Sarah Seeley Sylvanus Eaton and Almira Sloan
m
Feb
28, 1790
Edmund Lamb and Rebeckah Molfaster
m
Mar
2, 1790
Nathan Raymond and Elizabeth Jones
m
Mar
8, 1790
Lanesboro marriages
Francis Gitteau Jr and Hannah Wilson
m
Aug
20, 1789
Seeley Bennet and Amy Ringer (?)
m
Sep
17, 1739
Nath'l B. Torrey and Sally Hall
m
Nov
8, 1789
Augustine Tripp and Polly Walker
m
Nov
26, 1789
Philo Pettibone and Lucy Barton Alexander Sloan and Sally Lyon Alvin Wolcott and Lois Terrell
m
Dec
31, 1789
m
Jan
7, 1790
Nait Squier and Hannah Powel
m
Jan
18, 1790
Levi Warren and Abigail Hammond
m
Feb
18, 1790
Ezra Hoyt and Sarsh Smith
m
Feb
29, 1790
Asahel Jarvis and Abigail Griswold
m
Mar
18, 1790
John Seymour and Mary Squires
m
Mar
25, 1750
Samuel Penfield and Elizabeth Farnam (?)
m
Apl
27, 1790
Aug
24, 1788
m
Feb
3, 1790
In
Dec
31, 1759
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RECORDS OF MARRIAGES OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS, PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Nest Stockbridge marriages
Theodore Devereux and Hannah Moffit
In
May 27, 1790
Samuel Dryer and Philena Robbins
Nov 8, 1790
Ezra wilmarth and Polly Boughton both of W. S.
Fob 17, 1791
Pittsfield marriages by Rev. Thos. Allen
James Colt and Sally Root
m
May
8, 1791
Calvin Wood and Diantha Tuttle
m
Oct
23, 1791
Matthew Millard Jr and Sophy Smith
m
Nov
1791
Adin Deming and Patty Phelps
m
Nov
29, 1791
Elisha Tracy and Jane Fisher
m
Dec
5, 1791
Elijah Bagg and Sally Churchill
m
Dec
22, 1791
Robert Stanton and Anna Tracy
m
Jan
7, 1792
Rufus Johnson and Anne Merrill
m
Feb
1792
Jamin Robbins and Hannah Fairfield
m
Feb
9, 1792
Joel Wood and Betsey Howard
m
Feb
1792
Henry Collins and Lucy Noble
m
Feb
1792
Martin Bagg and Olive Goodrich
m
Mar
1792
Lenox marriages
Simeon Hayward of Lenox and Chloe Galpin of Stockbridge
Nov
25, 1784
Ephraim Hollister, of Lee and Laurana Danfield of Lenox
m
Dec
15, 1788
Jacob Washburn and Phebe Northrup both of Lenox
m
Apl
13, 1786
Edward Penin and Lydia Nash, both of Lenox william Loveland and Martha Stebbins, both of Lenox
m
Oct
30, 1786
Stephen Leonard and Lois Wilcox, both of Lee
m
Jan
10, 1788
John Briggs and Martha Gibbs, both of Lenox
m
Jan
1, 1789
William Hollister of Pittsfield and Orra Willard, of Lenox
m
Oct
28, 1790
Justus Baker and Ruth Porter both of Lenox
m
Dec
1, 1791
West Stockbridge marriages
Joseph Jackson and Margaret French
m
Mar
7, 1793
Azor Boughton and Katharine Roes
m
Feb
7, 1793
Enoch wilson and Nancy Woodruff
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