Baptist Meeting House of Gilford record book, 1806-1843

Title:

Baptist Meeting House of Gilford record book, 1806-1843

Creator:

Baptist Meeting House (Gilford, N.H.)

Accession / Call Number:

2018.012

Object ID:

2018.012

Date:

1806-1843

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 volume

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

The Baptist Meeting House of Gilford, 1806-1843, documents church activities. The majority of the volume contains meeting meetings including who was baptized at the meeting, who spoke, and what votes were taken. Names of the people baptized are highlighted in the margins. Minutes of meetings also have notes on church finances as well as the number of members, specifying how members either entered or exited the church. The last few pages of the volume contain a list of the original members of the meeting house followed by a list of members with the date each was baptized, entered by letter, dismissed, or excluded.

Subjects:

Baptism and church membership , Church history , Church meetings , Church records and registers

Locations:

Gilford, NH

Organizations:

Baptist Meeting House (Gilford, N.H.)

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item