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Congregational Church (Frankfort, Me.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0719-sc

Scope and Contents

The records of a Congregational Church in Frankfort (later Winterport), Maine. A few letters and newspaper clippings have been laid in.

Dates

  • Creation: 1820-1969

Creator

Restrictions on Access

No restrcitions on access.

Restrictions on Use

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Historical Note

The Congregationalist Society was organized in Frankfort, Maine in 1820. It is likely that the organization was the result of the Maine Missionary Society. Served at first by missionaries the Congregationalists received their first settled pastor in Jubilee Wellman, a graduate of Bangor Seminary in 1823, who was ordained at Frankfort October 5, 1824, and was dismissed January 3, 1827. The first meeting-house erected in the town was built by the Methodists and Congregationalists and was occupied by the denominations in proportion to the contributions of each. In 1850 the Methodists withdrew and the Congregationalists were the sole owners of the meeting-house. In 1860 the part of Frankfort known as Winterport incorporated as a separate town and the Congregational Church was then located in Winterport.

Extent

2 Folders (2 ledgers ; 36 cm)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The records of a Congregational Church in Frankfort (later Winterport), Maine.

General

No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.

Title
Guide to the Congregational Church (Frankfort, Me.) Records
Status
No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English.

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686