FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, LA FAYETTE, NY

First Congregational Church

LaFayette, Onondaga Co., NY

Libers B & C

Organized October 14, 1805 As the Columbian Society.

Abstracts from Records of the Session Book B.

May 6 1831 Rec'd by Letter from Ch. at Gibson, Pa. Mrs. Eunice Johnson

Mrs. Harriett Corning from Ch. at Borodino, N.Y.

Rec'd Albert Becker and Catherine his wife

Bptzd Susan the wife of Lewis Baker

Lydia the wife of John Dox

May 8 1831 Bptzd Abigail Smith

Sep 9 1831 Bptzd Benjamin Trumbull son of Rev. Alexander Corning and Harriett: by the Rev. R.S. Corning of Otisco

Bptzd Sophia the wife of Mathias Hall

Bptzd Amanda the wife of Lyman Hall

Oct 30 1831 Bptzd Margaret the dau. of King Baker and wife

Mar 9 1832 Erastus Baker the Clerk

Bptzd Mary the wife of Joseph Smith

Julia Bryant

Mar 25 1832 Bptzd Harry Andrews

May 20 1832 Bptzd ALmira the wife of John Cramer

Phebe McMillan

Jul 6 1832 Bptzd Betsy the wife of Lewis Hoyt

Bptzd Alexander Seth child of Lewis Baker and wife

Aug 5 1832 DIED Abigail Smith

Sep 9 1832 Bptzd John Taylor the son of Andrew Gibbs and wife

Bptzd Arvilla the dau John Cramer and wife Almira

Oct 21 1832 Bptzd Chas. Wellington son of Chas. W. Hoyt & wife

Jul 5 1833 Bptzd Wm. V (ill) ? Vornees son of Isaac and Mary Hoyt

Bptzd Mary Olivia and Harriett Corning daus of William M. & Hannah Smith

Jul 21 1833 Chas. W. Hoyt and wife dis'd to Church at Preble, Cortland Co., N.Y.

Jul 28 1833 Electa Chamberlin dis'd to Church at Great Bend, Susquehanna Co., PA

Sep 20 1833 Bptzd Caroline Amelia: Francis Alberdine

Cordelia Evaline ch. of Lewis & Mary Hoyt

Bptzd Chas. Luzene ? son of ANdrew and Vashti Share

Dismissed to Ch. at Jordan Mrs. Frances Benson and Mrs. Betsy Drake

Sep 22 1833 Bptzd Harriett Malvina dau.. Joseph & Mary SMith

Oct 13 1833 Dis'd to Pres. Church at Bangor, State of Maine Harry L. Andrews

Dis'd to Pres. Ch. at Canton, Mrs. Harriett Corning.

1834 Nathaniel Sterling Clerk of Church or Session

Jul 13 1834 Dis'd Deacon Chamberlin and wife Electa to Ch. at Manlius Village

Oct 5 1834 Clarissa Clute is moving to Michigan: a letter, of dismissed to any Church she may attend.

Feb 3 1835 Dis'd to Ch. in Syracuse, Hiriam Parker

Jul 5 1835 Rec'd by letter from Ch. at Manlius, Julius Chamberlin and wife Electa

Aug 30 1835 Dis'd Harriett Baker now the wife of Eri ? Mesrand ? to a Pres. Ch. at Ithaca

Sep 20 1835 To Orpha Baker now the wife of Caleb Jackson

Mary Smith now the wife of Joseph Smith

who are about to move to Ohio letters to any Pres. Ch. in that State.

Oct 3-8 1835 To Wm. M. Smith letter to Pres. Ch. at Oswego

Sister Keeler dis'd

(she was Ann Leavenworth the wife of Revillo Keeler who moved to Syracuse: See Leavenworth Genealogy - copyist)

Jul 30 1836 Sister Catherine Share now residing in Scott.

Apr 20 1836 The following were appointed on a Committee

E. Park: Maria Ann Park

Maria Ann Smith: Charlotte Smith

Olive Williams: Daniel Share

Mariah Share: Nancy King

Sarah Share: Almira Sterling

Chauncy Williams: Betsey Williams

Lucy Jackson: Daniel Danforth

Sarah Danforth: Polly Sterling

Nathaniel Sterling: Chester Baker

1836 Sister Catherine Share was "heretofore Catherine Clute"

A Letter of dismissal to her to an Cong. or Pres. Ch. in Scott or Homer

Jan 15 1837 or 34 Rec'd Eliza Wooster wife of Murray Wooster by letter and Murray Wooster on profession.

Sep 18 1836 Widow Van Denburgh is moving to Michigan to a place not named: given a letter of dismissal.

Sep 25 1836 Letter to Maria Ann Smith now wife of J.H. Sterling to any Church where she may locate: (in pencil is added Norwalk Ohio).

Mar 20 1837 Brother Warren Goodell is mentioned.

May 1 1837 Letters of Dismissal to Isaac Hoyt and wife

Mary and Chas. E. Hoyt and Emila Hoyt as they are moving West

Jun 11 1837 Letter given to Amanda Hall

Jul 2 1837 Letter given to Sophia Foster lately Sophia Dox

Jul 23 1837 Letter given to Sarah Chappell lately Sarah Chamberlin

Jul 1 1838 Rec'd by letter Nancy wife of Luther Cole

Aug 8 1838 Letters of Dismissal to Ch at So. Marcellus

Mrs. Nancy Pitts and Miss Louisa Pitts

Oct 5 1838 Letter of dismissal to Margaret Bailey, formerly Miss Margaret Pitts, to Ch. at Otisco

Oct 6 1838 Letter to Calvin Hoyt to unit with Church in Niagara County, N.Y. Town of Wheatfield

Oct 14 1838 Dis'd Julius Chamberlin & wife to Marcellus

Apr 6 1839 Peter G. Houghtaling and wife Elizabeth rec'd from Cong. Ch. at Jamesville

Jul 12 1839 Dis'd to 1st Pres. Ch. Syracuse, John Hall and Polly his wife

Sep 1 1839 Dis'd to Cong. Ch. in Worthing, Mass. Miss Diana Bryant.

Sep 18 1839(or 6) Letter of Dismissal to Cong. or Pres. Ch. Norwalk, O. for Lucy wife Chas. Jackson

Oct 4 1839 Rec'd following members

Eleazer Smith: Ardella Smith

Anna Cole and Abiah F. Barr

A.K. Barr, Moderator

Feb 23 1840 Letter of dismissal to a Church in Genesee County is given to Alansing W. Hoyt

Jun 14 1840 Hellen Barnes, dismissed

Jul 3 1840 Rec'd as a member, Geo. W. Hall

Jan 1 1841 Received, Mrs. -- Jewell

Received, Mrs. Roxanna Graves from 1st Pres. Ch. Auburn, N.Y.

Received, Mrs. Anne E. Baker from Pres. Ch. Fayetteville

Jul 3 1841 Received by letter Mrs. Lucetta Share from Pompey Ch.

Received Miss Persis Shayre ? from M.E. Ch. Tully, N.Y.

(A. Becker is Church Clerk and has been since 1838 succeeding Nathaniel Sterling)

Jan 28 1842 Received Fanny B. Terry from Church at Wading River, Suffolk Co., N.Y.

and Electa Ann and Fanny I. Terry from Pk. St. Church, New Haven, Conn

Ann Barber from Cong. Ch. at Farmington, Conn.

P. Terry, Moderator

Feb 11 1842 Rec'd E.V.W. Dox

Apr 6 1842 The widow Rockwell mentioned also Mr. Asa Farrington

Sep 30 1842 Bptzd: two little girls Cornelia Bates and Susan Hart presented by Sister Minerva Dwight

Dec 29 1942 Voted that Bro. James Becker be appointed Clerk in place of his father who is absent.

Bptzd George Dwight son of Benj. P. Baker and wife

Received as member, Mrs. Becker

Bptzd Byron Watts son of Morris Baker & wife

Bptzd Albert son of James Becker and wife

Aug 27 1843 Bptzd Theodore Brainard ? son of Rev. P. Terry and wife

Sep 29 1843 Rec'd by letter from Ch. (Cong) in Leona, Jackson Co., Mich., Mrs. Hellen Barnes

Bptzd Theodore Augustus child of Mr. & Mrs. Barber

Bptzd Isaac son of Mr. and Mrs. Dox

Oct 18 1843 Sister Graves dis'd to Ch. at Onondaga Hollow

Aug 14 1844 After services on the Sabbath Bro. Morris Baker was appointed to attend the installation of Rev. R. F. Cleveland at Fayetteville (in pencil father of Grover Cleveland, President of the U.S.)

Apr 5 1844 Bptzd Samuel C. Martin: Derwin Darling: Chas. Davis: Jas. M. Covil: Christina Eichler: Cinthia Cole: Elisa Davis: Elida Davis: (probably adults, as they are called persons)

Aug 2 1844 Mrs. Lucretia T. Delevan rec'd as member from the Pres. Ch. at Penfield

Aug 18 1844 Mrs. Dwight Baker rec'd from Pres. Ch.at Fayetteville

Mar 30 1845 Bptzd two children of Eleazer Smith and wife Martha Calista and Delevan

Apr 4 1845 Bptzd Sarah Ann dau. of E.V.W. Dox

Bptzd Harrison Lambertson son of Henry Cramer

Apr 20 1845 Mrs. -- Newell dismissed to any Ch. in Ohio

Eleazer Smith and Ardella his wife dis'd to Pres. Ch. at Fairport, Monroe Co.

Jul 5, 1845 Persis Johnson dis'd to Pres. Ch. in Carmel, Eaton Co., Mich.

Aug 3, 1845 Rec'd by letter from Mendon, Mrs. Sophia Foster

bptzd her two children - Julia Alida and Mary Elizabeth

Oct 19 1845 Bptzd Wilson Hayden son of Dwight Baker

Jan 2 1846 Bptzd Lavinia Sabina dau Thos. Danforth

Feb 22 1846 Bptzd Gertrude dau G.E. Delevan by the Rev. D. Platt

Mar 23 1846 Augustus L. Barber and wife dis'd to Ch.a t Farmington, Conn.

Apr 3 1846 Bptzd Adelbert Clapp ch. Bro. Chester Baker

Apr 5 1846 Bptzd Julia Adelaide dau. John Eichler

Nov 8 1846 Bptzd Hellen Callista and George Chalmbers Ch. of Bro. H.G. Andrew and wife

Jan 3 1847 Bptzd Harriett dau Minerva Dwight

Mar 7 1847 Bptzd Frances Alida dau. E.V.W. Dox

Apr 3, 1847 Mrs. Mariah H. Knapp rec'd from Baptist Ch. in Penfield, Monroe Co.

Bptzd Alexander Stevens a son of Joseph S. Cole

Bptzd George Edwin son of the Rev. Geo. E. Delevan bptzd by the father.

Jul 2 1847 Bptzd James Sydenham child of Benj. P. Baker

Aug 26 1847 Mills Coville, a member of the Church, left the State to reside in the West.

Oct 1 1847 Bptzd Sarah Alina child of Sister Cordelia Rouse

Bptzd Isaac Arlington child of Jeremiah D. Share

Dec 31 1847 Bptzd Thos. Burrite ? Ch. of Minerva B. Hoyt

May 9 1848 H.G. Andrews appointed to office as Clerk in place of Albert Becker who has removed to Syracuse, Geo. E. Delevan, Moderator

Jul 9 1848 Bptzd John Quincy son of B.P. Baker

Bptzd Douglas son of Eleazer Smith

Eleazer SMith and Ardella Smith rec'd from Cong. Ch. at Perinton

May 6 1849 Bptzd a dau. of Ardella Smith and Eleazer Smith, Dec'd :: by the Rev. G.E. Delevan

May 8 1849 Sister Ardella Smith dis'd to Ch. at Perinton

Jul 15 1849 Bptzd Edward Everett Dox son of E.V.W. Dox

Oct 5 1849 Bptzd Newton Knapp Delevan son of the Rev. G. E. Delevan.

Apr 8 1850 Rec'd Mrs. Joanna Williams from the 1st Pres. Church, Middletown, Orange Co., NY

Bptzd two children of Thos. Danforth and wife

Daniel Orton and Ellen Rosina

Bptzd Almira Sterling dau. of Mrs. Goodell

Apr 7 1850 Bptzd Mrs. Jeremiah Shares

Jun 23 1850 Dis'd Jas. Delevan and Mrs. Lucretia Delevan to Ch. at Wilson, Niagara Co., NY

Also Dis'd Bro. Wm. V. Share and Lucetta his wife to Pres. Ch. at Weedspot, Cayugo Co.

Jul 5 1850 Bptzd Florence dau Jas Becker and wife

Bptzd Rutger son of E.V.W. Dox

Bptzd Frederick Carter son of Horace Hoyt

Oct 4 1850 Bptzd By the Rev. Moody Harrington

Flora the dau. of Luther Baker and wife

Bptzd Rosalia Estella dau. Wm. Jones and wife

Jan 3 1851 Rec'd Miss Clementina Van Buskirk from Pres. Ch. at Preble, Cortland Co.

Feb 3 1851 Dis'd Sister Malvina Hoyt to 1st Cong. Ch. at Madison, Wisconsin

Apr 6 1851 Bptzd little daughter of Chauncy L. Williams and wife: by name of Julia Malvina

Bptzd George Daniel son of Jeremiah Share and wife

Oct 3 1851 Bptzd Edward Hall son of Calvin H. Knapp & wife

Bro. Henry R. Hayden rec'd by letter from 1st Ch. in Northampton, Mass.

Jan 2 1852 Bptzd Seth Delevan son of Chester Baker & wife

Jul 2 1852 Bptzd Elvinah dau. Chas. W. Hoyt & wife

Oct 1 1852 Bptzd Hellen Franceska dau. Bros. Wm. H. Jones & wf

Oct 3 1852 Bptzd Sarah Eunice dau Amos Johnson & wife

Jan 5 1853 Dis'd Mrs. Alida Thomas to Pres. Ch. at Pembroke, Genesee Co., N.Y.

Jul 1 1853 Bptzd DeForest Hinsdale son of Chester Baker & wf

Bptzd Frank Abell son of Horace Hoyt and wife

By the Rev. Mr. Frasier

Jul 1 1853 Rec'd by letter from the Pres. Ch. at Angelica Mrs. -- Frasier

Rec'd by letter from Williamsburg -- Benj. K. Baker & wf

1854 Mrs. Phebe Hitchcock rec'd from Cong. Ch. at Williamsburgh, Mass.

Jul 1 1854 Bptzd Irving Clark grandson of Mrs. Jones

Rec'd from State St. Church (Cong) Rochester

Mrs. Cornelia C. Alexander

Rec'd William Share and Lucetta his wife from Pres. Ch. at Weedsport

Sep 30 1854 Miss Susan A. Fraser rec'd as member of Church

Jan 2 1855 Caleb B. Jackson and Orpha his wife rec'd from Pres. Church in Norwalk, Ohio

Edwin R. Cole and Betsy Cole his wife from Pres. Ch. in Maine, N.Y.

Horace Fraser, Min.

Jul 5 1858 Following persons rec'd into the Church

Palmer Roswell Hall

Warren Baker

Andrew H. Share (died July 27, 61)

Byron Watts Baker (died in 1867)

Alvin Whitney Keeler Bptzd

Wm. Conine

Newton Hoyt

Chauncy H. Baker (died Nov. 1870)

Joseph Taylor Rockwell (Letter to DeRuyter)

Chas. W. Hoyt, J.

Thomas Mahoney

Alexander Baker

George L. Hoyt

Le Roy S. Baker

Alphonso Butler (died April 16 1859)

Ann Maria Dounce Bptzd

Sarah Maria Conine (letter to Mattoon, Ill)

Rozella Baker

Mary Jane Cole

Harriett H. Cole (Northway) (Died Sept. '68)

Phebe Ann Thomas Bptzd

Hellen Maria Hitchcock

Caroline Hoyt

Charlotte Wakeman

Almira Baker

Huldah Maria Cole

Lavinia Danforth

Polly Clapp Bptzd

Deodama Cole

Ann Baker

Julia Cole (letter to Hartford, Pa)

Ann Doeherty Rockwell (letter to DeRuyter)

Betsey Hall Bptzd

Mrs. Liddelle rec'd from Bpt. Ch. in Manlius

Aug 29 1858 Bptzd Harriett Coredlia dau. Mr. Chas. W. Hoyt & wife

Oct 3 1858 Bptzd Lucia Cordelia dau. Orlando S. Cole and wife by the Rev. M. M. Wakeman

Dec 31 1858 Rec'd Mr. Harrison Hoyt: Nelson Baker: Mrs. Emeline Clark: Miss Francis Abbott

Record crowded: Who died July 27, 1861?

Feb 20 1855 Porter Baker and wife dis'd to Ch. at Laramar.

Mar 13 1855 Mrs. Goodell dis'd to Prs. Ch. Marshall, Mich.

Aug 19 1855 Mrs. Andalusia Tillotson dis'd to Pres. C. at Jamesville, Iowa

Jan 1 1856 Mrs. Betsy Williams dis'd to Cong. Ch. Madison, Wis.

Apr 4 1856 Mrs. H. Fraser rec'd from Pres. Ch. Cooperstown

Jul 5 1856 Mrs. Rachel Ann Davis rec'd from Ch. in Phoenix

Bptzd A son of Mr. Thom. Danforth - no name

Apr 4 1857 Miss Mary Hoyt rec'd on prof.

Sep 13 1857 Cornelius Van Buskirk dis'd to Summer Hill, Cortland Co.

Nov 1 1857 Bptzd Willie Wentworthson of Bro. Wm. H. Jones and wife by the Rev. Mr. Wakeman

Jan 1 1858 Rec'd from Cong. Church in Chesterfield, Mass. Stephen Baker and wife

Mrs. M. M. Wakeman from Ch. at Warren, Conn.

Mar 7 1858 Mrs. A. Traver dis'd to Ch. to Ludlowville, Tompkins Co. (N.Y.)

Apr 2 1858 Bptzd Freddie Alonzo child presented by Mrs. Frances E. Price

Rec'd from Ch. at Marcellus Mrs. Rahel Wheadon and Mrs. Phebe A. Hall

May 23 1858 Mr. Jacob Eckert and wife Almeda from M.E. Church on Chenango Charge, Elmira District.

Jul 2 1858 Bptzd Mary Hermenia ch. Bro. Calvin Knapp & wife

Mar 13 1859 Dis'd to Church at Aurelius, Cayuga Co. (N.Y.) Bro. William H. Jones and wife

Apr 2 1859 Bptzd Two children of Bro. Edwin R. Cole & wife named Harriett L. and Emma Jane

Apr 3 1859 Rec'd by letter: Ellen A. Share

Jul 3 1859 Bptzd Julia child of C. W. Hoyt and wife

Nov 1 1859 M. M. Wakeman installed as Pastor of this Church

Sermon preached by Dr. Fisher Pres. of Hamilton College

Charge to the Pastor by Rev. L. H. Reid of Fayetteville and charge to the people by the Rev. Mr. Benedict of Jamesville

Feb 11 1860 Jeremiah D. Share elected Deacon

Alvin W. Keeler elected Deacon, but declined.

Mar 25 1860 Bro. Horace Hoyt and wife dis'd to Church at Collamer

Jun 10 1860 Orlando S. Cole and wife dis'd to Pres. Bh. at Iowa City, Iowa

Jun 30 1860 Rec'd Joseph Thomas and Mercy King

Oct 6 1860 Bptzd Florence Evealie child of Palmer R. Hall and wife

Jul 6 1861 Bptzd Helen Louesy child of C. W. Hoyt and wife

Apr 6 1861 Rec'd from Ch. at Collamer, Mrs. Mary J. Baker

Jul 28 1861 Nelson Cramer rec'd on prof. of faith.

Oct 23 1861 N. O. Hoyt, Chas. Robinson: James and William Conine mentioned in records.

Apr 5 1862 Bptzd Howard Spencer son of Bro. Chester Baker & wife

Jul 5 1862 Bptzd George Carroll son of Mrs. Irena Bemus of the Onondaga Valley Church

Oct 4 1862 Bptzd Carroll Ellsworth son of C. W. Hoyt Jr. & wife

Rec'd Mrs. George Green by prof. of faith

Rev. Alvin Baker, minister

Jan 31 1863 Bptzd Wm. Henry child of Bro. R. P (?) Hall & wife

Rec'd as members

Mrs. Amelia Robinson

Mrs. Jenny E. Robinson, Bptzd

Miss Charlotte Hoyt

Miss Calistia Hall Bptzd

Feb 1 1863 Rec'd as members

Chas. Jones

Anna Estelle Jones Bptzd

Mary Jane Keeler Bptzd

Bptzd Lillian dau Bro. Chas. Jones & wife

Feb 11 1863 Sister Mary Robinson dis'd to 1st Pres. Ch. Syracuse, N.Y.

Mar 11 1863 Adelbert C. Baker referred to as son of Chester Baker

Mar 14 1863 J. D. Share Clerk of the Church succeeded by Calvin H. Knapp

Apr 1 1863 Bptzd Nellie A. dau. of Mrs. Amelia J. Robinson

Apr 14 1863 The Rev. Mr. Bouge acted as Moderator at this meeting.

Jul 8 1863 Sister Mary Robinson dis'd to Pompey; not in the care of the 1st Pres. Ch. at Syracuse as she is a resident of LaFayette: Letter of dismissal at Pompey Church not rec'd for same reason as that given by Ch. at Syracuse.

Jul 26 1863 Mrs. M. M. Wakeman dis'd to Pres. Ch. at Charlton, Saratoga Co. (N.Y.)

Aug 26 1863 Dis'd to 1st Pres. Ch. Syracuse, (Mrs.) Lottie E. Tracy: (according to later entry, not accepted)

Jan 17 1864 Dis'd Emeline Clark to Cong. Ch. at Apulia

Jan 31 1864 At the funeral services of Wm. V. Share Lucetta Share the widow presented her son Willie Carroll for bptzm by the Rev. R. C. Allison

Apr 3 1864 Rev. R. C. Allison the Pastor of the Church

Apr 16 1864 Dis'd to Pres. Ch. Binghamton, Mrs. Helen M. Hitchcock

Jun 28 1864 Voted that the question of changing our Church name from Congregational to Presbyterian be post poned indefinitely

Jul 2 1864 Bptzd John Coats son of (Rev.) R.C. Allison & wife

Mrs. Allison rec'd by letter from the Church at Tyonista, Pa.

Jul 12 1864 Bro. Joseph T. Rockwell and wife ask for letter of dismissal: request deferred.

Dec 25 1864 Dis'd by letter, Lucetta D. Share and her dau. Ellen A. Share to Lisle, Broome Co., N.Y.

Dec 31 1864 Rec'd by letter from Pres. Ch. Aurelius, Cayuga Co. Wm. H. Jones and Eliza: M.C. Jones his wife

Jan 15 1865 Dis'd to Plymouth Ch. Syracuse, Mrs. Frances E. Price

Feb 12 1865 Dis'd to Cong. Ch. Clinton, Oneida Co., N.Y. Jane E. Robinson wife of Henry W. Robinson

Feb 27 1865 Dis'd to Pres. Ch. at Mattoon, Ill. Mrs. Sarah Conine

Dis'd to Homer, Harrison Hoyt

Sep 30 1865 Bptzd Carrie Lora dau. Wm. Baker and wife

Bptzd Susan Minnie dau. Alex. S. Baker & wife

Jan 6 1866 Bptzd Wallace Lincoln son of LeRoy S. Baker & wife

Jun 3 1866 Letter of dismissal to Mrs. Ellen E. ALlison to Pres. Ch. about forming in Greensboro,Md. or to any other Evangelical Church to which she may wish to present such a letter.

Oct 5 1866 Rev. C. Jones, Pastor

Bptzd Minnie May Child of Deacon J. D. Share and wife

Rec'd by letter from Pompey 1st Cong. Ch. Mrs. Julia A. King

Apr 6 1867 Rec'd by letter from Pres. Ch. Preble Cortland Co., Mrs. Jennie S. Knapp

Also from Pres. Ch. at Cortland

Adelbert C. Baker

DeForest Hinsdale Baker

Seth D. Baker

At the same time on profession of Faith:

John H. Northway Bptzd

Austin K. Hoyt (removed)

Isaac A. Share

Elmer F. Keeler Bptzd (removed)

Stephen McCaffrey Bptzd

Irving C. Jones

Harriett A. Fuller (removed)

Cordelia A. Andrews Bptzd (removed)

Alice C. Cole

Margaret Cole

Alice Eckert Bptzd

Harriett Share Bptzd

Ellen Danforth

Rosa Jones

Nellie Jones

Aug 31 1867 Bptzd Albert Carroll son LeRoy S. Baker & wife

Rec'd by letter Leman R. Gaylord and Mrs. C.M. Gaylord his wife from Dundee

Prof. of Faith - Miss Flora Baker

Dis'd to Ch. (Episcopal) Waterville, Wis. Mrs. Diann T. Williams

Dis'd to 1st Pres. Ch. Syracuse

Austin K. Hoyt and Rosa his wife.

To Pres. Ch. at Oaks Corners, N.Y.

Chas. W. Hoyt and Betsy Hoyt his wife.

Oct 5 1867 Rec'd Mr. Edward H. Knapp

Miss Helen Hodson bptzd

Jan 4 1868 Dis'd to Pres. Ch. Norwalk, Ohio Mrs. Betsy Baker

Rec'd Mrs. Calcina P. Jones and Miss Sarah Jones from Cong. Ch. Mansville, N.Y.

Jan 11 1868 Dis'd Miss Phidelia Hoyt to M.E. Church Page Brook, Chenango Co., N.Y.

Thos. J. Majoney to M.E. Ch. Syracuse

Jan 29 1868 Dis'd Miss Tamma Ketchum to Westminster Pres. Ch., Utica, N.Y.

Apr 8 1868 Charles Jones signs records as Pastor C. B. Jackson elected Church Clerk

Apr 18 1868 Dis'd to Lake Corners, Ontario Co., N.Y., Calvin H. Knapp his wife Jennie S. Knapp and their son Edward H. Knapp

Caleb B. Jackson, Clerk

Jun 14 1868 Dis'd to Church at Otisco, Mrs. Julia A. Goodwin

Sep 2 1868 To Church at Onondaga Valley, Mrs. Harriett Fuller

Oct 3 1868 Bptzd Hayward Thornton son of John H. Northway

Oct 18 1868 Dis'd to Cong. Ch. Harford, Susquehanna Co., Pa. Mrs. Julia B. Parrish

Apr 3 1869 Bptzd George Franklin son of Edward R. Cole and wife by the Rev. Charles Jones

Apr 14 1869 Records examined and approved by Presbytery at Syracuse, Samuel L. Merrill, Moderator

May 23 1869 Dis'd to Ch. at Onondaga Valley (Presbyterian) Mrs. Deodama Evringham ?

Sep 5 1869 Dis'd to Cong. Ch. at Saxonville, Mass. Mrs. Calcina P. Jones: Miss Sarah L. Jones

Dec 27 1869 Dis'd to Cong. Ch. Charlotte, Mich. Warren Baker

Mar 13 1870 Dis'd to 4th Pres. Ch. Syracuse Mrs. Amelia J. Robinson

To Plymouth Church, Syracuse, Mrs. Frances Worden

Records ex. and app. D. W. Bigelow, Moderator

(Pastor is Rev. C.A. Ruddock)

Jul 2 1870 Bptzd Charles L. son of Dea. J. D. Share & wife

Bptzd Barrett W. son of Le Roy S. Baker & wife

Bptzd Clayton Smith son of Alex. S. Baker & wife

Dis'd to Cong. Ch. Winona, Minn. Mrs. H. D. Chollar

Oct 1 1870 Rec'd Mrs. Mary Parker from Cong. Ch. Otisco

Nov 27 1870 Dis'd to Cong. Ch. Milford, Kansas, Bro. A. C. Baker

Dec 31 1870 Rec'd Mrs. Delia P. Baker Cong. Ch. Homer, N.Y.

Dis'd to 4th Pres. Ch. Syracuse, Mrs. Lottie H. MacDonald

Mar 1 1871 Dis'd to Park Central Pres. Ch. Syracuse Bro. Elmer F. Keeler and wife, Mrs. Nell D. Keeler

Rev. Mr. Miller

signed in pencil Boardman, Moderator

Examined and approved.

Apr 10 1871 Leman R. Gaylord elected Deacon to take the place of Deacon J. S. Cole, Deceased

Apr 6 1872 Bptzd Elen dau. of LeRoy S. Baker and wife

Mrs. Mary Parker dis'd to M.E. Ch. Otisco

1872-3 Dismissed to Cong. Ch. Marcellus

Jul 6 1872 Dea. J. D. Share and wife Emily

Bro. Isaac A. Share and wife Nell

Bptzd Edward Nelson son of Mrs. Delia Baker widow: by the Pastor, Rev. G. A. Miller

Oct 5 1872 Mrs. Julia A. Parrish rec'd from Cong. Ch. at Harford, Pa.

Edward Gaylord rec'd on prof. of faith

Jan 4 1873 Rec'd from Plymouth Church, Syracuse Mrs. Helen W. Miller

From Ch. at Oak's Corners, N.Y. Chas W. Hoyt and wife Betsy

Jan 4 1873 Jas. Becker and wife Esther rec'd from 1st Pres. Ch. Syracuse

Apr 4 1873 Bptzd Hubert Danforth, son of Bro. John H. Northway and wife

Apr 15 1873 Records examined and approved John H. Frazee, Moderator

May 14, 1873 Deacon elected to take the place of Dea. J. D. Share who has removed from town: Caleb B. Jackson elected:

Geo. L. Hoyt appointed Clerk to succeed Caleb B. Jackson

Jun 29 1873 Dis'd to 1st Pres. Ch. Syracuse, Seth D. Baker

Jul 5 1873 Rec'd on prof. Mr. Owen Gaylord: Jefferson Davis by letter from -- Mrs. -- Dixon

Apr 5 1874 Rev. Alvin Baker of Ohio an assisting Pastor as the services to-day

Records ex and app. Rev. Nelson Willard, Moderator

Jul 4 1874 The Rev. G. A. Miller is Pastor

Oct 3 1874 Rec'd on prof. Miss Allie Montgomery

By letter from Collingwood M.E. Ch. Mrs. Helen Alexander

Dis'd to Plymouth Ch. Syracuse: Edwin R. Cole: Betsy Cole: Allice C. Tibbetts and Maggie Cole.

Jan 9 1875 Pastor is Rev. Lewis Jessup: he presented a letter from Cong. Ch. New Haven, N.Y.

Mar 29 1875 Dis'd Bro. Owen Gaylord to a Cong. Church in Kansas

Mrs. Geo. A. Miller to Plymouth Ch. Syracuse

Apr 3 1875 Mrs. Owen Thomas rec'd on prof. of faith

Apr 13 1875 Moderator of Presbyterial at Oswego, M.N. Preston

Jul 3 1875 Rec'd Mrs. Hinsdale Baker from Plymouth Church Syracuse

Jefferson Davis asked for a letter to Baptist Church at Cortland, granted.

Apr 1 1876 Received into the Church

Mrs. Kittie Brooks Bptzd

Emma Eckert Bptzd

Mary Eckert Bptzd

Mrs. Susan Thomas Bptzd

Theodore Danforth

Fred Gaylord

Willie Gaylord

Mrs. Eliza Hoyt

Mrs. -- McPhee

Hattie Hoyt

(Called persons)

Bptzd Orpha Amanda dau. Geo. L. Hoyt and wife

Jul 2 1876 Rec'd Mrs. Sarah Palmer from Ch. at Summit Station

Rev. A. C. Smith Pastor.

Jan 13 1877 Rec'd on prof. of faith: H.E. Clark and Esther his wife

Bptzd Stewart Chester son of Mr. & Mrs. D.F.H. Baker

Mar 31 1877 Rec'd Mr. & Mrs. Philander Hoyt

Lucretia Hoyt, (the wife) bptzd George L. Hoyt, Ch. Clerk

Jun 30 1877 Rec'd Mr. Albert Scammell and wife from M.E. Church at Colingwood.

Bptzd Ella M. dau. Mr. John H. Northway & wife

Sep 30 1877 Dis'd Gilbert Abbott to Pres. Ch. Jamesville

Dec 30 1877 Pastoral relations of the Rev. L. Jessup after three years of Pastorate was dissolved at his request.

Geo. L. Hoyt, Church Clerk

Apr 9 1878 Records examined and approved by R.L. Bachman, Mod.

May 1 1878 The services of the Rev. E.P. Dada having been secured by the Columbia Society for the ensuing year, he entered upon his duties here.

Jul 6 1878 Mrs. E. P. Dada presented a letter from the Church in Savannah, N.Y.

Sep 1878 Delegate to the Synod to meet in Oswego is L.R. Gaylord

1879 ---- all routine of the Church work ----

Jan 3 1880 Rec'd Mrs. Elijah Park on prof. of faith

Rec'd by letter from Prs. Ch. LaFayette, ind. Miss Ada Clapp

Feb 20 1880 Dis'd Stephen McCaffrey to Park Ch. Syracuse

Apr 3 1880 Rec'd on prof. of faith

Wm. M. Gage, Bptzd

Mrs. Loretta Gage

Tressie Eckert Bptzd

Susie Baker

Mrs. Sarah C. Morse Bptzd

Elected John H. Northway delegate to Presbytery

Jul 3 1880 Rec'd into membership

Levi S. Mayhew and his wife Paulina

W. Mayhew

Carrie Mayhew

Core Mayhew

Geo. A. Mayhew

Oct 2 1880 Rec'd Wallace Baker and Albert C. Baker

Jan 2 1881 Rec'd Clayton S. Baker on prof. of faith

Mar 2 1881 Dis'd to Disciple Ch. Tully, N.Y. Mrs. Carrie Mayhew Cately

Apr 2 1881 Bptzd Leister Saulsbury son of Bro. Hinsdale Baker and wife

Jul 1882 Pastor of the Church is Rev. D.E. Hathaway

Jan 6 1883 Rec'd on prof. of faith, Miss Lillie Jones

Mar 6 1883 Rec'd Barrett Baker and Mrs. A.R. Palmer

May 12 1883 Rev. D. E. Hathaway received a call to Chenango Forks, (N.Y.)

Rev. George Macardle receives a call from this church.

Deacon C.B. Jackson elected delegate to Synod to be held in N.Y. City this month.

Jan 5 1884 Rec'd into membership

Alexander S. Cole

John Mathews

Mrs. Ella Mathews

Membership in the Congregational Church, LaFayette, N.Y. as of February 1st, 1884, From Book C

Hellen Alexander

Morris Baker

Julia Baker

Chester Baker

Theresa Baker

Luther Baker

Diana Baker

Prissilla Baker

Alexander S. Baker

Mary A. Baker

Le Roy S. Baker

Mary S. Baker

Anna Baker

Hensdale D. Baker

Clara Baker

Susie Baker

Wallace A. Baker

Albert C. Baker

Clayton Baker

Barrett Baker

James Becker

Cordelia Becker

Polly Clapp

Rose Clark

Fanny Cole

Francis Cole

Alexander S. Cole

Harriett Cole

Henry Cramer

Lucy Danforth

Theodore Danforth

Chas J. or I. Davis

Jacob Eckert

Almeda Eckert

Theresa Eckert

Mary Eckert

Wm. M. Gage

Lucretia Gage

Lemon R. Gaylor

Mrs. C. M. Gaylord

Fred Gaylor

Louisa Green

Mary J. Hall

Chas. W. Hoyt

Mary Hoyt

Minerva Hoyt

Chas. W. Hoyt, Jr.

Betsy Hoyt

Geo. L. Hoyt

Eliza Hoyt

Newton O. Hoyt

Philander Hoyt

Lucretia Hoyt

Caroline Hoyt

Caleb B. Jackson

Wm. H. Jones

Eliza Jones

Chas. Jones

Anna Jones

Lillie Jones

Irving Jones

Hattie Jones

A. W. Keeler

Mary J. Keeler

Phebe McPhee

John Mathews

Ella Mathews

Levi Mayhew

Pauline Mayhew

Cora Mayhew

George Mayhew

Sarah C. Moss

John Northway

Vinna Northway

Mrs. A. Palmer

Mary Park

Silas (Mrs.) Park

Julia Parrish

Albert Scammell

Sarah Scammell

Phebe Thomas

Susie Thomas

Polly A. Thomas

Feb 9 1884 see separate list for admissions.

B is Baptism

Hattie Hall

Ella Baker - B

Ione Alexander - B

B. Green (Rose) - B

Hamilton (Frank) - B

Florence Scammell - B

Anna Mowris - B

Gurtie Mowris - B

Grace Thomas - B

Cornie Park - B

May Hoyt

Mrs. Harrison Thomas

Willie Hall

Hayward Northway

Anson Oleson

Orrin Thomas - B

Levi Gates - B

Simon Cogswell - B

Fred Scammell - B

Floyd Scammell - B

Emmett Keeler - B

Millard F. Trinder ? - B

Walter Scammell - B

Thomas Armstrong - B

Carroll Gage - B

Frank Park - B

Asahel Palmer - B

Harrison O. Scammell - B

Harry Lawrence - B

Frank Jones - B

Elijah Park - B

Joseph Park - B

Allie Green - B

William Greenough - B

Apr 4 1884 The following resolution was passed "Resolved that this Church become distinctly a Presbyterian Church" (about 50 for and only two against).

Apr 5 1884 The following persons presented themselves for membership in this Church

B is Baptism

L by Letter

Hiram Scammell - B

Henry Scammell - B

Willie Scammel - B

Clifford Clark - B

Albert Gage - B

Edward Clark - B

Mrs. Hiram Scammell - B

Mrs. Jerome Clark

Mrs. Harrison Scammell - B

Matie Scammell - B

Viola Green - B

Louise Gaylord - L

Nellie Baker - L

Mrs. Frank Park - L

Mrs. C. Olcut - B

Mrs. Anson Olleson - B

Miss Emma Clark - B

Mrs. Hermon Scamell - B

Rev. Geo. Macardle - L

Mrs. George Macardle - L

End of Book "C" Records of LaFayette Congregational Church

LaFayette, Onondaga County, N.Y.

SOURCE

D.A.R. Bible Records. Volume 39, pp. 183-204, 217-218. Copied by Minnie L.C. Coleman, Chairman Gen.

Research Committee, Gen. Asa Danforth Chapter, D.A.R., Syracuse, NY 1931

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