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Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914 · scan page 58
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/\.6 FIRST CHURCH, NEW HAVEN 1708 October 31. 638. Samuel Downes *i7ii Son of 366 and 270; born Oct., 1662; husband of 639. 639. Christian Pinion (Samuel) Downes *after 1712 Daughter of Thomas; wife of 638. 640. Eleazar Morris. Jr. *I740 Son of Eleazar and Anna (462) ; born Jan., 1688. 641. Elizabeth Smith (Joseph) Thompson Dism. 1742 Daughter of 2>2>7 and 284 ; born Aug., 1675. Dismissed to the White Haven, now United Church. *Nov., 1743. November 7. 642. Sarah Thomas (John) Cooper Dism. ? Daughter of John and Lydia (390) ; born Dec, 1672. Living 1757. 1709 August 28. 643. Jonathan Mansfield *Jan., 1775 Son of Moses and Mercy; born Feb., 1686; husband of 631 and 1 191; father of 1000, 1050, 1293 and 1346. Deacon, 1753-75. 644. Sarah Morris *after 1714 Daughter of Joseph and Esther (1084) ; born 1686; married Joseph Beecher, Jr.; mother of 1108. 645. Hannah Trowbridge *Aug., 1748 Daughter of 347 and 329; born March, 1690; married Joseph Whiting (683). I7IO March 29. 646. Isaac Bradley *I7 — 647. Anna Browne *I7 — x.n^«^. 5^«ilv«Jm«^648. Jacob Hemingway *Oct., 1754 n4,,^^f^cKr>-^}<^.'^-^jo'?---^ Son of Samuel and Sarah (262); born Dec, 1683. Yale Coll. ; 4)-cA.^ry -Xj>'t"f\, rt 'io? 1704. Ordained pastor in East Haven, Oct., 171 1. 649. Mary Mansfield (John) Hill *I7I2 Daughter of Joseph and Mary (280) ; born Apr., 1658; wife of 503 ; previously wife of Thomas Turhand and Henry Wise, both of Guilford. 650. Sarah Miles *i7 —
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P001-0058. Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914, printed page not verified, PDF page 58. Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, 1842-1920. cn; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo00dext/page/n58/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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