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Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914 · scan page 165

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CATALOGUE   OF    MEMBERS,    1818-I9  153
1947.  c    Eunice  Atwater  (Uri)  Mansfield  *May,  1862
Daughter   of    Stephen   and   Eunice;    born    1778.     Admitted    from
the  church  in  Bethlehem.
1948.  c    Betsey  Tyler  Dism.  Aug".,  1826
Daughter    of    Elnathan    and    Phebe,    of    Northford;     born    1787;
married    Elihu    Atwater     (1958).     Admitted    from    the    church    in
Northford.     Dismissed  to  the  3d  Church.     *Jan.,  1867.
1949.  c    Polly  Tyler  Dism.  Apr.,  1825
Sister  of  1948;    born  1790;    married  Benjamin  Smith,  of  North-
ford.    Admitted    from    the    church    in    Northford.     Dismissed    to
that  church.     *Nov.,  1873.
1950.  Eliab  Brewer  *Sept.,  1829
Son  of  Eliab  and  Theodosia  (1999)  ;    born  in  Lenox,  Mass.,  Oct.,
1797.    Yale  Coll.   1824.
1951.  c    Elizabeth     Mehitabel    Hotchkiss     (w.     Stephen)
Hawley  *Nov.,  1827
Daughter    of    Joel    and    Mary,    of    Bethany;     born    July,    1764.
Admitted  from  the  church  in   Bethany.
December  27.    1952.    Abel  Bishop  Excomm.  Aug.,  1825
Born    1802.     Excommunicated   for  persistent  absence    from  com-
munion, and  denial  of  the  Christian  faith.     *March,  1844.
1953'    Julia  Diggins   (colored)  Dism.  1820-32
*i8— .
1954.    Sophia  Mansfield  *Apr.,  1838
Born  1788.
1819
January  3.    1955.  c    Chloe  Scranton   (zv.  Reuben)   Judson
Dism.  Feb.,  1822
Daughter   of   Theophilus   and   Abigail,   of    Madison;     born    Oct.,
1784.     Admitted    from   the   church    in    North   Milford.     Next   mar-
ried Nathan  Bushnell ;    mother  of  3676.     Dismissed  to  the  church
in  Madison.     *July,   1873.
j        1956.  c   Joel  Slater  Excomm.  Sept.,  1837
Admitted    from    the    ist    Church,    Bridgeport.     Excommunicated
'  for  intemperance  and  prolonged  absence.     *i8 — .
February  7.    1957.  c    Ebenezer  Fowler  Dism.  July,  1839
Son  of  Ebenezer  and  Lois,  of  North  Guilford;  born  Jan.,  1790.
Admitted  from  the  church  in  North  Guilford.  Married  1984.
Dismissed  to  the  3d  Presbyterian  Church,  Dayton,  O.     *i8 — .

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P001-0165. Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914, printed page not verified, PDF page 165. Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, 1842-1920. cn; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo00dext/page/n165/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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