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Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914 · scan page 166
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154 FIRST CHURCH, NEW HAVEN February 28. 1958. Elihu Atwater Dism. Aug., 1826 Son of 1498 and 1499; born Dec, 1786; husband of 1801 and 1948; father of 3223. Dismissed to the 3d Church. *Jan., 1875- 1959. Clarissa (Sawney) Freeman *Feb., 1827 Born 1776. i960. Abigail Whittemore Dism. 1836 Married Wright. *i8— . May 2. 1961. c Cynthia Bateman (Amasa) Goodyear Dism. June, 1822 Daughter of Stephen, of Waterbury; born June, 1/74; rnother of 2070. Admitted from the church in Naugatuck. Dismissed to the same church. *Jan., 1845. May 30. 1962. Charlotte (John) Bassett *i835 September 3. 1963. c Lucretia Edgerton Dism. July, 1839 Admitted from the ist Church, Bridgeport. Married Ballou. Dismissed to a Methodist Church in Augusta, Ga. *i8— . 0000. c Harriet Atwater (w. James Wakefield) Tucker See 1652. September 7. 1964. c Sarah Alderman Dism. 1833 Admitted from the ist Church, Hartford. Married Jared Atwater (1987). Dismissed to the church in Ovid, N. Y. *i8— . 1965. c Laura D. Coan (Samuel Johnson) Hitchcock *Oct., 1832 Daughter of Simeon and Parnel, of Guilford; born 1798; wife of 1925. Oct. 31. 1966. Polly //am.yoM (Simeon) Hoadley *Feb., 1872 Daughter of Edward and Sarah, of Northford; born Apr., 1783; mother of 2734 and 2876. November 28. 1967. Mary Woolsey (zv. Timothy) Dwight *Oct., 1845 Daughter of Benjamin and Esther, of Dosoris. N. Y.; born Apr., 1754; mother of 1614, 1853, and 2664. ^ December 19. 1968. Olivia (William) Sherman *Jan., 182O! Born 1782.
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P001-0166. Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914, printed page not verified, PDF page 166. Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, 1842-1920. cn; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo00dext/page/n166/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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