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Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914 · scan page 218
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2o6 FIRST CHURCH, NEW HAVEN August 2. 2578. c Grace Lane Chapman (John) Ritter *Jan., 1880 Daughter of Warren and Irene, of Newfield, N. Y. ; born Aug., 1804; wife of 2041. Admitted from the church in Newfield. 2579. c Benjamin Smith Dism. 1837 Admitted from the church in Ridgefield. *i8 — . October 4. 2580. c Nathaniel Gardner Dism. July, 1841 Husband of 2581 ; father of 2619. Admitted from the ist Pres- byterian Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. Dismissed to the 3d Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn. *i8 — . 2581. c Eliza S. (Nathaniel) Gardner Dism. July, 1841 Wife of 2580. *i8— . 2582. c Charles Rollin Stearns Dism. 1838 Son of Eli and Maria, of South Hadley, Mass.; born Aug., 1810; husband of 2583. Admitted from the South Church, Hartford. Dismissed to the Howe Street Church. *May, i860. 2583. c Elizabeth Strong (Charles Rollin) Stearns Dism. 1838 Daughter of Levi and Mary, of Northampton, Mass. ; born March, 1812; wife of 2582. Admitted from the ist Church, Northampton. *i8 — . October 25. 2584. Lockwood K. Ferris Dism. 1836 *i8— . 2585. Catharine V. (Townsend) Stith *i839 November i. 2586. c Hetty Bull Horsford (Walter D.) Smith Dism. Sept., 1842 , Born in Berlin; wife of 2611. Admitted from the North- West i Reformed Church, N. Y. City. Dismissed to a church in N. Y. City. *i8— . 2587. c Clarissa Smith Dism. Sept., 1842; Daughter of 261 1 and 2586; born Dec, 1815; married Amos Trowbridge Dwight. Admitted from the North-West Reformed Church, N. Y. City. Dismissed to a church in New Orleans. ♦July, 1844. 2588. c Andrew Horsford Smith Care withdrawn, Jan., 1874 Brother of 2587. Admitted from the North-West Reformed: Church, N. Y. City. *i8— .
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P001-0218. Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914, printed page not verified, PDF page 218. Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, 1842-1920. cn; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo00dext/page/n218/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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