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Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914 · scan page 248

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236  FIRST    CHURCH,    NEW    HAVEN
2904.  c    Henrietta  SiUima)i   (James  Dwight)   Dana
Dism.  1853?
Daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Harriet;    born  Apr.,  1823;    wife  of
2679.     Admitted    from  the  church   in  Yale  College.     Dismissed   to
the  same  church.     *Jan.,  1907.
0000.  c    Stiles  Mansfield
See  2334.
2905.  c   James  Roe  Mershon  Dism.  1856
Son   of  Cornelius  and   Anna  Louise;    born  in  Fleming  County,
Ky.,  Apr.,  1815.  Yale  Coll.  1844.  Husband  of  2906.  Admitted
from  the  church  in  Yale  College.  Ordained  pastor  in  Durham,
Apr.,  1848.     Dismissed  to  the  church  in  Newton,  Iowa.     *July,  1901.
2906.  c    Susan  M.  Atwater  (James  Roe)  Mershon
*June,  1853
Daughter  of  Ira  and   Roanna;    born  Aug.,   1821;    wife  of  2905.
Admitted  from  the  Church   Street,  now  Plymouth  Church.
June  I.    2907.  c    Daniel  Betts  *Apr.,  1848
Born  in  Redding,  1776;    father  of  2908  and  2909.     Admitted  from
the    church    in    Redding.  j
2908.  c    Eliza  Betts  Dism.  Jan.,  1862  :
Daughter    of    Daniel     (2907)     and    Abigail;     born    in    Redding,  ,
1803.     Admitted    from   the   church   in    Redding.     Dismissed   to   the  i
Chapel    Street   Church.     *Jan.,    1886.  !
2909.  c    Julia  Betts  Dism.  Jan.,  1862  j
Sister  of  2908;    born  in  Redding,  Nov.,  1805.     Admitted  from  the  <
church  in  Redding.     Dismissed  to  the  Chapel  Street  Church.     *July,  j
1871.  1
2910.  c    Phebe  S.  Pierson  (zv.  Stephen)  Condit  1
Dism.  Feb.,  1855  |
Daughter  of  Isaac  and  Nancy,  of  Orange,  N.  J.;   born  Feb.,  1801;  j
mother   of   291 1    and   2912.     Admitted    from    the    ist    Presbyterian  1
Church,  Orange.     Dismissed  to  the  same  church.     *May,  1877.  |
291 1.  c    Sarah  M.  Condit  Dism.  Feb.,  1855  j
Daughter   of    2910;     born    Nov.,    1824.     Admitted    from   the    ist  ij
Presbyterian  Church,  Orange,  N.  J.  Dismissed  to  the  same  church.
Married  Charles  Graham  Tillou.
2912.  c    Frances  P.  Condit  Dism.  Feb.,  1850  i
Sister  of   291 1;    born   March,    1826;    married   William   Matthews   >
Babbitt.  Admitted  from  the  ist  Presbyterian  Church,  Orange,
N.  J.     Dismissed  to  a  church  in  Orange.     *July,  1889.

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P001-0248. Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914, printed page not verified, PDF page 248. Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, 1842-1920. cn; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo00dext/page/n248/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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