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Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914 · scan page 278

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266  FIRST    CHURCH,    NEW    HAVEN
3215.  c    Arthur  Tappan  *July,  1865
Son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah,  of  Northampton,  Mass.;    born  May,
1786;    husband  of  3216;    father  of  3212,  3214  and  3217.
3216.  c    Frances  Antill  (Arthur)  Tappan  *July,  1863
Daughter  of  Edward  and  Charlotte;    born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,
May,  1786;   wife  of  3215.
3217.  c    Sarah  Salisbury  Tappan  Dism.  June,  1887
Daughter  of  3215  and  3216;    born  July,  1819.     Dismissed  to  the
South  Church,  Middletown,  Nov.,  1869.  Re-admitted  from  that
church,  Apr.,  1875.  Dismissed  to  the  church  in  Hampton.  *Oct.,
1896.
3218.  c    Ruth  Cushman  Morton  (James  Davis)  Whitmore
*Nov.,  1891
Daughter  of  Josiah  and  Hasadiah  Sturtevant,  of  Plymouth,  Mass.;
born  Apr.,  1831;  wife  of  3211.
January  31.    3219.    Mary  Anna  Dickerman  *May,  1872
Daughter  of  2855  and  2856;  born  March,  1835;  married  David  T.
Beecher.
3220.    Frances  A.  Cowdrey  (Leonard)  Winship  *Nov.,  1901
Born  1830;    wife  of  2795.
February  7.    3221.  c    Elizabeth  Lord  Bigelow   (James  Minor)
Linsley  Dism.  Dec,  1863
Daughter  of  Russell  and  Rosanna,  of  Marlborough;  born  May,
1834;  wife  of  3130.  Admitted  from  the  church  in  Marlborough.
Dismissed  to  the  church  in  Clinton.    *Sept.,  1879.
April  4.    3222.  c    Charles  Atwater  *Dec.,  1865
Son  of  1388  and  141 1 ;  born  Aug.,  1785;  husband  of  1820  and  2163;
father  of  2917.
0000.  c    Mary  Denman  TenBrook  (Charles)  Atwater
See  2163.
3223.  c  Edward  Elias  Atwater  *Dec.,  1887
Son  of  1958  and  1801 ;  born  May,  1816.  Yale  Coll.  1836.  Hus-
band of  3224.  Ordained  pastor  in  Ravenna,  O.,  Nov.,  1841.  Admit-
ted from  the  church  in  Salmon  Falls,  N.  H.  Dismissed  to  the
Davenport  Church,  Apr.,  1862.  Re-admitted  from  that  church,
Aug.,  1877.
3224.  Rebecca  H.  Dana  (Edward  Elias)  Atwater
*March,  1909
Daughter  of  David  and  Rebecca  H.,  of  Pomfret,  Vt. ;    born  Jan.,
1819;     wife   of   3223.     Dismissed,   Apr.,    1862.     Re-admitted,  Aug.,
1877.  W

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P001-0278. Center Church historical catalogue, 1639–1914, printed page not verified, PDF page 278. Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, 1842-1920. cn; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/historicalcatalo00dext/page/n278/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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