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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 309

Uncorrected OCR. Name spellings, dates, symbols and column order may be wrong. Verify against the original scan. Includes an alphabetical past-member list, death dates and explanations of death and dismissal symbols. Also contains sermons and church history. A dismissal to another church is not a death.

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PAST    MEMBERS.  41
"  AVhereas,  we  are  credibly  informed  that  Amos  Smith,  and
Maria,  his  wife,  Edward  Coe,  and  Louisa  A.,  his  wife,
Leicester  Carrington,  and  Emily,  his  wife,  Miuot  A.  Bnt-
ricks,  and  Charlotte  A.,  his  wife,  Joseph  II.  Smith,  and
Plannah,  his  wife,  William  C.  Scobie,  and  Amelia,  his
wife,  John  "Wilkinson,  and  Elizabeth,  his  wiiv,  Andrew
li,  Moffat;  Marsxaret,  Catharine,  Mary  and  Sarah  jMof-
fat;  Gilbert  F.  Moore,  Jennette  Eddy,  Catharine  C.
Jones,  Caroline  W.  Bm-well,  Eobert  Dyas,  and  Seth  Gil-
lette, whose  names  stand  on  our  books  as  members  of
this  Church,  have  united  with  other  churches,  without
asking  letters  of  dismission  from  us,  as  was  required  l)y
one  of  our  Standing  Rules,  to  which  they  were  parties,
"Resolved,  That  notwithstanding  the  irregularity  of
their  course  in  this  particular,  we  accept  it  as  at  least  an
expression  of  their  desire  to  be  released  from  their  conuec-
tion  with  this  Church,  and  that  accordingly  our  Clerk  be
directed  to  enter  their  names  on  our  Records  as  dismissed
memhers  from  this  date,  (November  22,  1864,)  in  the  same
sense  as  if  they  had  asked  and  received  from  us  letters  of
dismission  and  recommendation,  in  the  usual  form."

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0309. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 309. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n313/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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