Westmoreland Monthly Meeting Records (including Bridgewater (Pre-Separation and Orthodox) and New Hartford)
Scope and Contents
Records of Westmoreland Monthly Meeting and its Pre-Separation and Orthodox predecessors, 1817-1924. Includes minutes, 1817-1920; vital records, 1818-85; and miscellaneous items, 1827-1906.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1920
Creator
- Westmoreland Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1867-1924 : Westmoreland, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Bridgewater Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1817-1828) (Organization)
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Copyright and Rights Information
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Biographical / Historical
Bridgewater Monthly Meeting was established in 1817. After the 1828 Separation, The Hicksite branch, which became part of Genesee Yearly Meeting, changed its name to Verona Monthly Meeting in 1840 and was laid down in 1880 (its records are described separately). The name of Bridgewater (Orthodox) was changed to New Hartford Monthly Meeting in 1843 and to Westmoreland Monthly Meeting in 1867. It was laid down in 1924.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (9 volumes(2 folders))
Overview
Records of Westmoreland Monthly Meeting and its Pre-Separation and Orthodox predecessors, 1867-1924. Includes minutes, 1817-1920; vital records, 1818-85; and miscellaneous items, 1827-1914.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1817-52, 1.2 1852-1920; Women's minutes: 2.1 1817-60, 2.2 1860-83; Vital Records: 3.1 Register 1818-85, 3.2 Register 1885-1924; Ministers and Elders: 4.1 1860-82, 4.2 1892-1906; Treasurer's Records: 5.1 1827-82; Miscellaneous: 6.1 Historical Sketch of the Meeting House 1914, 6.2 Minute Extracts Regarding John S. Peckham.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Custodial History
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, 1997.
General
4.2 contains Ministers'and Elders' Minutes for Western Monthly Meeting, 1843-70.
Verona Monthly Meeting Records include the Hicksite branch of Bridgewater Monthly Meeting.
Subject
- Bridgewater Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1843) (Organization)
- New Hartford Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1843-1867 : New Hartford, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Western Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1843-1871 : Western, N.Y.) (Organization)
- New Hartford Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1843-1867 : New Hartford, N.Y.) (Organization)
- New Hartford Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1843-1867 : New Hartford, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Westmoreland Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1867-1924 : Westmoreland, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Westmoreland Monthly Meeting Records (including Bridgewater (Pre-Separation and Orthodox) and New Hartford)
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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