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From: "Pauline Manosh" <>
Subject: [VT-L] Congregation List Williamstown, Vermont Orange County
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 13:38:02 -0500

>From Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer
Vol. 2 pg. 1144
As early as Sept. 2, 1794, the town voted to raise a tax of 6 pence on the
pound, on the list of 1794, for the purpose of hiring the gospel preached in
town, and chose Cornelius Lynde, Elijah Paine, and Elijah Wolcott to procure
a preacher. In accordance to this vote, in 1797 the Rev. Jesse Olds was
hired to preach, and by vote of the town received as compensations--
"The gift of two lots of land, and a salary of 200 dollars for the first 3
years, and 300 dollars a year forever after, so long as he remains a
minister in town."
By vote of the town, the ordination was holden at Mr. John Crane's barn. He
was dismissed the same year, and one lot of land was recovered by the town.
At the organization of the church Aug. 13, 1795, the following members were
received, Sampson Howe, Joseph Rust, Daniel Worthington, Daniel Burroughs,
Lemuel Davenport, Ephraim Brown, Elijah Wolcott, Hannah Howe, Ester Wolcott
and Hannah Brown, Rev. Nathan Waldo was ordained, Feb. 26, 1806, dismissed
Sept. 8, 1812. The Summer and Autumn of 1805 was a season pf special revival
through the town, in which the church participated. There were in all about
70 conversions, of whom 23 united with this church.
Polly

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