About the Church

 

 

 

North Congregational Church, Woodbury

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Woodbury‘s North Congregational Church was built by the Strict Congregational Society, organized in 1816 by members who had left the First Congregational Church of Woodbury. Work on building the church had already begun in 1814, two years before the society was officially organized. It was completed around 1818 and was dedicated on January 7th of the following year. The sermon at the dedication was given by the Reverand Lyman Beecher. 

 

 

 

 

Members on December 25, 1816

 

Members at the time of organization on Dec. 25, 1816, they having presented certificates of dismissal from the old Roxbury Presbyterian Church, Submitted by Barbara W Brown. This record is located at the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

 

Benjamin Judson Jonathan Judson Solomon Minor Thomas Olcott Jesse Minor Wait Minor Anthony Minor Judson Minor Asa Judson Thomas Andrews	Sarah Minor Rhoda Minor Lois Andrews Faith Martin Ruth Judson widow Mary Minor Rebecca Bacon Anna Hibberd Susanna Minor Electa? Minor	Olive, wife of Anthony Minor Olive, wife of Ephraim Minor Nancy Minor Thankful Kotchkiss Mary, wife of Thaddeus Minor Sally Judson Esther Judson Mary, wife of Samuel Minor widow Sarah Thomas	Admitted January 17, 1817: Phebe Mitchell Lydia Judson Abiah Galpin Ann Eastman Mary Olcott Polly Leavenworth Sarah Cogswell Diana Clark