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This volume is the seventeenth in a series devoted to presenting a
transcription of the surviving serial manuscript records for the
town of Wilmington, Essex County, New York, in the High Peaks
region of the Adirondack Mountains. Genealogists and family
historians should find these Wilmington church records of
considerable value for determining if a church-going ancestor was
in Wilmington. Additionally, whether a person was a Methodist
Episcopal or a Congregational member will better define their
particular religious belief. The transcriptions in this volume
include: Church Records of the Congregational Church; Methodist
Episcopal Church, Book I (1836-1862); Methodist Episcopal Church,
Book I.B. (1842-1862); Methodist Episcopal Church, Book II
(1862-1882); Methodist Episcopal Church Record of Marriages;
Methodist Episcopal Church Alphabetical List of Members; and a
Comprehensive Church Record of the Jay and Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Churches. The Wilmington Congregational Church records
were transcribed from privately-owned original documents. These
records include detailed biographical information, such as whether
an individual was married or single. These records span 1834 to
1883; however, the coverage is not continuous and the records are
not strictly chronological. The Methodist Episcopal Church records
were transcribed from the extraordinary set of records preserved at
Wilmington's Whiteface Community United Methodist Church. The ME
volumes, other than Book I, are not limited to the Town of
Wilmington Methodist Church. The members of the Circuit varied
between 1842 and 1862; at various times these records include
churches in the towns of Wilmington, Jay, AuSable, Saranac, Keene
and the village of AuSable Forks. Entries include church status for
members, a record of quarterly Circuit meetings, and detailed
information on some members such as: residence, whether single or
married, "remarks" (baptized or sprinkled, joined, received in
full, came by letter, dropped, removed, withdrew, moved, removed by
letter, dead or died). The entries have been transcribed as
presented; the original spelling has been maintained. A full name
index adds to the value of this work.
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