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From: Darrell Martin <>
Subject: RE: [VERMONT] Congregational Church records of Waterbury, Washington Co. Vermont
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 16:22:08 -0500
References: <Pine.A41.4.58.0410080934170.62188@elk.uvm.edu><MJECKMOHNDFPAJDIKLFICECBCBAA.Kathyfuhr@new.rr.com>
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At 09:59 AM 10/8/04, Kathy wrote:
>Sylvia,
>
>This is what I was sent that makes me so sure it was a Congregational
>church. He & later his family moved to Mach in about 1872-1873 where he had
>2 more children born.,
>Waterbury Town Clerk's office
>
>Book 5, Marriages, page 3, line 8
>Lawrence Burton, resident of Richmond, 21 yrs old, occupation mechanic,
>birthplace Sheldon, father Lewis Burton, 1st marriage
>
>Julia Ann Clark Resident of Duxbury, 16 yrs. old, father Rodolphus Clark,
>1st marriage
>by C.C. Parker, Cong. Church September 26, 1858
>Recorded with town clerk on February 25, 1859
>
>Yet I was told Congregational is not Catholic & Lawrence was a Catholic
>being bapt at St Jean Baptiste, Rouville. Quebec.
>
> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated upon church,
>Thank you,
>Kathy
Hi, Kathy:
That Congregationalists are not Catholics is certain. The Congregational Church in New England was a direct descendant of the Puritans; Calvinistic Protestants.
Darrell
Darrell A. Martin
a native Vermonter currently in exile in Illinois
http://www.darrell-martin.net/genealogy
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