Connecticut Church Records


First Congregational Church - Colchester

"The inhabitants of Colchester were given leave October 1703 to form a church. Part of the First Society was set off as part of New Salem Society in 1725. A part was set off as part of Westchester Society in 1728. A part was set off as part of Marlborough Society in 1747. Antioch Society, which was established within the limits of the First Society in May 1774 is now extinct.. The early records of the First Church and Society are now missing."

The numbers which appear in brackets [ ] refer to the Rowley Registry numbers.

Volume 1

Voters 1755-1766
Members 1732
Admittances and dismissals 1733-1785
Baptisms 1732-1774
Marriages 1732-1783
Deaths 1732-1774

[Note-these records were kept by Reverend Ephraim Little, pastor from 1732-1787.]

Baptisms:
1733 April 15 - Israel [2206], son of Elnathan Rowley [1231]
September 16 - Simeon [2226], son of Jabez Rowley [1233]
1735 July 6 - Eunice [2227], daughter of Jabez Rowley [1233]
1737 April 3- Nathan [2228], son of Jabez Rowley [1233]
1739 August 26 - Lydie [2229], daughter of Jabez Rowley [1233]
1740 August 31 - Thankful [2210], daughter of Elnathan Rowley [1231]
1742 August 8 - Hepzibeth [12], daughter of the wife of Jonathan Rowley [19]
1742 December 19 - Ezra [2211], son of Elnathan Rowley [1231]
1744 January 29 - Issachar [51], son of Jonathan Rowley [19]
1748 April 3 - Ruth [2213], daughter of Elnathan Rowley [1231]
1750 May ye 13 - Joseph Langrell [8816], son of Daniel Rowley [2183]
1750 September 23 - Jesse [2214], son of Elnathan Rowley [1231]
1752 March ye 8 - Jesse [2215], son of Elnathan Rowley [1231]

Deaths:
1735 December 8 - Abigail [2173], wife of Elnathan Rowley [1231]
1735 December 9 - Thankful [2207], daughter of Elnathan Rowley [1231] aged 5 days
1746April 6 - An infant [2195] of Jonathan Rowley [19], aged 2 days
1746 May 31 - Jesse [2204], son of Elnathan Rowley aged 22 years [1231]
1747 August 12 - Reuben Rowley [2185] of East Haddam
1749 January ye 28 - Bethia [2217] daughter of Dan.l Rowley [2183], 3 years
1750 May ye 8 - Bethia [2186]wife of Dan.l Rowley [2183], aged 24 years
1762 May 4 - The wife of Elnathan Rowley [1231]aged ____ ? [NOTE: This was Lydia #2174]

Marriages:
By the Reverend Ephraim Little 1732+
1742 February 4 - Jonathan Rowley [19]& Abigail Green [93]
1742 November 12 - Isaach Kne[e]land(?) [1724] & Content Rowley [1361]
1752 May 10 - Ebenezer Kellogg [7414] and Abigail Rowley [2205]
1765 February 21 - Elnathan Rowley [1231] and Widow Eunice Brown [2175]
1768 March 31 - Samuel Hills [7713] and Thankful Rowley [2210]

Membership:
1732 Sept 20 - Females - [includes] Tabitha [2177], wife of Jabez Rowley [1233]
Additions to Church:
1735 Nov 2 - Elnathan Rowley [1231]


The records for Volume 1 were submitted by Irene Rowley, irenesbox@msn.com, July 1997.


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