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Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., chapter 8 (search)
78. A Congregational Unitarian Society was established at Belmont, before that neighborhood was set off as a town, of which Amos Smith was minister, 1858-59. Baptist Society.—Meetings of persons friendly to sentiments of this denomination were held in this place as early as the year 1773. For this sketch we are indebted to a History of the Baptist Church in Arlington, mainly written by Dr. Swaim, and published in the Arlington Baptist Church Book. The writer of that sketch quotes Backus's History to the effect that a Baptist church existed in Cambridge as early as 1761. The earliest known records of the society are dated Sept. 4, 1780, when a number of the Baptist Society in Cambridge met at Stephen Robbins's to have some discourse about sending a letter to the Association, to inform them of our circumstances and to desire their prayers for us. This letter was signed by Thomas Williams, John Williams and Stephen Robbins. A compact of six articles, drawn by a committee, of
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., Index of names. (search)
0, 165, 171-73, 183, 189, 190, 224, 243, 254, 261, 273, 316 Ames, 114, 115 Anderson, 131, 190, 301, 348 Andrew, 190, 300, 317 Andrews, 190, 274 Andros, 51 Angier, 190, 257 Annesley, 8, 15 Annis, 190, 238 Appleton, 23-5, 28, 31, 33,164 Arnold, 100 Ash, 190, 271, 281 Atkins, 223 Augustus, 190, 302 Austin, 118, 190, 252 Averill, 190, 266 Avery, 131, 140,170, 190, 198, 224, 298 Ayres, 190 Babbit, 190 Babcock, 190, 243 Backer, 33, 191 Backus, 176 Bacon, 172, 177, 191,292, 342, 343 Bailey, 130, 157, 158,161, 165, 172, 185, 340, 348 Bainbridge, 135 Baker, 53, 332 Balch, 191 Baldwin, 53, 191, 266 Ball, 112, 191, 193 Ballou, 349 Bancroft, 63, 162 Banks, 161 Banvard, 172, 176 Barber, 122, 142, 191 Barjonah, 68 Barker, 191, 330 Barnard, 82, 191, 239, 240 Barnes, 140 Barnett, 349 Barney, 342 Barr, 191 Barrett, 131,191, 205 Barry, 191, 193 Bartlett, 170, 178, 274 Barto