Parish Register, 1876-1900

Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Church history

African Americans -- New York (State) -- Buffalo

The Parish Register, kept by the Rector, contains several sections describing family lineage of congregants, communicants, historical data, baptisms, confirmations, burials, marriages, and offerings of St. Philip's members. While this ledger begins with Reverend Robert Joseph Love’s tenure, several ministers are listed throughout. Between the beginning of Reverend Joseph Robert Love’s rectorship in 1876 and the year 1916, several others held the position as part-time rector of the church. The historical data of the ledger remains blank save for a brief note detailing the assessment of the rectorship. The first section of the ledger lists the family lineage of the congregants. Information included in this section of the ledger consists of the date, family members names, age, and status of either baptized, confirmed, or communicant. The baptismal records list the name of the baptized member, along with their birthplace, birthdate, sex, baptismal date and location, up to three sponsors, and a signature of the clergymen. The record of confirmations lists the confirmed member, age, date and location of confirmation, the rector, and the bishop. The record of communicants lists the name, date, and status of removal, marriage, or death. The record of burials contains the names of the members who were buried, along with their sex, age of death, last residence, date and cause of death, place and date of burial, and signature of clergyman. The marriage records list the date and location of the marriage, the groom and bride, their ages and status’ of either bachelor, maiden, widower, or widow. In addition, the marriage records list the residence of the groom and bride, their parents, signature of clergyman and witnesses, and the officiating minister. The offerings record lists the date, object, amount, and number of offerings.

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (Buffalo, N.Y.)

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries

1876-1900

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives

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St. Philip's Episcopal Church collection

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