NEKG ~ 1863 Congregational Church, Vershire, Orange County, Vermont

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The Church was organized July 14, 1787. In 1826, twelve members left to form a Baptist Church, eventually, six others followed. The first House of Worship was created in 1802 and the present structure was erected in 1836.
PASTORS	INSTALLED	DISMISSED
Rev. Stephen Fuller	3 Sep 1788 (also ordained)	died 12 Apr 1816
Rev. Thomas Simpson	10 Dec 1823	8 June 1825

	SUPPLIED PASTORS
Rev. Samuel White	a few months
Rev. George Coan	a few weeks
Rev. Samuel Goddard	a few months
Rev. Mr. Randall	a few months, 1819
Rev. John Dunkler	a few weeks, 1821
Rev Mr. Foote	two yrs, for half time 1826-7
Rev. Mr. Smith	a few months, 1830
Rev. Dan Blodgett	three years 1831-33
Rev John Suddard	two or three years
Rev Mr. Stearns	a few weeks
Rev. Mr. Woods	a few weeks, 1837
Rev. Stillman Morgan	five years, 1838-41
Rev. Edward Fuller	occasionally, 1842
Rev. Asa Putney	five or six yrs., 1842-8
Rev. Thomas Hall	about five yrs., 1848-53
Rev. Joseph Fuller	seven yrs., 1853-60
Mr. Horace B. Woodworth	11 weeks, 1860
Mr. Nathaniel G. Bonney	six weeks, 1861
Mr. Albert A. Young	one year, 1861-2
Rev. Charles Duren	4 Jan 1863 and present acting pastor
DEACONS	RECEIVED/ELECTED	LEFT
Asa Church		died
Asa Bond		moved away
William Furgeson		moved away
1801
John Ball	received by profession	moved away
Ebenezer Parker	received by profession 27 Oct 1814 (Elected)	died 1838
1808
Joel Walker	received by profession 27 Oct 1814 (Elected)	moved away, 1818
Michael Phillips	received by profession 4 June 1838 (Elected)	died 19 Feb 1859
1819
Lyman Walker	received by profession 3 May 1822 (Elected)	moved away
George W. Maltby	received by profession 3 May 1822 (Elected)	moved away
1832
Jonah Cooley, p., 1832	received by profession 4 June 1838 (Elected)	moved away, 1842
Harvey Colton	received by profession 5 April 1849 (Elected)	moved away , 1851
1839
Hial Colton, p., 1839	received by profession July 1859 (Elected)
CLERKS
Rev. Stephen Fuller	during his pastorate	died 12 Apr 1816
Pliny Dwight	9 June 1819 (Elected)	died 26 July 1861
Dr. T. Gilman Simpson	29 Sept 1861 (Elected)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF Rev. Stephen Fuller
Rev. Fuller was born in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut 3 Dec 1756. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1786 and studied Theology with Asa Burton, D. D., of Thetford. He was ordained pastor of this church 3 Sept 1788 and continued until his death. He died at the home of his brother, Dr. Fuller, 12 Apr 1816 in New Haven, Addison, Vermont at age 60. He was buried in Vershire, Orange, Vermont. He was a faithful pastor and a man of good talents. He was an earnest and impressive preacher, thoroughly orthodox in his faith and a deep thinker, with close reasoning. He aimed to preach a pure gospel in a most impressive manner, realizing his dependence upon God for his success. He made himself easily understood and people felt the force of his appeals. He labored in difficult times, but not in vain. He married Phebe Thurston of Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. She was a amiable woman, distinguished for her kindness and cheerful spirit. She mourned her husband for over forty years and died 29 Oct 1856 at age ni
CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS
A list of the original membership has been lost. When a name has been changed by marriage, the new name is in brackets ( ).
DATE ADMITTED	HOW ADMITTED	LEFT CHURCH

1787
Walker, Joel	received by profession	died
Walker, Mrs. Rhoda	received by profession	died
Woodward, Theodorus	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Woodward, Urana	received by profession
1788
Colton, Alpheus	received by profession	separated by request of self, and church vote
1789
Colton, Mrs. Experience	received by profession	separated by request of self, and church vote
Colton, Mrs. Sybil	received by profession	separated by request of self, and church vote
Fuller, Phebe (Thurston)	received by profession	died
Langdon, Mrs. James	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Mattson, Mrs. Elizabeth	received by profession	died
Warriner, Reuben	received by letter	died
1791
Prescott, Mrs. Mary	received by profession	died
1792
Bartholomew, Oliver	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Church, Deacon Asa	received by profession	died
Colton, Sally	received by letter	separated by request of self, and church vote
Runnels, Mrs. Chloe	received by letter
1793
Avery, Charles	received by profession
Bartholomew, Mrs. Lydia	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bartholomew, Moses	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Carrier, John	received by profession	separated by request of self, and church vote
Carrier, Mrs. John	received by profession	died
Kimball, Mrs. Eunice	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Mattoon, Mrs. Nathaniel	received by profession	died
Winchester, Mrs. Bethiah	received by profession	dismissed to another church
1794
Colton, Julius		separated by request of self, and church vote
Morse, Noah	received by letter	died
Morse, Mrs. Noah	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Kinnister, Samuel	received by profession
1796
Cooley, Jonah	received by letter	died
Cooley, Mrs. Jonah	received by letter	died
Kendric, Mrs. Zeruiah	received by profession
Spencer, Mrs. Anna	received by profession	separated by request of self, and church vote
1798
Barrett, Mrs.	received by profession	died
Church, Isaac	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Church, Mrs. Isaac	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Maltby, Widow Huldah	received by letter	died
CATALOGUE OF CHURCH IN 1814
DATE ADMITTED	HOW ADMITTED	LEFT CHURCH
1787
Woodward, Theodorus	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
1788
Fuller, Rev. Stephen	received by letter	died 12 Apr 1816
1789
Fuller, Mrs. Phebe	received by profession	died 29 Oct 1856
Mattson, Mrs. Elizabeth	received by profession	died
Warriner, Reuben	received by letter	died
1791
Prescott, Mrs. Mary	received by profession	died
1792
Church, Deacon Asa	received by profession	died
Colton, Mrs. Sally	received by letter	dismissed to another church
1793
Bartolomew, Mrs. Lydia	received by profession	dismissed to another church

UNKNOWN DATE ADM

Aldridge, Aaron		dismissed to another church
Bond, Deacon Asa		dismissed to another church
Bond, Mrs. Susannah		dismissed to another church
Carr, Mrs. Polly		dismissed to another church
Church, Mrs. Abiah	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Church, Asa, Jr.		dismissed to another church
Church, Mrs. Asa		dismissed to another church
Church, Eleanor		removed without known to have taken letters
Church, Polly		dismissed to another church
Church, Mrs. Polly		dismissed to another church
Furgeson, Mrs. Martha		dismissed to another church
Furgeson, Deacon William		dismissed to another church
Jones, Mrs. Samuel		dismissed to another church
Lamb, Elizabeth		removed without known to have taken letters
Maltby, Mrs. Sally		dismissed to another church
Maltby, Mrs. Susannah		died
Mattoon, Nathaniel		died
Mattson, Cata		dismissed to another church
Moody, Elijah		dismissed to another church
Moody, Mrs. Elijah		dismissed to another church
Morey, Mrs. Zenas		died
Phillips, Mrs. Mary		died
Porter, Dr. Thomas		died
Titus, Mrs. Sally		removed without known to have taken letters
1801
Aldridge, Mrs. Mercy	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Baldwin, Mrs. Asa	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Ball, Deacon John	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bliss, Simeon	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Parker, Deacon Ebenezer	received by profession	died
Walker, Mrs. Aaron	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Walker, Mrs. Leonard	received by letter	dismissed to another church
1808
Avery, Charles	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Baker, David	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Baker, Mrs. David	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bartholomew, Mrs. Lucy	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bartholomew, Oliver	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Berry, Peleg	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Carrier, Mrs. Jerusha	received by profession	died
Church, Isaac	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Colton, Daniel	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Daniels, Betsey R.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Drake, Mrs. Abigail	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Drake, James	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Dwight, Pliny	received by profession	died
Fuller, Rev. Henry	received by profession	received by profession
Fuller, Nabby (Mattoon)	received by profession	died
Holmes, Mrs.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
M'Arthur, Sally (Dwight)	received by profession
Maltby, Alice	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Maltby, Hulda	received by profession	died
Maltby, Jona	received by profession	died
Maltby, Mrs. Sally	received by profession	excommunicated
Maltby, Stephen L.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Maltby, Mrs. William	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Mattoon, Elisha	received by profession	died
Paine, Sally (Titus)	received by profession	excommunicated
Phillips, Deacon Michael	received by profession	died
Prescott, Mrs. Polly	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Spencer, Dr. Ebenezer	received by profession	died
Titus, Mrs. Betsey	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Walker, Elijah	received by profession	died
Walker, Deacon Joel	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Walker, Mrs.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
1809
Berry, Mrs. Peleg	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bliss, Mrs. Nancy	received by profession	died
Caldwell, Mrs. Betsey	received by profession	excommunicated
Corse, Mrs. Charlotte	received by profession	died
Fisher, Mrs. Amy	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Fisher, Enoch	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Fisher, Mrs. Hannah	received by profession	died
Keyes, Thomas	received by profession	separated by request of self, and church vote
Tucker, Mrs. Polly	received by profession	died
1810
Carpenter, Mrs. Polly	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Draper, Mrs. Jonas	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Prescott, Mrs. Betsey		removed without known to have taken letters
Prescott, Jeremiah	received by profession	died
Walker, Esther (Huntington)	received by profession	dismissed to another church
1811
Fuller, Hannah	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
1813
Cox, Mrs. Sally	received by profession
Fuller, Phebe (McKeen)	received by profession	dismissed to another church
McKeen, Rev. Silas	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Robinson, Mrs. Jesse	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters

From 1814 the Catalogue of the Church appears to be complete to the present time.
MEMBERS
1818
Douglas, Samuel	received by profession	dismissed to another church
1819
Bartholomew, Moses	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bartholomew, Moses, Jr.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Blanchard, Joseph	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Blanchard, Mrs. Joseph	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Carleton, Oliver	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Carleton, Mrs. Oliver	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Carleton, Stephen	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Carr, Rhoda (Bliss)	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Church, Bella	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Colton, Mrs. Enoch	received by profession	died
Colton, Mrs. Eunice	received by profession	died
Colton, Sally, 2d	received by profession	died
Douglass, Mrs. Polly	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Flanders, Mrs. Laura	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Fuller, Edwin	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Fuller, Lucy	received by profession
Fuller, Lydia	received by profession	died
Hutchins, Jerusha (Walker)	received by profession	died
Hutchins, Lucy	received by profession	died
Johnson, Thomas	received by profession	died
Jones, Sophronia (Fuller)	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Lund, Betsey (Bartholomew)	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Maltby, Benjamin	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Maltby, Lydia (Raymond)	received by profession	died
Maltby, Deacon George W.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Mattoon, Jesse	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Paine, Mrs. Jesse	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Palmer, Almira	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Parker, Lydia	received by profession
Phillips, Laura	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Phillips, Mrs. Sylvia	received by profession
Pomroy, Mrs. Elisha H.	received by profession	died
Prescott, Esther	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Prescott, Lucy (Church)	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Thomas, Isaac	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Thomas, Mrs. Isaac	received by profession	died
Titus, Lovy	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Walker, Electa (Eno)	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Walker, Deacon Lyman	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Walker, Sally (Pomroy)	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
1823
Maltby, Mrs. Benjamin	received by profession	dismissed to another church
1824
Carleton, Hannah (Fuller)	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Carrier, Mrs. Rachel	received by letter	died
Claughland, Leah B.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
1826
Annas, Widow	received by profession	dismissed to another church
1832
Alexander, Anda	received by profession	excommunicated
Alexander, Betsey (Maltby)	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Alexander, Rhoda	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Alexander, Fanny	received by profession
Alexander, John	received by profession	died
Bliss, Delinda	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bliss, Hiram	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bliss, Mrs. Polly	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Church, Asaph	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Church, Mrs. Sophia	received by profession	died
Church, Sophia N. (Dodge)	received by profession
Church, William H.	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Colton, Deacon Harvey	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Colton, Mrs. Sally	received by profession	died
Cooley, Isaac	received by profession	died
Cooley, Deacon Jonah	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Cooley, Mrs. Julia	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Cooley, Leonard	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Corse, Asaph	received by profession	died
Dwight, Jeannette (Coburn)	received by profession
Dwight, Mary A. (Morton)	received by profession
Fuller, Mrs. Mercy	received by profession
Johnson, Perkins	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Keyes, Mrs. Margaret	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Maltby, David	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Maltby, Elizabeth	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Maltby, Susan (Godfrey)	received by profession	died
Mattoon, Israel F.	received by profession	died
Mattoon, Nathaniel Jr.	received by profession	died
McArthur, Elias	received by profession	died
McArthur, Roxana	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Morey, Emily (Sturtevant)	received by profession
Morey, Jehiel	received by profession	excommunicated
Patterson, Mrs. Ruth A.	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Phillips, Mrs. Lydia	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Phillips, Joseph	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Platt, Mrs. Eleanor	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Pratt, John	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Pratt, Joseph, Jr.	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Pratt, Lydia	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Pratt, Mrs. Lydia	received by profession	excommunicated
Prescott, Sherburne	received by profession	died
Prescott, Lewis	received by profession	separated by request of self, and church vote
Raymond, Mrs. Mary	received by profession	died
Richardson, Isaac B.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Richardson, Mrs. Martha	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Spencer, Mrs. Lucy	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Spencer, Mrs. Sarah W.	received by profession	died
Sturtevant, Ancil	received by profession	suspended
Sturtevant, Horace	received by profession	died
Titus, William C.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Tucker, Mrs. Hannah	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Tucker, Jonathan	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Walker, Elijah, Jr.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Wyman, Isaac	received by letter
1834
Allard, Mrs. Almira	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bliss, Mrs. Eleanor	received by profession
Bliss, Dr. Ezra	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bliss, Isaac	received by profession
Bliss, Mary	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Fuller, Sewall	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Maltby, Mrs. Lydia	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Patterson, William, Jr.	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Phillips, Mrs. Eunice	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Prescott, Mrs. Betsey	received by profession
Roby, Mrs. Eliza	received by profession	dismissed to another church
1835
Maltby, Lucinda	received by profession	died
Patterson, Fidelia	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Porter, Mrs. Enos	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Porter, Mary	received by profession	died
1839
Blood, Mrs. Nancy	received by letter	died
Colton, Deacon Hial	received by profession
Colton, Solomon	received by profession	died
Cooley, George	received by profession	died
Corse, Ira	received by profession
Fuller, Judith (Dow)	received by profession
Fuller, Roxana (Flanders)	received by profession
Johnson, Mrs. Sally	received by profession
Keyes, Harriet N. (Gould)	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Mattoon, Elisha, Jr.	received by profession	dismissed to another church
McArthur, Mrs. Rebecca	received by profession	died
Moody, Nancy	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Morey, Mrs. Polly	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Morgan, Mrs. Philena	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Morris, Mrs. Esther	received by letter
Morris, Myra (Goodhue)	received by profession
Morris, William M.	received by letter
Phillips, Hazen	received by profession
Phillips, Mrs. Phebe	received by profession
Phillips, Sylva	received by profession
Prescott, Mrs. Mary Ann	received by letter
Sawyer, Richard	received by profession	died
Woodward, Elihu	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Woodward, Maria	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Woodward, Mary	received by letter	dismissed to another church
Woodward, Mrs. Mary	received by letter	dismissed to another church
1843
Blood, Nancy (Mattoon)	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Colton, Mrs. Maria (Wallace)	received by profession
Dwight, Charles A.	received by profession	died
Hutchins, Robert	received by profession	died
Keyes, Mrs. Sarah P.	received by letter	died
McArthur, Mrs. Mercy	received by profession
Morris, George F.	received by profession	separated by request of self, and church vote
Morris, William H.	received by profession
Powers, Nelson A.	received by profession	removed without known to have taken letters
Robinson, John	received by profession	excommunicated
Robinson, Obed	received by profession	excommunicated
Spencer, Mrs. Cynthia	received by profession	died
1846
Tenney, Aaron	received by letter
Tenney, Joshua	received by letter
Tenney, Mrs. Mary	received by letter
1848
Derby, Mrs. Lutheria P.	received by letter
1849
Hall, Mrs. Marina L.	received by letter	dismissed to another church
1850
Fuller, Cyrus	received by profession
Fuller, Serena McK. (Cram)	received by profession
Fuller, Stephen	received by profession
Hall, Eliza Edna	received by profession	dismissed to another church
1851
Bliss, Horace Colton	received by profession	dismissed to another church
Bliss, Mrs. Mary Ann	received by letter	dismissed to another church
1856
Turner, Mrs. Lucretia	received by profession	died
1858
Baldwin, Mrs. Maria Louisa	received by profession
Colton, Mrs. Selimna B.	received by profession
1859
Fuller, Mrs. Luvia M.	received by profession	died
Simpson, Mrs. Angeline M.	received by letter
Simpson, Dr. T. Gilman	received by letter
1860
Symmes, Mrs. Ambrosia	received by letter
Symmes, Johnson	received by letter
1862
Allis, Elisha, Jr.	received by letter
Allis, Mrs. Fanny Corsina	received by letter
Fuller, Rev. Joseph	received by letter
Kinney, Amory E.	received by letter
Kinney, Mrs. Caira L.	received by letter
Maltby, Mrs. Roxana Carter	received by letter
McArthur, Johnson Amos	received by profession
McArthur, Mrs. Mary Sophia	received by profession
Pierce, Mrs. Mary Whitman	received by letter
Sargent, Josiah	received by letter
Sargent, Josiah P.	received by letter
Sargent, Maria Antoinette	received by letter
Southworth, Mrs. Sally	received by profession
Young, Rev. Albert A.	received by letter	dismissed to another church
1863
Duren, Rev. Charles	received by letter
Richardson, Daniel M.	received by letter
Richardson, Mrs. Susan	received by letter

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