Farmington Executive Meeting Records (including Farmington Monthly Meeting (Hicksite))
Scope and Contents
Records of Farmington Executive meeting of Friends (Hicksite), and its predecessor, Farmington Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1787-1857. Includes: minutes (men's & joint), 1828-1927, women minutes, 1803-15 & 1818-53; vital records including births & deaths, 1787-1957, births, daaths, marriages & removals, 1828-67, and a register, 1828-67; minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1879-1913.
Dates
- Creation: 1787-1957
Creator
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Copyright and Rights Information
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Farmington Monthly Meeting was established in 1803, set off from Saratoga Monthly Meeting, under Easton Quarterly. It became a part of Farmington Quarterly Meeting in 1810, when it was established. After the Separation, the Hicksite branch became a part of Genesee Yearly Meeting. It changed to an executive meeting in 1887, meeting quarterly, and was laid down in 1927. The Orthodox branch, which became a united meeting in 1955, remains active to date.
Extent
1.3 Linear Feet (10 volumes)
Overview
Records of Farmington Executive meeting of Friends (Hicksite), and its predecessor, Farmington Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1787-1857. Includes: minutes (men's & joint), 1828-1927, women minutes, 1803-15 & 1818-53; vital records including births & deaths, 1787-1957, births, daaths, marriages & removals, 1828-67, and a register, 1828-67; minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1879-1913.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint); 1.1 1828-1839, 1.2 1840-1877, 1.3 1878-1927; women's minutes: 2.1 1803-1815, 2.2 1818-1853, 2.3 1853-1881; vital records: 3.1 Births and Deaths 1787-1957, 3.2 Births, Deaths, Marriages and Removals 1828-1867, 3.3 Register 1828-1867; Ministers & Elders minutes: 4.1 1879-1913.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Custodial History
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, 1997.
Existence and Location of Copies
Minutes, 1828-77, women's minutes, 1803-15/1818-53, and vital Records 1828-67also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY 38, 41.
Subject
- Farmington Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1803-1828 : Farmington, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Farmington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1887 : Farmington, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Farmington Executive Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1887-1927 : Farmington, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Farmington Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1803-1828 : Farmington, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Farmington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1887 : Farmington, N.Y.) (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Farmington Executive Meeting Records (including Farmington Monthly Meeting (Hicksite))
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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