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Farmington Executive Meeting Records (including Farmington Monthly Meeting (Hicksite))

 Collection
Identifier: QM-NY-F333

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

Conditions Governing Access

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Conditions Governing Use

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 ft. (10 volumes)

Abstract

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.

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

Find It at the Library

Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting repoductions from Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Library