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Farmington Friends Meeting Records (including Farmington Monthly Meeting (Orthodox))

 Collection
Identifier: QM-NY-F335

Scope and Contents

Records of Farmington Friends Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, the pre-Separation and Orthodox Farmington Monthly Meetings, 1803-. Includes: Minutes (men's & joint), 1803-1997, women's minutes, 1816-77, marriage intentions, 1803-27, births, deaths, etc., 1885-1906, marriages & removals, 1802-52, membership, 1907-70, Ministers and Elders minutes, 1838-1973 & 1990-1997, a Lyceum book, and The Farmington Friend, a newsletter, 1964-68 & 1984-95.

Dates

  • Creation: 1803 - 2007

Creator

Language of Materials

These records are entirely in English

Conditions Governing Access

Where available, access is through microfilm. Some records of Ministers and Elders are restricted; see Curator for details.

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

3.75 linear ft. (32 volumes (plus 5 folders))

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of Farmington Friends Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, the pre-Separation and Orthodox Farmington Monthly Meetings, 1803-. Includes: Minutes (men's & joint), 1803-1997, women's minutes, 1816-77, marriage intentions, 1803-27, births, deaths, etc., 1885-1906, marriages & removals, 1802-52, membership, 1907-70, Ministers and Elders minutes, 1838-1973 & 1990-1997, a Lyceum book, and The Farmington Friend, a newsletter, 1964-68 & 1984-95.

Arrangement

Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1803-16, 1.2 1803-43, 1.3 1816-31, 1.4 1831-43, 1.5 1843-68, 1.6 1868-93, 1.7 1893-1907, 1.8 1907-35, 1.9 1935-54, 1.10 1954-69, 1.11 1970-79, 1.12 1979-82, 1.13 1983-88, 1.14 1989-94, 1.15 1995-97; Women's minutes: 2.1 1816-27, 2.2 1827-42, 2.3 1842-67, 2.4 1867-77; Vital records: 3.1 Marriage intentions 1803-27, 3.2 Marriage intentions 1803-27, 3.3 Births, deaths, etc. 1885-1906, 3.4 Marriages & removals 1802-52, 3.5 Members 1907-70; Ministers and Elders records: 4.1 1838-83, 4.2 1883-1956, 4.3 1856-68, 4.4 1968-73, 4.5 1990-97; Lyceum records: 5.1; Newsletter: 6.1 1964-68, 6.2 1984-89, 6.3 1990-1994 6.4 1995-; Miscellaneous: 7.1 Corres. with the Quarter, 7.2 Library Records 7.3 Correspondence 1913-17 1951, 7.4 Miscellaneous 1796 1842, 7.5 State of Society 1945.

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 to 1868, marriages, 1802-52, removals, 1802-52 also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY39-42.

General

Vol.5.1 also includes abstract of the Hicksite Register, RG2/NY/F333 v.3.1, made in 1959.

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Administrative Information

Title
Farmington Friends Meeting Records (including Farmington Monthly Meeting (Orthodox))
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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