Membership
Extracted From

Confession of Faith,
Form of Covenant and
Catalogue of Members of the
Independent Congregational Church
of Owego
1857

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

HISTORICAL SKETCH Forty-six members withdrew by letter from the Presbyterian Church in Owego, and organized this Church, 19 Feb 1850. Rev. S. C. WILCOX became the first Minister on the same day, and continued his labors till, on account of protracted sickness, he resighend, 13 Sep 1853. He died 26 Mar 1854. Rev. C. KIDDER was associated with Mr. WILCOX in his labors, during the last year of his ministry, and continued to minister to the people till 8 Mar 1854. Rev. W. H. CORNING was installed, by ecclesiastical council, Pastor of the Church, 8 Mar 1854. The present house of worship was dedicated, 10 Feb 1852. The number of members at this time is 141. NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH Fanny ALLEN S. S. ALLEN Nancy ALLEN Daniel S. ANDRUS Adaline ANDRUS Gordon BLISS Luna BLISS Minerva BEEBE Annette BRISTER Stephen BUTLER Abigail BUTLER Ophelia BRANCH Sarah BUNDY Mary L. BLACKMAN Henry W. CAMP Lucy CAMP Laforest B. COOLEY Caroline COOLEY Benoni B. CURRY Timothy CLARK Eliza B. CLARK Elizabeth B. COOPER Mary CAMP Elizabeth S. CAMP Marinda CRATER Maria CURRY Augusta CRATER Juliette CRATER Rev. W. H. CORNING Mary S. CORNING Abby E. CHATFIELD John CHADWICK Mary C. CURTIS Abby CAMP Mary COOK Ralph CLARK Benjamin F. COOLEY Elvira H. COLLEY Pamelia CLARK Ciccro CURTIS Catharine COLLINS Jerusha CROTSLEY Joseph DODGE Charita DODGE Erastus DODGE Mercy DODGE Chandler DODGE Jane DODGE John DANFORTH Mary E. DANFORTH Orpha DUGAN William T. DAVIS Arthur C. DANFORTH John FRANK Sally FRANK Wm. FOWLE Eliza Ann FOWLE Emma FOWLE Caroline FOWLE Hope GOODRICH Noah GOODRICH Charlotte GOODRICH S. Washington GLADDEN Mary M. HOLLISTER James HUTCHINSON Minerva HUTCHINSON Rachel HAVENS Emerson HIGLEY Loren V. HOLMES Sarah P. HOLMES Christana HOAGLAND Melinda HEAD Chauncey HINGERFORD Sarah J. HICKS Elihu HOSFORD Elmira J. HOSFORD John J. HOOKER Lucy E. HOOKER Amelia HOOKER Zadah B. HUNT Mary Ann HOTCHKIN Jane E. HUMPHREY Thomas IRELAND Caroline IRELAND Evelina E. IRELAND Peter JOSLYN Sarah JOSLYN Rhoda JOSLYN Caroline JOHNSON Catharine JONES Rev. Corydon KIDDER Esther L. W. KIDDER Maria KNAPP Mercy H. KNAPP James LAMEREAUX Phoebe A. LAMEREAUX Newel MATSON Flora M. MATSON Erastus MEACHEM Betsy MEACHEM Julia A. MUZZY Cynthia MATSON Lewis E. MATSON Adalaide A. MUZZY Flora MATSON Myron MEACHEM Abby MEACHEM Archy McGUFFY Helen McGUFFY Catharine McBETH J. M. MANWARING Almira OWEN Sophia QUIMBY Loranda RILEY Tapping REEVES Bethiah ROBINSON Edwin SEARL Electa SEARL Sarah A. STUART Theodore SYKES Electa SYKES Abner T. TRUE Jane TRUE Beriah TRUESDELL Catharine TRUESDELL Phebe TRUESDELL Albert TRUE A. P. TRUESDELL Esther E. TRUESDELL Ellen TRUE Lewis W. TRUESDELL Benjamin F. TRUESDELL Alma B. TRUESDELL Sarah J. WILLIAMS Martha WALES Almerian S. WARNER Lucy Ann WEBSTER Mary S. WILCOX Betsey WALKER A. B. WIGGIN Abigail A. WIGGIN (handwritten at end of list: Mary DAVIS)