Historical Sketch of the First Presbyterian Church
of Victor, N. Y.
By Rev. Clarence W. BACKUS, The Pastor
July 2, 1888

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

ROLL OF PASTORS AND TIME OF SERVICE Rev. Reuben PARMELE organized the society, September 13, 1798, and completed the organization and was its first pastor, 13 Feb 1799 to 5 May 1812 Rev. Philander PARMELE, 5 May 1812 to 28 Dec 1814 Rev. Ebenezer RAYMOND, 10 Nov 1819 to 6 Apr 1825 Rev. Jabez SPICER, S. S., 1 Jan 1826 to 30 Jan 1827 Rev. Daniel JOHNSON, 7 Sep 1828 to 29 Dec 1831 Rev. Richard KAY, Jun 1832 to 12 Nov 1835 Rev. Jairus WILCOX, 6 Nov 1836 to 14 Jan 1838 Rev. Charles E. FURMAN, 20 Jun 1838 to Apr 1846 Rev. Charles MERWIN, 20 Apr 1846 to 7 Aug 1849 Rev. C. Van H. POWELL, 6 Jan 1850 to 2 Mar 1851 Rev. Calvin WATERBURY, 8 Jul 1851 to 15 Aug 1855 Rev. Charles C. CARR, 7 Jan 1856 to 20 Oct 1856 Rev. Job PIERSON, D. D., 15 Dec 1856 to 27 Sep 1863 Rev. William H. WEBB, D. D., 6 Dec 1863 to 22 Oct 1865 Rev. Gideon P. NICHOLS, D. D., May 1866 to 8 Aug 1869 Rev. Henry T. MILLER, 1 Jun 1871 to 1 Jun 1873 Rev. William B. MARSH, 7 Dec 1873, to 22 Nov 1775 Rev. Robert ENNIS, 12 Feb 1876 to 5 Aug 1877 Rev. Thomas Earl BABB, 3 Feb 1878 to 3 Jun 1883 Rev. Clarence W. BACKUS, 1 Jul 1884 to ROLLOF DEACONS Isaac ROOT, 31 May 1804 to 14 Mar 1816 Abijah WILLIAMS, 10 Jul 1812 to Mar 1840 Simeon PARKS, 14 Mar 1816 to 27 Nov 1822 William PARMELE, 8 Feb 1827 to 1 Oct 1835 John WELLS, 30 May 1828 to 5 May 1844 Belden SEYMOUR, 4 Oct 1832 to 8 Mar 1858 Nathan JENKS, 4 Oct 1832 to 13 Nov 1837 Marcus A. NORTON, 20 Nov 1837, d. 1 Nov 1870 Samuel TALLMADGE, 22 May 1844, d. 7 Apr 1863 Albert SIMMONDS, 8 Mar 1858, now in office D. Henry OSBORNE, Apr 7, 1863, now in office James F. DRAPER, M. D., 1 Apr 1888, now in office ROLL OF ELDERS William PARMELE, 25 Mar 1727 to 1 Oct 1835 Alvah DICKINSON, 25 Mar 1827 to 20 Sep 1832 John MOSHER, 11 Jan 1829, to 12 Mar 1830 William BUSHNELL, 11 Jan 1829 to 20 Sep 1832 Waitsell DICKINSON, 7 Mar 1830 to 4 Oct 1835 Jasper W. PEET, 7 Mar 1830 to 4 Oct 1835 Samuel TALLMADGE, 19 Sep 1830 to 13 Nov 1837 (After the adoption of Presbyterian government, 8 Mar 1858) Samuel TALLMADGE, 4 Apr 1858, d. 7 Apr 1863 Albert SIMONDS, 4 Apr 1858, still living & an elder George W. FARNHAM, 4 Apr 1858 to 29 Apr 1866 D. Henry OSBORN, 4 Apr 1858, still living & an elder Salmon GROSLINE, 4 Apr 1858 to 12 Jul 1865 Hiram PARKS, 4 Apr 1858, d. 16 Feb 1876 Hiram SWEZEY, 24 Jun 1860 to 22 Jul 1882 John BROWN, 19 Dec 1866 to 17 Mar 1867 James H. REEVE, 2 Oct 1868, d. 9 Sep 1881 Darius L. COVILL, 11 Arp 1875 to 28 Jan 1877 James F. DRAPER, M. D., 11 Apr 1875 to 4 Jun 1880 Stephen J. TALMADGE, 10 May 1885, now in office S. Lusk STAFFORD, 10 May 1885, now in office William A. HIGINBOTHAM, 10 May 1885, now in office C. Lewis SIMONDS, 10 May 1885, now in office ROLL OF TRUSTEES Jared BOUGHTEN, 13 Sep 1798 - Trustee under Original Act of Incorporation Joseph BRACE, Jr., 13 Sep 1798 - Trustee under Original Act of Incorporation Thomas HAWLEY, 13 Sep 1798 - Trustee under Original Act of Incorporation Trustees under re-incorporation, 2 Dec 1811, for the purpose of changing the title to the North East Congregational Society in the town of Bloomfield Abijah WILLIAMS Ebenezer BEMENTS Erastus INGERSOLL Thomas BEACH, M. D. Abraham BOUGHTON (The record between the above and 1836 is missing.) J. T. HOLLISTER, elected 1836, served 1 term Hiram PARKS, 1837, 3 terms Frederick A. HART, 1838, 3 terms 11 Oct 1839, No. of Trustees increased to 5. Nathan JENKS, 1839, 1 term Harmon VanVECHTEN, 1839, 1 term Alvin PARKS, 1840, 2 terms Melanchton LEWIS, 1840, 11 terms Albert SIMONDS, 1841, 6 terms Samuel TALLMADGE, 1841, 2 terms Rufus SEYMOUR, 1842, 1 term Abiram L. PEET, 1842, 1 term Hiram SEYMOUR, 1843, 1 term William MOORE, 1843, 1 term Otis DRYER, 1844, 2 terms Jasper W. PEET, 1844, 1 term William P. HAWKINS, 1844, 1 term Philo PARKS, 1845, 1 term Marcus A. NORTON, 1846, 1 term Peter PERRY, 1846, 1 term Thos. K. EMBRY, 1846, 2 terms Frederick FOX, 1847, 1 term John Smith JONES, 1847, 2 terms D. Henry OSBORNE, 1858, 6 terms Willaim GULLAP, 1868, 1 term Orrin S. BACON, 1871, 4 terms Darius L. COVILL, 1873, 1 term David CLARK, 1874, 1 term Edwin S. NORTON, 1877, 3 terms Marvin A. WILBUR, 1879, 4 terms Albert B. SIMONDS, 1879, 1 term John VanVECHTEN, 1880, 3 terms Safford S. LUSK, 1884, 1 term Wm. B. OSBORNE, 1884, 2 terms Willis D. NEWTON, 1887, 1 term BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN 1888 Willis D. NEWTON, President Orrin S. BACON Marvin A. WILBUR John VanVECHTEN William B. OSBORNE THE SESSION IN 1888 Rev. C. W. BACKUS, Moderator Elder Albert SIMMONS Elder D. Henry OSBORN Elder Stephen J. TALLMADGE Elder Stafford S. LUSK Elder William A. HIGINBOTHAM Elder C. Lewis SIMONDS DEACONS in 1888 Albert SIMONDS D. Henry OSBORNE James F. DRAPER, M. D. ROLL OF MEMBERS FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH IN 1799. ARRANGED ACCORDING TO DATE OF ADMISSION WITH THE NAMES OF THE PASTORS UNDER WHOM THEY UNITED United at the organization of the church 13 Feb 1799, Rev Reuben PARMELE, Pastor: Jabez MOREHOUSE Elizabeth MOREHOUSE, wife of Jabez Elisha PERKINS Mehitable PERKINS, wife of Elisha Abijah WILLIAMS Mrs. Thomas HAWLEY Jemima BRACE, wife of Joseph Samuel BOUGHTON Reuben HART, M. D. 1799 Joseph BRACE Asa HICKOX, Jr. Polly HICKOX Thomas HAWLEY Benjamin WILSON Deborah PERKINS Huldah HART, wife of Dr. Reuben Eunice WILLIAMS, wife of Abijah 1800 Ira SEYMOUR Jerusha SEYMOUR, wife of Ira Joseph ROWLEY, by letter from Charlestown, Mass. Anna ROWLEY, wife of Joseph 1802 Laura PARMELE, wife of Rev. Reuben, by letter from Goshen, Ct. Peter TURNER, by letter from West Stockbridge, Mass. Mindwell TURNER, wife of Peter Lucy KETCHUM, wife of Joshua 1803 Samuel STONE Mrs. Samuel STONE Isaac ROOT Mary ROOT, wife of Isaac, by letter from West Stockbridge Laura PARMELE, # Rev. Reuben Mrs. Samuel BOUGHTON 1804 Eleanor BOUGHTON, by letter from Canaan, Conn. 1805 Mrs. Elisha COAN, by letter from West Stockbridge 1806 Margaret HAWLEY, wife of Capt. Abner 1807 Aaron BAILEY Mrs. Aaron BAILEY 1808 Jemima HART, wife of Jabez 1809 Esther MARSH Elizabeth ROWLEY, wife of Jirah 1810 Widow GOULD 1811 Sibyl ROWLEY Rhoda TURNER Melenia BOUGHTON, by letter from Providence, R.I. Erastus INGERSOLL Rev. Abiel PARMELE Isaac PERKINS Roxey INGERSOLL, wife of Thomas Eliplia BEACH, wife of Thomas BEACH, M. D. [Aunt Fally who organized the first Sabbath School.] Mrs. Betsey GRISWOLD, wife of Solomon Susan HALL Rev. Philander PARMELE, 5 May 1812 1812 Lydia WEST Abigail PARMELE, wife of Rev. Phil'r, by letter from Killingworth Selina COAN Simeon HART, by letter from Pompey Mrs. Simon HART Lucretia HART, their daughter 1813 Timothy B. APPLIN, by letter from Cazenovia, N.Y. Anna GREEN, by letter from Sheldon Samuel BOUGHTON, by letter from Scipio Lucy BOUGHTON, wife of Samuel Esther WALLINGFORD, by letter from Waterford, NY Gilbert SAXTON Polly (Mary) MOREHOUSE, by letter from Manlius Solomon GRISWOLD Mrs. Daniel CHAPIN, by letter from Cazenovia, NY Simeon BOUGHTON 1814 Betsey BOUGHTON, wife of Claudius Victor Samuel PARKS, by letter from Scipio Abigail PARKS, wife of Simeon Daniel CHAPIN, by letter from Cazenovia James CAMPBELL, by letter from Florida, NY Mrs. Elizabeth SIMMONS, rec'd & bap'd with her household Rev. Reuben PARMELE in charge from 1 Jan 1815 to 10 Nov 1819 1815 Sarah BEACH, wife of Samuel, by letter from Camden, N. J. Rhoda MACUMBER, by letter from Richmond Mary HAYS Persis TURNER 1816 John GROW, Jr. Mrs. John GROW, Jr. William PARMELE Lucy MAY John GROW, Sr., by letter from Dansville, Vt. Mrs. John GROW, Sr. Hannah VOORHIES, wife of George, from Charlestown George VOORHIES Mary HART, wife of Harvey Theodosia JACKSON Eunice BOUGHTON Ansel ROWLEY Frederick A. HART Sylvia HART, wife of Frederick A. Joseph HOSFORD Jonathan SMITH Mrs. Jonathan SMITH Ansel PERKINS Betsey PERKINS, wife of Ansel Lavina ROWLEY Electa BUSHNELL, by letter from Richland, wife of Barnet B. Deborah GROW Abigail WILMARTH, by letter from Westford Jotham J. BARNES Lavina BARNES, wife of Jotham Esther BARRET, wife of Amasa Lucretia ROWLEY Mary HOSFORD Catharine LANE Charles MONFORD, by letter from B. Ridge, N. J. Artelicia DRYER Sylvia ROWLEY Robert GILLIS, by letter from Argyle, N. Y. Mrs. James POWELL, from Clinton, N. Y. Amasa BARRET Apama DICKINSON, wife of Nathaniel O. 1817 Abigail WADKINS, by letter from Cazenovia Anna ROWLEY, wife of Joseph, Jr. 1818 John WELLS, by letter from Mayfield Reuben SMITH, by letter from Cazenovia Mrs. Reuben SMITH Mrs. VANTILE, by letter from Salem Mrs. Isaac HATHAWAY 1819 Mrs. Elizabeth COREY, by letter from Cazenovia Jacob LANE, by letter from Charlestown Nancy WELLS, wife of John Dinah BOUGHTON, by letter from West Stockbridge Ebenezer PARSONS Hannah PARSONS, wife of Ebenezer, Genoa Catharine PARMELE, by letter from Phelps Rev. Ebenezer RAYMOND, from 10 Nov 1819 to 6 Apr 1825 1820 Mrs. Lydia RAYMOND 1821 Mrs. Polly BURSON, by letter from Penfield Mrs. ROBBINS 1822 Betsey SMITH, by letter from Cazenovia Ira HART, by letter from Stockbridge Michael FREDRICKS Mrs. Jane FURGERSON 1823 Sally BEACH John BUSHNELL Ruth BUSHNELL, wife of John James BUSHNELL Clarissa BUSHNELL, wife of James 1824 Waitstell DICKINSON Catharine DICKINSON, wife of Waitstell Hezekiah FORD Hannah FORD, wife of Hezekiah Hannah FORD, their daughter Celestia N. FORD Adeleisa CROCKER Sibyl BIGFORD Elizabeth SMITH (Mrs. Hilton) Polly HERON 1825 Alvah DICKINSON Amanda DICKINSON, wife of Alvah Clarissa PECK, wife of Harry, by letter from E. Hartford C. Abigail HORTON Phildelia PERKINS Ruth DELANO Rev. Jabez SPICER, S. S., from 1 Jan 1826 to 30 Jan 1827 1826 Joanna INGERSOLL, wife of Stephen Rev. Reuben PARMELE exercising general supervision from 1 Feb 1827 to 7 Sep 1828 1827 Mrs. Abigail PARMELE, by letter from Phelps 1828 John MOSHER, by letter from Union Village, N. Y. William GRIMES, by letter from Manchester Mary GRIMES, wife of William Seth C. PARMELE Harriet PARMELE, wife of Seth Sarah MOSHER, wife of John Almon FORD Sinai FORD, wife of Almon, by letter from Portland, Me. William BUSHNELL Joseph PERKINS Jasper W. PEET Ira DICKINSON Anna DICKINSON, wife of Ira Cindarilla JONES Rev. Daniel JOHNSON, pastor from 7 Sep 1828 to 29 Dec 1831 Mary WESTON Mrs. Ann DECKER 1829 Apama DICKINSON, (Mrs. Hiram PARKS) Mrs. Persis PAYNE Mrs. Laura MOSHER Mrs. Polly SHELDON 1830 Mrs. Electa A. PEET Josiah TALLMADGE Mrs. Josiah TALLMADGE Samuel TALLMADGE Mrs. Samuel TALLMADGE William J. WELLS Mary Ann GOODRICK, wife of Benjamin D. Mary HICKOX Eunice SMITH Hannah MOSHER, by letter from Clyde Mrs. Harriet CHATERDEN Belden SEYMOUR Pierpont SEYMOUR Simeon JOHNSON Mrs. Lois PEET Mrs. Simeon JOHNSON Rachel BRADLEY Elizabeth Van ARNAM 1831 Mrs. Nellie INMAN Ephraim JOHNSON Mrs. Oliver PECK Samuel JOHNSON Satira DICKINSON Cynthia DICKINSON Hannah BORTLE James M. CAMPBELL Mary Eve CAMPBELL, wife of James Mary DICKINSON Mrs. Jane JENKS Mrs. Sylvia WILLIAMS Electa HUBBELL (Mrs. Albert SIMONDS) Mrs. Ann P. WALLING Mary M. PEET Laura MOSHER Benjamin D. GOODRICH Rev. Bostic PERKINS Dr. DORONER, by letter from Palmyra, N. Y. Mrs. Clarissa WALKER Catharine VANBERGEN Catharine DICKINSON Eliza DICKINSON Mrs. DELANO Lorin ROOT Sally ROOT, wife of Lorin Parmelia CHADWICK Mary JOHNSON Samuel PALMER Polly PALMER, wife of Samuel Lydia TURNER Rev. Reuben PARMELE, and supplies, with the church from 1 Jan 1832 to 24 Jan 1833 1832 Rufus SEYMOUR Mrs. Rufus SEYMOUR Richard BUTTERFIELD Charity BUTTERFIELD, wife of Richard Marana TURNER Nathan JENKS Orrin OLMSTEAD Mrs. Eunice RAWSON Luther WILLIAMS Submit GRIMES Jerusha PALMER Alvah INMAN Martha Ann TURNER Robinson ORMSBY Cornelia E. NORTHRUP Clarissa ORMSBY, wife of Robinson Mary L. SEYMOUR Rev. Richard KAY, pastor from 24 Jan 1833 to 12 Nov 1835 1833 Benjamin D. TURNER Julia TURNER Mrs. Lucy PULLEN Mrs. Ann LOOK Asenath TURNER David RAYMOND Laura RAYMOND, wife of David Clarissa RAYMOND Joshua RAYMOND Sylvester HARRIS John TURNER Theron CHADWICK Asa ROOT Solomon TURNER Maria DUNNING Maria CHADWICK Lucina ROOT Eunice BOUGHTON Harvey HART Mrs. Asa ROOT Augusta PEET Mary Ann WALLINGFORD Vashti GRIMES Miles LOWELL Marcus A. NORTON Margaret NORTON, wife of Marcus A. Mrs. Margaret WHEELER Henry SEYMOUR Mary SEYMOUR, wife of Henry Olive PORTER Marett RAWSON (Mrs. WEBSTER, Missionary to Bombay, India) Betsey RAYMOND Trowbridge BENEDICT Betsey BENEDICT, wife of Trowbridge Mrs. Mary Ann KAY 1834 Stephen COLLIER Emeline COLLIER, wife of Stephen Mrs. Sophia SMITH Martha SEYMOUR, wife of Belden Mary ROOT Mrs. Nancy GROFF Mary PARMELE Elizabeth RAYMOND Mrs. Lucinda DRYER Mary DRYER, (Mrs. PEET) Caroline MOORE Julia WITHAM John DELANO William SMITH Stephen INGERSOLL Isaac P. HOLLISTER Ellen HOLLISTER, wife of Isaac P. Sarah RAPELJIE Mrs. Mindwell DELANO 1835 Samantah RAYMOND Hiram SEYMOUR Cornelia ELLIS Mrs. Mary HART William R. SEYMOUR Hannah SNEDAKER (ROOT), by letter from Ewing Israel JACOBS, by letter from Clyde Mrs. Olive COLBRAITH, by letter from Palmyra Mrs. Sarah EMBRY 1836 Mrs. Jeanette VANDERBERGH Mary Jane McCULLOUGH Elizabeth McCULLOUGH Rev. Jairus WILCOX, Pastor from 6 Nov 1836 to 14 Jan 1838 Hiram PARKS Phebe VANDENBERGH Cynthia HIMNAN 1837 Esther WALLINGFORD, wife of Jonathan Eunice MOORE (Mrs. Samuel BARTLETT) Esther WALLINGFORD, (# Jonathan, Mrs. Galord BLAIR) Jane PARKS (Mrs. Van Rensselaer GRIFFIN) Charlotte M. PULLEN (Mrs. John BOUGHTON (Tinney)) Harriet M. JENKS, (Mrs. DUTCHER) Mrs. Marian B. SEYMOUR Deborah BOUGHTON Peter VANDERBERGH Albert SIMONDS Squire G. BEERS Edward HAYES Abigail HAYES, wife of Edward Milton NELSON Amy NELSON, wife of Milton Harmon Van VECHTEN Eve Van VECHTEN, wife of Harmon Wynant VANDENBERGH Sarah VANDENBERGH, wife of Wynant Philo PARKS Phebe PARKS, wife of Philo Avery T. FARNHAM Mrs. Lucian MOORE Angeline MOORE (Mrs. KEITH) Parmelia INGERSOLL Eunice HART Jane A. DECKER (Mrs. James SIZER) Celia THOMPSON Mrs. Betsey BROUGHTON Caroline BROUGHTON (Mrs. William GALLUP) Julia NORTON Lucia A. TALLMADGE (Mrs. BEEBE) Ann M. SNEDAKER Julia M. BUELL (Mrs. Walter B. TITUS) Mary Ann BUELL George EDDY Temperance H. EDDY, wife of George Thomas EDDY Thomas FLYNN Rev. Chalres E. FURMAN, Pastor from 20 Jun 1838 to Apr 1846, and was in charge of pulpit from the 1st Sabbath in March of 1838 1838 Mrs. Eliza MAYO Mrs. Amelia HUMMEL M. A. WALLINGFORD 1839 Mrs. Anna BUSHNELL Mrs. ---- RAYMOND Rev. J. W. WOOD, by letter from Hamilton, Canada Zaccheus P. GILLETTE Clarrington MAYO Abel FITCH Henrietta FITCH Jonathan WALLINGFORD Gideon SHAW Sarah SHAW Stephen J. TALLMADGE Abigail Jane TALLMADGE (Mrs. PIXLEY (Shepherd)) Marcia Maria TALLMADGE (Mrs. RATHFON) Sarah Ann VanVECHTEN (Mrs. William CONOVER) Dow Fonda VANDENBERG Sarah Jane VANDENBERG Hiram CHADWICK Miranda M. CHADWICK Seneca BOUGHTON James Henry YOUNG Sarah WELLS (Mrs. John GILLIS) Sophia HART Martha HART (Mrs. Robert GILLIS) Betsey RIDDLE Julia Foster SMALLEY Cyrus B. RAWSON William JONES Rachel Maria PEET Mrs. Harriet BOUGHTON Eliza BOUGHTON Laura Maria LOVEJOY Alvan PARKS Martha WOOD John SMITH Henry B. JENKS H. E. J. FURMAN, wife of Rev. C. E. Catherine JAY Benjamin FREEMAN Sarah Maria BEMENT (Mrs. Squire BEERS) Andrew J. DECKER Jane LAWRENCE (Mrs. Stephen BLOOD) Alphonzo LAWRENCE Mrs. Parmelia TALLMADGE Mrs. Elizabeth PERKINS Catharine J. GILLIS, wife of Enos 1840 Jane PULLEN (Mrs. Chester BUSHNELL) Daniel DRYER, Sr. Jeannett VanVLEEK Christiana WEST, wife of George 1841 Rufus SEYMOUR Ruth SEYMOUR, wife of Rufus Delia SEYMOUR, their daughter Giles T. ARNOLD Iris ARNOLD, wife of Giles T. Azuba BENTON John PIXLEY 1842 VanRensselaer CONOVER Mary K. SNEDAKER Reuben MOSHER John A. GILLIS Joshua HOLTAM Isaac HART William FULLER George N. WEST Abriam L. PEET Frederick FOX Jane FOX, wife of Frederick 1843 James VanVLECK Tunis BRIZZE Maria BRIZZE Philip H. BRIZZE William COLLINS Emily COLLINS William MOORE Alma C. MOORE Elizabeth VanVLECK Mary VanVLECK Harriet E. HAWKINS (Mrs. William COLE) William P. HAWKINS Abram BRAMBLE Walter VanVECHTEN Abner VanVLECK Charles SEYMOUR Augustus ROOT Eveline M. VANDENBERGH Abbie E. FURMAN (Mrs. BRIGGS) Henry BENSON Sally BENSON Emily HUBBELL (Mrs. John HOWARD) Robert Bruce MOORE Thomas TURNER Harriet Newell HINMAN Otis DRYER Augustus F. HART Didama FITCH Frances C. FITCH Harriet ROBBINS Susan A. HICKOX Mary BOUGHTON Lovina A. BUSHNELL (Mrs. D. Henry OSBORNE) Simon H. VEEDER Polly VEEDER Sabria M. ROOT Harriet Lacretia HART Lucy Ann MOORE Malvina Lucretia HART Elizabeth McLEAN Elijah A. WEBSTER Noah ROOT Susan ROOT Gilbert RAYMOND Giles S. WILLIAMS Matilda WILLIAMS Lucien R. PEET Ann M. SMITH Minerva WELLS Frances A. PEET Amanda BEERS Angeline MORRIS Lydia VANDENBERGH Ezra M. PEET John B. FRENCH Sophia LELAND Eliza J. BENSON Emily M. MOORE Philena DRYER Phebe MARKHAM George W. CLARK Mary J. PRESTON Deborah PERKINS Ira ROOT Asenath ROOT, wife of Ira 1844 Enoch F. HINMAN John ECKLER Mary ECKLER, wife of John John D. GROW Electa GROW, wife of John Mrs. Nancy DRYER Charles CURTIS Mary CURTIS, wife of Charles 1845 James BRISTOL Lewis H. FORT Eveline FORT, wife of Lewis Esther Humphrey, wife of Rev. Mr. STEPHENS 1846 Mrs. Sarah HEATH Rev. Charles M. MERWIN, Pastor from 20 Apr 1846 to 7 Aug 1849 Mrs. Sarah RAYMOND 1847 Mrs. Jane M. BOUGHTON 1848 Mrs. Harriet B. MAYO Mrs. Sarah VANDENBERGH Mrs. Mary OSBORNE Mrs. Ann OSBORNE D. Henry OSBORNE Caroline SIMONDS, wife of Albert 1849 J. W. PALMER, M. D. Mary PALMER, wife of Dr. J. W. Oliver GROW Parmelia GROW, wife of Oliver Mary Jane GROW (Mrs. James MILLS, Geneva) Isaac PERKINS Elizabeth PERKINS, wife of Isaac Mrs. Catharine WELLS Peter PERRY Cynthia PERRY, wife of Peter Mary JENKS (Mrs. Frederick SINES) Rev. C. Van H. POWELL, S. S., from 6 Jan 1850 to 2 Mar 1851 1850 Cornelius VanEVERY Mary VanEVERY, wife of Cornelius Cornelia A. VanEVERY Wynant VanEVERY Cornelius C. VanEVERY Mrs. Susan CHURCH Walter P. TITUS Rev. Calvin WATERBURY, Pastor from 8 Jul 1851 to 15 Aug 1855 1851 Priscilla WATERBURY, wife of Rev. Calvin Charlotte B. SEYMOUR (Mrs. DAY) Samuel S. SPRING 1852 Emeline PARKS Salmen GORSLINE Mrs. Salmen GORSLINE Mrs. Lucy HART Ambrose C. FORD Elizabeth W. FORD, wife of Ambrose 1853 Mrs. Maria BEMENT Amelia D. NORTON (Mrs. BOOTH) Mary Ann COCKRAN Edwin PARKS Elizabeth M. BEERS (Mrs. Adrian FORD) Susan McCULLOUGH Joseph PHIPPS John ROLLINSON Sarah E. SALTER (Mrs. George BLISS) Mary Ann SALTER Sarah A. JENKS Mrs. Dorcas FARNHAM Avery T. FARNHAM Thomas GROW Mrs. Ruth ADAMS Hannah ADAMS (Mrs. McHURON) Maria PARKS Mrs. Susan PARKS Mrs. Louisa M. HEAZLET James HEAZLET Alfred CURTIS Phebe S. CURTIS, wife of Alfred, by letter from Ballston Centre, N. Y. Isaac CAREY Marcia MAYO Eliza PARKS (Mrs. BUCKLAND) Mrs. Mercy POWER 1854 Mrs. Mary FARNHAM George W. FARNHAM Margaret F. FARNHAM Harriet S. FARNHAM (Mrs. Edward BOUGHTON) Helen HUBBARD (Mrs. Robert MARTIN) Marietta PARKS (Mrs. Dr. SILLIMAN) Mary PARKS Rev. Job PIERSON, D. D., Pastor from 15 Dec 1856 to 27 Sep 1863 1857 Mrs. Nancy WILCOX Ann M. WILCOX Mrs. Caroline E. SMITH Mrs. Mary BRISTOL February 24, 1858, the church changed its form of government and name and became the "First Presbyterian Church of Victor, N. Y." which is it's present constitution. 1858 Mrs. David FARNHAM David CLARK Sophia CLARK, wife of David, by letter from Parma Mrs. Olive DEITRICH Mrs. Maria VanNESS, by letter from Perinton 1859 Mrs. Emeline LEWIS, by letter from West Stockbridge, Mass. Mrs. Temperance LEWIS, by letter from Rochester Mrs. Helen P. SEYMOUR Mrs. Celia NORTON, by letter from East Bloomfield Mrs. Anna BUSHNELL, by letter from Elmira Rachel W. PIERSON, wife of Rev. Job, by letter from Pittsford Hiram SWEZEY, by letter from Newport, N. Y. Mary SWEZEY, wife of Hiram 1860 John H. LEVET Emma M. LEVET, wife of John, by letter from Rochester George H. ROBB Catharine ROBB, wife of George, both by letter from Broadalbin, N. Y. Elizabeth NORTON, wife of Edwin S. 1861 Julia FARR Joanna CAMP, by letter from Jamaica, L. I. Joseph BENNET Helen PEET Elizabeth PALMER Hannah HARTMAN, by letter from Perinton William H. CLINE Emily CLINE, wife of Wm. H. Margaret A. FARNHAM Rodney DEXTER Cordelia E. DEXTER, wife of Rodney Mrs. Frances S. BOUGHTON, by letter from East Bloomfield Mary JARVIS, by letter from Jamaica, L. I. 1862 D. Henry PALMER, by letter from Rochester (Rev. Dr. PALMER of Penn Yan) Darius L. COVILL, by letter from Lima Mrs. Catharine M. LONGYEAR, by letter from Pittsford, wife of James Samuel W. OSBORN Harriet E. OSBORN Ann WELLS Mrs. Sarah M. SHARP, wife of Cholatte SHARP Mrs. Eleanor FERGUSON Mrs. Ann COVILL Mrs. Lucy Ann CLAPPER Charlotte E. TALLMADGE (Mrs. A. B. ROWLEY) Margaret GILLIS, wife of J. A. Gertie VanHOOSEN, by letter from Mayfield, N. Y. Marietta BOWERMAN, wife of Gifford 1863 Mrs. Cassia DAY, by letter from Rochester Mrs. Nancy BOWERS Charlotte PARKS (Mrs. R. REED) Rev Wm. H. WEBB, Pastor from 6 Dec 1863 to 22 Oct 1865 Mrs. Sylvina Peck WALLING 1864 Isaac B. KNIFFEN Tamar Ann KNIFFEN, wife of Isaac B. Elizabeth WEBB, wife of Rev. Wm. H., by letter from Niagara City, N. Y. Minnie PARKS (Mrs. A. J. LANE) Alice D. LUSK,wife of Stafford S., by letter from East Bloomfield Mrs. Sarah A. ROLLINSON John O. PALMER, by letter from Auburn, N. Y. John BROWN Eveline BROWN, wife of John Juliette BROWN, all by letter from Rose, N. Y. Mrs. Ann WARREN Mrs. Hortense A. WILDER Mrs. Jeanette E. ROWLEY Mrs. Lydia A. GILLETT Church under supplies until 7 Nov 1866 1866 Mrs. O. J. WOODWARD Mrs. Hannah E. BEMENT, by letter from Palmyra, N. Y. Rev. Gideon P. NICHOLS, D. D., Pastor from May 1866 to 8 Aug 1869 Nathaniel PHILLIPS Emily PHILLIPS, wife of Nathaniel, by letter from Clarkson, N. Y. Mrs. Mary BOLTWOOD Abbie PARKS 1867 Eliza DRYER (Mrs. Edward BROWN) Maria CLARK (Mrs. George SIDWAY) Sophia CLARK Elvira VANDERBERGH, wife of John Irene GILBERT Myra COPELAND Caroline WEST (Mrs. William GREEN) James H. REEVE Lydia REEVE, wife of JAmes H., by letter from Jamaica, L. I. Mrs. Mary E. COPELAND, by letter from Addison, N. Y. Edward COPELAND 1868 Mrs. Rachel MOORE, wife of Robert William GALLUP Orrin S. BACON Harriet E. BACON, wife of Orrin S. Margaret RANSOM John H. RANSOM Mrs. Mary WHEELER Elizabeth NORTON, wife of Walter D. Walter D. NORTON LAura PARKS Ella PARKS Ella H. HARRINGTON (Mrs. Frank J. HEATH) Mary CONOVER (Mrs. SIDELL) Emma RAWSON Cora WILDER George RANDALL William B. OSBORNE James LONGYEAR Mrs. Anna HUMPHREY, by letter from Brooklyn, N. Y. Charles McKALLAR Delia McKALLAR, wife of Charles Mrs. Jane HOWELL, by letter from Chiti Ezra M. PEET Helen B. PEET, wife of Ezra M. John VanVECHTEN Edwin S. NORTON A. Burton SIMONDS George FREDERICK John VANDERBERGH Mrs. Mary VanCOTT Mary CLARK (Mrs. Charles Van VECHTEN) Hattie PEET (Mrs. Dinslow GOULD) Carrie BEACH John POTTER William W. GILLIS Julia F. SIMMON, by letter from Coldwater, Mich. Hannah VanVECHTEN, wife of John Augusta NORTON, wife of E. S. Nellie SIMONDS, wife of A. B. Alida FREDERICKS, wife of George Charlotte FREDERICKS, wife of Nicholas Julietta ADAMS Elizabeth CONOVER, wife of John Mrs. Ellen BROCKLEBANK Mary J. SIMONDS (Mrs. Gilbert TURNER) Alice PARKS Augusta WILDER Sophia MOUL Mrs. Agnes DECKER Carrie UPTON (Mrs. McCARTHY) Bell WOODWARD Sibly BELL Mary MOORE, in mission work, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Jane BELL (Mrs. Henry VanVOORHIES) Julia GILLIS Helen GILLIS Mrs. Eliza BROWN, wife of Henry 1869 James C. WISNER, by letter from Lyons, N. Y. Mrs. James C. WISNER, by letter from Lyons, N. Y. Rev. Clark B. GILLETT Charles K. HUMPHREY Robert RANNEY, by letter from Ireland Peggy RANNEY, wife of Robert Mary RANNEY Mrs. Phebe WEST, wife of winslow Mrs. Frank NOBLE Church under supplies from 8 Aug 1869 to 1 Jun 1971 William GREEN 1870 Thomas GALLUP, by letter from Albion Mrs. Mary J. MUNSON Emma J. MUNSON, both by letter from Titusville, Pa. 1871 Mrs. Sarah M. POWELL, by letter from Joliet, Ill. Dinslow M. GOULD Rev. Henry T. MILLER, Pastor from 1 Jun 1871 to 1 Jun 1873 Anna PEET (Mrs. Henry BOUGHTON) Mrs. McMURDY Charles SHAW E. SHAW, wife of Charles Carrie LOBDELL (Mrs. SALE) Levi N. BEEBE Mrs. L. N. BEEBE, both by letter from West Bloomfield Jennie K. MILLER, wife of Rev. Henry T. 1872 Mrs. Esther BENEDICT, by letter from Perinton Charlotte LOVEJOY, wife of Edward Catharine A. NORTON, wife of John Catharine J. GILLIS (Mrs. Frank GALLUP) Elizabeth BOUGHTON (Mrs. James VAIL) Cora OSBORNE Lillian BACON Alice LEVET Julia LEWIS (Mrs. MOORE) Lena NORTON Daniel WILDER Anna A. COVILL, wife of Darius L., by letter from Canandaugua Carrie L. DRYER Mrs. Mary Ann WILDER, by letter from Brockport Clarissa BOSWICK, by letter from Palmyra James F. DRAPER, M. D. Amelia TOWNSEND, wife of Doctor TOWNSEND Mrs. Catharine E. RISELY (Mrs. Stephen J. TALLMADGE) Delia VanNESS, wife of Cassius C., by letter from Woodstock, N. Y. Mrs Betsey DIBBLE Emeline DIBBLE, by letter from East Bloomfield 1873 Anna SWEZEY (Mrs. CONCKLIN) Cora Jane SWEZEY Celia CHRISTOPHER (Mrs. George T. EWERS) Rev. William B. MARSH, Pastor from 7 Dec 1873 to 22 Nov 1875 1874 Joseph WAGHORNE Rachel WAGHORNE, wife of Joseph Mrs. E. A. MARSH, wife of Rev. William B. Mary GOODNOW, wife of Truman Jennie THORNE, by letter from Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Helen BEACH, by letter from East Bloomfield (Mrs. Joseph P. HATHAWAY) Anna DUNLAP Edwin D. HOYT Adelia E. HOYT, by letter from Ireland 1875 Mrs Elizebeth B. TRACY, by letter from Ireland Rev Robert ENNIS, Pastor from 12 Feb 1876 to 5 Aug 1877 1876 William McMURDY Mary PAINTON Ida LONGYEAR (Mrs. Charles KETCHUM) Henry R. ROBBINS Anna ROBBINS, by letter from Knoxboro, N. Y. Mary A. CAMP (Mrs. Charles BROWN) Emily M. LEVET Josephine C. BRIZEE Myrtie May THOMPSON Hattie MOORE Sarah Ann BRIZEE, wife of Benjamin 1877 Mary FORCE, wife of Charles Elder John KILBOURN, by letter from Knoxboro, N. Y. Catharine KILBOURN, wife of John Mrs. Lillian MOORE, by letter from Battle Creek, Mich. Rev. Thomas E. BABB, Pastor from 3 Feb 1878 to 3 Jun 1883 1878 Carrie OSBORNE (Mrs. Mark T. POWELL) Mrs. Marietta SIZER Ida CONOVER (Mrs. George SHANKS) Harriet S. GILLIS, wife of William W. Daniel WILDER Mary WILDER, wife of Daniel, by letter from Webster Mary Ann DRAPER, wife of Dr. James F. Mrs. BABB, wife of Rev. Thomas E., by letter from Oxford, Mass 1879 Clarence P. KILMER, by letter from --- Ohio 1880 George F. SWEZEY William B. GALLUP George M. SHANKS James HASLIP Mrs. Fanny HASLIP, by letter from Parma Centre Mrs. Maggie McGEE Julia ADAMS, wife of Freeman Elizabeth TIMMERMAN, wife of Benjamin 1881 James G. VAIL, by letter from Geneva Laura McD. OSBORNE, wife of William B., by letter from Rochester 1882 Bell NORTON (Mrs. Frank HOPKINS) Mrs. Laura SIBBITS 1883 Albert S. BACON, Minister at Oneida Castle Mrs. Sabra COVILL The following names are found on the church rool without date of admission: Rachael BALL, wife of Dr. William Eliza ROOT Lucinda NORTON Rev. Clarnce W. BACKUS, Pastor from 1 Jul 1884 to 1884 Anna B. HIGINBOTHAM, wife of W. A., by letter from E. Bloomfield Susan W. BACKUS wife of Rev. C. W., by letter from Princetown Ellen WILBUR (Mrs. Torry MOFFIT) by letter from Rose Mrs. Elizabeth WILBUR, by letter from Rose Cora FRENCH Minnie BACON, wife of Orrin S. Jr. Carrie E. PHILLIPS Nellie LONGYEAR (Mrs. L. H. STEWART) Alice E. MOORE (Mrs. Gardner THOMAS) Charles A. MOORE Gardner G. THOMAS Mark T. POWELL Mrs. Cora J. PHILLIPS, by letter from East Mendon Clara BENSON Marian Estella VANDENBERG 1885 Mercy E. COVILL, wife of A. L., by letter from E. Bloomfield Georgia McVEAN, wife of David A., by letter from Scottsville Ziba C. CURTICE Anna Day CURTICE, wife of Ziba C., both by letter from Webster Marvin A. WILBUR, by letter from Rose Lizzie S. BACON Jennie O. BACON Nellie J. HEATH Louisa SCHROTH Cora D. TIMMERMAN (Mrs. John S. BOUGHTON) Miranda C. HILL, wife of William Cynthia S. WEBSTER, wife of Otis William A. HIGINBOTHAM Harriet B. TIFFANY Minnie B. TIFFANY Fannie L. TIMMERMAN Viola G. ADAMS Cora E. BOUGHTON Nellie PESTOL Alice PESTOL Viola FARNSWORTH Cola L. GILLIS C. Lewis SIMONDS Bertha L. SIMONDS, wife of C. Lewis Z. Gertrude WISNER, wife of Ralph S. George SIMONDS George D. SIDWAY Agnes H. LEVET, wife of Oliver William CONOVER Milton P. CORNFORD Eugene A. TIMMERMAN Stafford S. LUSK Amelia NORTON Rachel VANDENBERGH, wife of Dow Alfred B. LEVET Benjamin F. TIMMERMAN Charles A. PHILLIPS Irene GREEN, wife of Baldwin Emma I. GREEN (Mrs. Charles BOWERMAN) Nettie VanVECHTEN Ella I. PECK Mary S. LANE, wife of Albert Celestine I. BOLTWOOD, wife of Emmet Emmet BOLTWOOD Agnes Bell WEST William B. MOORE Freeman E. ADAMS Frank ASHLEY Rose Ellen UNDERWOOD Jane HOWLAND, wife of Wilbur Maggie BENNET, wife of Amos J., by letter from Princetown Milo Freeman WEBSTER Ralph S. WISNER 1886 Harriet BEMENT, wife of Henry Ida M. WILBUR, wife of Marvin A. Anna E. BACKUS Jennie M. SIDELL Albert E. SALE Adelia M. SALE, wife of Albert E. Emma BRUSIE Frank A. HOPKINS Jennie E. NEWTON, wife of Willis D. Mary L. JONES, wife of Asa Susie PIMM (Mrs. CHILDS) Harry PIMM Emma A. FOX, wife of Frederick Wilbur C. HOWLAND, Jr. George PEIFER Minnie M. RANKIN Eva Smith PHILLIPS, wife of Nathaniel, by letter from Rochester 1887 Anna E. JACOBS George WARREN Jennie Webster GAILUP, wife of Wm. B., by letter from Geneseo Flora CRAFT Kittie GRINNELL Aaron N. LONGYEAR Charles LONGYEAR Sadie McVEAN John RUPPRECHT George H. FREDERICK Minnie J. FREDERICK Elida FAULKNER Minnie A. MILLER Ella M. BROWN Cassius C. VanNESS Fred W. GOODNOW Willie J. STAFFORD Oscar LONGYEAR Minnie A. LONGYEAR, wife of Oscar Charles B. MORGAN Chloe L. PAYNE David A. McVEAN John C. O'BRIAN Mary L. DRAPER Jennie STAFFORD Milton STAFFORD Catharine A. STAFFORD, wife of Milton Clarence BRUSIE Charles BOWERMAN Charles JUDEVINE Francis JUDEVIND, wife of Charles Albert LANE Mattie A. BOWERMAN Martha L. BOWERMAN Florence BOWERMAN D. Stuart McVEAN Mrs. Eusebie EIGHME Will J. BLOODGOOD Hattie L. BLOODGOOD, wife of Will J. George H. FRENCH Della A. FRENCH, wife of George Henry BEMENT Marcus G. DOYLE Chester S. GILMAN Frances BOWERS Willis D. NEWTON, by letter from Manchester, N. Y. 1888 Alice Isabel REID Mary Stanton SHAW, wife of Gideon Libbie C. MOORE, wife of Charles A. Julia A. PRESTON, wife of Edward Herman Baldwin GREEN Ida Emily GREEN, wife of Herman B. Alfred D. SMITH Cora B. SMITH, wife of Alfred D.