Person:Sarah Hall (177)

Pg 164 (& 165), Jersey City, Dwelling 818, Family 1335, Lines 37-40 (& Line 1), NARA microfilm publication M593, rolls 866-868 (uncertain of exact roll), FHL microfilm 0552365

Newark, ED 44, Pg 477D, Dwelling 29, Family 34, Lines 18-22, NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 777

New York City, 9th Ward 3rd District, Pg 290 (Image 922), Dwelling 1053, Family 2209, Lines 1-6, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 544

ED 7, Ward 8, New York City, Dwelling 139, Family 370, Lines 35-38

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9GS-Z8Q :, Sarah E Somerville in entry for James Somerville, 1900

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHQX-SJ5: Sarah E Somerville, Malibu Township Los Angeles City Ward 753, Los Angeles, California; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet 6A, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820105

Jersey City, 4th Ward, Pg 161, Dwelling 880, Family 1265, Lines 9-13, NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 693

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information

The Berean Baptist Church of the City of New York, an offshoot of the North Berian Baptist Church, was organized in 1838. "Its first house of worship was a small brick meeting-house in Kings Street, Near Varick. Its constituent members were only twenty-one in number. Doctor Perkins served the church six years, and was succeeded by John Dowling, D.D.. The church now moved to a new meeting-house with parsonage adjoining." It became The Memorial Church of Christ, Washington Square South, which, in turn, became the Judson Memorial Church in Washington Square South. Source: The First Church, and Other Churches P. 156 - 157. Although Alexander Taber and Sarah Elizabeth Hall are not listed as church members in Berean Church Registers.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Original Data: Church Registers. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Description:

This collection includes baptism, marriage, death, burial, and other records from Presbyterian churches in 48 states and the District of Columbia.

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About This Collection

Presbyterianism traces its roots primarily to England and Scotland during the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. John Knox, a Scotsman who studied in Geneva with the French theologian John Calvin, is credited with having brought Calvinist teachings back to Scotland. He, along with protestants among the Scottish nobility, led the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. While churches of other protestant denominations are typically governed by either an episcopal system (by bishops) or through congregationalism, Presbyterians are governed via representative assemblies called presbyteries.

Early immigrants to America included Presbyterians, who founded congregations in the New World as early as the 1630s. They were an integral part of early American history and participated in endeavors such as the writing of state and national constitutions. Their belief system was one of the driving forces behind the creation of a new government that included separation of powers as well as checks and balances on those powers.

Topics such as theology, governance, and slavery were all sources of disagreements within the Presbyterian church and led to the formation of separate Presbyterian denominations during the early history of the United States. In the 20th century, topics such as women's issues, civil rights, and social justice issues have all had an impact on Presbyterian churches as well. Various denominations within the United States have split, reunited, and reorganized on multiple occasions due to internal debates on these and other issues. Today, the largest of the existing denominations is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which formed in 1983 as a result of the reunion of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

See the Presbyterian Historical Society's website for more information on the history of the Presbyterian church.

What you can find in the records

This collection currently includes baptism, marriage, death, burial, and other records from Presbyterian churches in 38 states. Records from additional churches will be added in future updates to this collection.

Baptism records typically include the name of the child or adult being baptized, his or her parents’ names, and the date and place of baptism. In some cases, a birth date is noted as well. In some registers, you may find family groups being baptized together. An infant baptism can be a clue that a member had been in the congregation for all of his or her life, whereas baptisms performed later in life could indicate the family had more recently joined a congregation.

Marriage records typically include the names of the bride and groom, as well as the date and place of marriage. Additional information may include the name of the officiant, the couple's residences, or their ages. Other remarks were sometimes recorded as well.

Death and burial records typically included the name of the deceased, and the date and place of death or burial. Additional information may include the age or birth date of the deceased, his or her residence, relatives' names, and in some cases even the cause of death. Other remarks were sometimes recorded as well.

Membership records often list the names of family members, as well as the dates of admission and how the member was received into the church (e.g., baptism, certificate/transfer from another church, or other, which could indicate a conversion from another denomination), and on when they left or moved away. In addition, various other types of records are included in this collection as well. Records for a specific church may include lists of probationers or suspended members, communion rolls, school lists, minutes, or lists of church officials. This last group of records are not indexed and so are not searchable, but they can be browsed.

Index to Register of Voters, Sawtelle, California