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First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Corporate Name)

Number of records used in: 2

Preferred form: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Used for/see from:

Old Buttonwood Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Earlier heading: Philadelphia. First Presbyterian Church

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Notes

Presbyterian Historical Society. Church records, 1773-

NUCMC data from Presby. Hist. Soc., Phila., for Its Records, 1759-1940 (1950 First and Second Presbyterian churches merged under the name First Presbyterian Church; Phila., Pa.)

Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, c1895: p. 3, etc. (First Presbyterian Church; est. ca. 1685; ca. 1704 also known as Old Buttonwood Church; Third Presbyterian Church originally part of, then designed to be held in perpetual union with First Presbyterian Church, but in 1771 Third Church broke the union)

Phone call to ref. libr., Presby. Hist. Soc., Phila., 6-28-90 (1949 First and Second Presby. churches merged under the name First Presbyterian Church; accepted date of org. of First Presby. Church is 1698)

Information from 678 converted Dec. 17, 2014 (was organized 1692)