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1860 list of Pastors, Deacons & Parishioners
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Names are given as they were when the persons were received into the church
Pastors	Ordained	Dismissed
Olds, Rev. Jesse	1797	1797 or 1798
Waldo, Rev. Nathan	26 Feb 1806	8 Sept 1812
Pixley, Rev. Benton	3 Jan 1816	Feb 1821
	Installed
Davis, Rev. Joel	3 Mar 1824	31 Dec 1833
Taylor, Rev. Eli W.	27 Nov 1844	6 Dec 1853
Barnard, Rev. Pliny F.	19 Sept 1860
ACTING PASTORS	YEARS ACTING
Low, Rev. Isaac P.	1822
Rockwell, Rev. Daniel	1834-1835
Royce, Rev. Andrew	1835-1840
Davis, Rev. Joel	1840-1841
Vinton, Rev. John A.	1842-1843
Abbott, Rev. Benjamin	1854-1856
Barnard, Rev. P. F.	1856-1860
DEACONS	YEAR ELECTED	DISMISSED/RESIGNED/DIED
Fisk, Jonathan	1796	1811
Kimball, Jared	1799	1817
Smith, James	1811	1829
White, Paul	1812	1860
Ware, Horace	1829	1832
Howe, John D.	1832	1836
Fisk, Samuel L.	1832	1840
Abbott, Urial	1835	1857
Farr, Jonathan, Jr.	1840	1847
Poor, John	1841	1843
Abbott, Orcutt	1844
Smith, Ira	1847	1850
Carelton, Francis	1855
MEMBERS IN ORDER OF ADMISSION
Date Admitted	How Received	How Dismissed
13 Aug 1795, At Organization of the Church
Howe, Sampson	by letter	died 1796
Rust, Joseph	by letter	died 1817
Worthington, Daniel	by letter	died 1830
Burroughs, Daniel	by letter	died
Davenport, Leonard	by letter	died
Brown, Ephraim	by letter	died
Walcott, Elijah	by letter	died
Howe, Hannah	by letter	died
Walcott, Esther	by letter	died
Brown, Hannah	by letter	died
1796
Fisk, Jonathan	by letter	died
Smith, Levi	by profession of faith	died 1832
Worthington, Hannah	by letter	died 1805
Smith, Caty	by profession of faith	died 1848
Fisk, Mrs. Molly	by letter	died
Phillips, Mrs. Azuba	by letter	died
1799
Smith, James	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1829
Abell, Simon	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1824
Smith, Mrs. James	by profession of faith	died
Abell, Mrs. Rachel	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1824
Kimball, Mrs. Jared	by profession of faith	died
Buck, Mrs. William	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1829
Clark, Benjamin	by profession of faith	died
Taylor, Nehemiah	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church
Howe, Perley	by profession of faith	died 1839
Kimball, Jared	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1817
Taylor, Mrs. Nehemiah	by letter	dismissed to other Church
Johnson, Henry	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1810
Buck, William	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1829
Smith, Asa	by profession of faith	died 1844
Howe, Mrs. Sarah	by profession of faith	died 1840
Luce, Mrs. Edith	by profession of faith	died 1836
Townsend, Mrs. Phebe	by profession of faith	died 1841
Townsend, Lydia		died
Jeffords, Mrs. Darius		died
Stebbins, Eleanor	by profession of faith	died 1858
Stebbins, Brainerd	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1817
Stebbins, Miss________	by letter	?
Stebbins, Enos	by profession of faith	died 1813
Hopkins, Mrs. Robert	by profession of faith	died
1805
Fellows, Nathan	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1811
Hopkins, Mrs. James	by letter	died
Fellows, Mrs. Nathan	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1811
Sexton, Levi	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1812
Wight, Simeon	by profession of faith	died
Wight, Mrs., Simeon	by profession of faith	died 1829
Delano, Barnabus	by profession of faith	died 1847
Delano, Mrs. Ruth	by profession of faith	died 1860
Farnsworth, Thomas	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1828
Farnsworth, Mrs. Thomas	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1828
Durkee, William	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1807
Durkee, Mrs. William	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1807
Johnson, Mrs., Henry	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1810
Smith, Mrs. Hannah	by profession of faith	died 1845
French, Mrs. Thomas	by profession of faith	?
White, Paul	by letter	died 1860
White, Mrs. Polly	by letter	died 1858
Bacon, Edmund	by profession of faith	died 1828
Bacon, Mrs. Tamma	by profession of faith	died 1855
Clark, John	by profession of faith	died 1859
Clark, Mrs. Susanna	by profession of faith
Stebbins, Mrs. Polly	by profession of faith	died 1810
Root, Azuba	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1811
1806
Simonds, Mrs. Shubael	by profession of faith
Bates, Jonathan	by letter	died 1808
Bates, Mrs. Mehitable	by letter	died
Durkee, Samuel	by profession of faith	excommunicated 1809
Works, Mrs. Dorothy	by letter	died 1835
West, Josiah	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1815
1807
Jackson, Nathan	by letter	?
Jackson, Mrs. Elizabeth	by letter	?
Jackson, Thomas	by letter	?
Root, Thomas	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1811
Coleman, Diadema	by profession of faith
1808
Case, Mrs. Polly	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1813
1809
Hatch, Mrs. Roxanna	by letter	died 1811
1812
Martin, Richard	by letter	died 1816
Martin, Mrs. Dorcas	by letter	died 1829
1813
Fletcher, Mrs. Chloe		died
1816
Pixley, Rev. Benton	by letter	?
White, Mrs., Zeruiah	by profession of faith	died 1842
Grosvenor, Abel	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1817
Grosvenor, Mrs. Abel	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1817
Howe, Mrs. Clarissa	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church
Downs, Susannah	by profession of faith	?
Townsend, Mrs. Mary	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1819
Abbott, Mrs. Pamelia	by profession of faith	died 1854
Carter, Mrs. Sally	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1838
Newcomb, Mrs. Hannah	by letter	died 1854
Paddock, Mrs. Mary	by profession of faith	?
Smith, Mrs. Mary	by profession of faith	died 1853
Farnsworth, Mrs. Rachel	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1828
White, Josiah	by profession of faith	died 1852
Howe, Thomas	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church
Briggs, Polly	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1844
Smith, Polly	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1824
Smith, Alba	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1821
Bacon, Esther	by profession of faith	died 1839
Bacon, Fanny	by profession of faith	died
Crane, Polly	by profession of faith
Works, Uriel	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1813
1817
Delano, Jonas S.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1830
Carpenter, Mrs.__________		died
Abbott, Urial	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1857
Wilson, Hannah	by letter	died
Martin, Nancy	by profession of faith	died
1820
Cram, Jonathan	by letter
1822
Palmer, Mrs. Mary	by profession of faith	died 1854
Rust, Elijah	by letter	died 1846
1824
Gale, Elisha	by letter	died
Gale, Mrs. Elisha	by letter	died
Williams, Mrs. Tabitha	by letter	died 1856
Ware, Horace	by letter
Ware, Mrs. Persis	by letter	died 1859
Green, Alanson	by letter	died 1845
1825
Smith, Mrs. Hannah	by profession of faith
Graves, Joel	by letter	died 1849
Graves, Mrs. Lucy	by letter	died 1843
1826
Smith, Ira	by profession of faith	excommunicated 1852
Farr, Jonathan, Jr.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1847
Farr, Philena	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1838
Clark, Susan	by profession of faith
1827
Davis, Mrs. Persis B.	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1835
Davis, Betsey M.	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1836
Crane, Mrs. Eleanor	by profession of faith	died 1832
Bates, Mrs. Lucinda	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1851
Crane, Adaline	by profession of faith
Kinsman, James H.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1850
Badger, Oliver	by profession of faith
Clark, Joshua H.	by profession of faith
Clark, Deborah	by profession of faith
Farr, Jonathan	by letter	died
Farr, Mrs. Rebecca	by letter	died
Smith, Nathaniel	by letter	?
1828
Coggin, Mrs. Rebecca	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1849
Welch, Maria	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1841
Harris, Sarah	by profession of faith	?
Abbott, Martha	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1850
1829
Smith, William	by profession of faith
Paine, George	by profession of faith	?
Paine, Martha O.	by profession of faith	?
1831
Delano, Mrs. Alice	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1838
Howe, Mrs. Sarah F.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1836
Cram, Mrs. Anna	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church
Snow, Mrs. Hannah	by profession of faith	died 1842
Clark, Daniel	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1835
Fisk, Samuel L.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1840
Fisk, Mrs. Lucy	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1840
Robinson, David	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1836
Robinson, Mrs. Delinda	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1836
Smith, John C.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1841
Abbott, Orcutt	by profession of faith
Smith, Mrs. Ruth	by profession of faith	died
Farr, Eunice	by profession of faith
Rood, Judith	by profession of faith
Nichols, Daniel	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1856
Nichols, Mrs. Ruth	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1856
Lynde, John	by profession of faith
Smith, Oren	by profession of faith
Whitney, Ralph	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church
Delano, Isaac	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1838
Goodale, Ora K.	by profession of faith	excommunicated
Works, Perley	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1835
Smith, Wealthy	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church
Smith, Dolly	by profession of faith
Works, Mrs. Mary	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1835
Flint, Dulcina	by profession of faith
Davis, Martha B.	by profession of faith
Davis, Persis D.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1844
Smith, Laura	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1841
Smith, Marcia	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1856
Smith, Lucia	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church
Palmer, John	by profession of faith
Poor, James	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1836
Poor, Mrs. Adaline	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1836
White, Elvira	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1834
Green, Hannah	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1842
Kinsman, Emily	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1846
Carter, Hannah	by profession of faith	?
Clark, Wealthy	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1846
Bacon, Phebe	by profession of faith
Smith, Mrs. Mary	by profession of faith	died 1853
Hutchinson, Lois	?
1832
Kilburn, James	by profession of faith	died 1852
Flint, Warren	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church
Flint, Mrs. Warren	by letter	dismissed to other Church
Cram, Chester	by profession of faith	excommunicated 1848
Wight, Mrs. Lavinia	?
Smith, Mrs. Polly	by profession of faith	died 1859
Flint, Mrs. Sally	by letter
Smith, Asa B.	by letter
1833
Poor, John	by profession of faith	died 1843
Coleman, Sally M.	by profession of faith	died
Delano, Jonas S.	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1836
Delano, Mrs. Amanda	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1836
1835
Martin, Mrs. Betsey	by profession of faith
Rockwell, Clarinda	by profession of faith	?
Royce, Mrs. Lucinda	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1841
1836
Kinsman, Denison	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1857
White, Caroline	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1847
Glysson, Mrs. Sarah	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1856
Glysson, Eunice M.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1856
Glysson, Mary E.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1856
Glysson, Sarah A.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1856
1837
Perry, N. W.	by letter
Perry, Mrs. Clarissa	by letter
Farr, Elizabeth W.	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1851
Smith, James		dismissed to other Church 1837
1838
Smith, Lucius		dismissed to other Church 1841
Smith, Mrs. Mary		dismissed to other Church 1841
Perrin, Mrs. Maria	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1842
Poole, Mary Ann	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1840
Farr, Abigail	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1847
Rood, John	by letter	died 1852
Rood, Mrs. Judith	by letter	died 1839
Smith, Mrs. Lavinia	by letter	died 1849
1840
Church, Asaph	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1841
Church, Mrs. Aurelia	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1841
Stockwell, Daniel	by letter	died 1850
Stockwell, Mrs. Abigail	by letter
Abbott, Lemuel	by profession of faith	died 1842
Pride, Darius K.	by profession of faith	died 1840
Pride, Darius	by profession of faith
Pride, Mrs. Sally	by profession of faith
Pride, Emily	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1842
Pride, Mary E.	by profession of faith	died 1841
Cram, Lydia		died 1840
1841
Weeden, H. C.	by letter	died 1856
Gale, Martha	by letter	died 1841
Bass, Mary	by profession of faith	died
Bass, Charlotte	by profession of faith	died 1856
Coggswell, Nathan	by letter	died 1843
Coggswell, Mrs. Lydia	by letter	died 1848
Clark, Daniel	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1854
Porter, Mrs. Harriet B.	by letter	died 1843
Badger, Mrs. Lydia	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1842
1842
Ainsworth, Caroline	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1845
Ainsworth, Lucy Mathilda See genealogy below	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1852
Reed, Job	by letter	died 1842
Reed, Mrs. Sally	by letter	died 184( )
Morton, Laura	by profession of faith
White, Mason	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1850
Allord, Maria	by letter
Brown, Joseph	by profession of faith	died 1848
Newcomb, Mrs. Harriet	by letter
Crane, Mary	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1849
1843
Vinton, Rev. John A.	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1850
White, Dana P.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1849
Jilson, Mrs. Arvilla	by letter	died 1853
Coleman, Althea	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1844
1844
Ware, Caroline	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1851
Sanborn, Oren K.		excommunicated 1848
Taylor, Rev. Eli W.	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1854
Taylor, Mrs. Laura K.	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1854
1846
Lynn, James	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1856
White, John T.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1852
Converse, Alfred	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1847
Converse, Mrs. Favella P	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1844
1847
Martin, Caroline		died 1850
Winch, Caleb M.	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1850
1848
White, Dorcas	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1843
Lyman, George
Lyman, Mrs. Rachel	by letter
1849
White, Rollin	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1852
1851
Flint, Warren	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1852
Flint, Mrs. Christianna	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1852
Ainsworth, Mrs. Laura see genealogy below	by profession of faith
Crane, Mrs. Mary A.	by profession of faith
Bailey, Mrs. Lucinda	by profession of faith
Beckwith, Mrs. Lucy	by profession of faith
Brown, Mary A.	by profession of faith
Brown, Adaline	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1853
Smith, Catharine	by profession of faith	died 1853
Poor, Sarah S.	by profession of faith
Poor, Louisa	by profession of faith
Bacon, Chloe	by letter
1852
White, Mrs. Chloe	by letter
White, Caroline	by letter	dismissed to other Church 1860
Brown, Lucy R.	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1859
Ainsworth, Mrs. Hannah see genealogy below	by profession of faith	died 1856
Davenport, Caroline	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1859
Tucker, Ichabod	by letter
Carelton, Francis	by letter
Carelton, Mrs. Louisa	by letter
1853
Brown, Jane	by profession of faith	dismissed to other Church 1860
Tucker, John F.	by profession of faith
Smith, Harriet A.	by profession of faith
Poole, Mrs. Polly	by profession of faith	died 1859
1856
Bingham, Hazen M.	by letter
Bingham, Mrs. Leonora	by letter
1857
Clark, John, Jr.	by letter
Clark, Mrs. Nancy	by letter
Barnard, Rev. Pliny F.	by letter
Barnard, Mrs. Julia H.	by letter
Kathan, Mrs. Mary G.	by letter
Howe, Mrs. Abigail	by letter
Abbott, Mrs. Ruth V.	by profession of faith
Clark, Martha	by letter
Flint, Mrs. Dolly E.	by profession of faith
Martin, Mrs. Gracia H.	by profession of faith
1858
Benedict, Sabrina M.	by profession of faith
Fay, Gardiner	by profession of faith
Fay, Mrs. Matilda C.	by profession of faith
Rising, Nancy	by letter
Martin, Mrs. Olive	by letter
Brown, Mrs. Ellen	by letter
Smith, Henry M.	by profession of faith
see below for Ainsworth genealogy Ainsworth, George A.	by profession of faith
see below for Ainsworth genealogy Ainsworth, Frank W.	by profession of faith
Williams, Joseph K., Jr.	by profession of faith
Clark, Chester W.	by profession of faith
Walker, Enos F.	by profession of faith
Smith, Edwin C.	by profession of faith
Ware, Emily	by profession of faith
Beckett, Amanda	by profession of faith
Ainsworth, Elizabeth C. see Ainsworth genealogy below	by profession of faith	died 1859
Ainsworth, Emma L. see Ainsworth genealogy below	by profession of faith
Ainsworth, Laura L. see Ainsworth genealogy below	by profession of faith
Smith, Eunice M.	by profession of faith
Bass, Sarah B.	by profession of faith
Lynde, Martha	by profession of faith
Bass, Mrs. Catherine W.	by profession of faith
Bass, Mrs. Alma	by profession of faith
Bass, Fanny C.	by profession of faith
Newcomb, Mary	by profession of faith
Smith, Ellen	by profession of faith
Benedict, Armina A.	by profession of faith
Howe, Rhoda A.	by letter
Flint, Elisha	by profession of faith
Poor, Darius	by profession of faith
1859
Martin, Melissa N.	by profession of faith
Bass, Mrs. Sarah C.	by profession of faith
Davis, Norman G.	by profession of faith
1860
Walker, Mrs. Laura	by letter
Poor, Betsey A.	by profession of faith
McAllister, Mrs. Matilda	by letter
McAllister, Emeline B.	by letter

Sources: The Ainsworth Family In America by Francis J. Parker; VT Vital Records; Town Records & Census
Caroline Ainsworth b: 27 Sept 1821 Williamstown; d: 18 Mar 1913 in Williamstown; m: 5 Sep 1842 in Williamstown, VT., Wm. Harrison Waterman b: 7 Sept 1813 in Johnson, Lamoille, VT.; d: 18 Jan 1867 Olympia, WA. Children: all born Racine, WI Frank b: 16 May 1844 Lucy M. b: 13 Jan 1846; d: 13 Sept 1846 Racine, WI Calvin b: 6 July 1847 Laura b: 5 Sept 1849; m: 6 Apr 1874 in Williamstown, VT., Wm. A. Boots Caroline Paine b: 27 Dec 1851; d: 19 Dec 1930 Montpelier, Washington, VT Wm. Harrison b: 22 Oct 1857 Mary Eleanor b: 14 Nov 1863 Caroline was dtr. of Calvin Ainsworth & Laura Lynde. William was s/o Thomas Waterman & Eleanoe Dodge.
Hannah Coburn b: 28 Sept 1805; d: 14 Mar 1856 in Williamstown, VT.; m: 18 Oct 1835 Rodolphus Ainsworth s/o Ebenezer Ainsworth of Woodstock, CT. & Northfield, VT. & Joanna West of Tolland, CT. Rodolphus b: 8 Nov 1800 Brookfield, VT.; d: 1 July 1856 in Williamstown, VT. Children: all born VT. George Albigence b: 8 Nov 1836; d: 12 Dec 1890; m: 3 July 1864 VT. Betsey Lovethe Bass. Ella b: 17 Sept 1837; d: 27 Sept 1837 VT. Elizabeth C. b: 13 Apr 1839; d: 27 Oct 1859 Frank Waterman b: 11 Sept 1840; m: 5 Dec 1855 in Racine, WI to Emily Rebecca Lynde b: 31 July 1841 IL; d: 3 Dec 1879 d/o George W. Lynde & Lucretia C. Rich Frederick Augustus b: 12 May 1845 Charles H. b: 8 1849; d: 17 Apr 1872
Laura Lucretia Ainsworth d/o Calvin & Laura Lynde b: 29 Dec 1846 in Williamstown, VT.; d: 6 Apr 1925 in Montpelier, VT.; m: 19 Dec 1867 in Williamstown, VT., James Edward Ainsworth s/o Ralph Ainsworth & Polly Drury Chase._______________________________ Lucy M. was d/o Calvin Ainsworth & Laura Lynde. Lucy b: 25 Mar 1826 in Williamstown, VT.; m: 25 May 1856 Thomas D. Strong, MD of Westfield, NY; she d: 27 Apr 1891.

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