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Title
Trinity Church of Marshall Articles of Incorporation
Subject
Articles of incorporation
Churches--Michigan
Calhoun County (Mich.)--History
Episcopal Church
Protestant churches
Description
The 1857 articles of incorporation for Trinity Church of Marshall, Michigan (Protestant Episcopal denomination).
Date
1857-08-24
1857-08-25
1857-08-27
Contributor
Griswold, Hinman
Hudson, David
Lawrence, Edward H.
Joy, Henry L.
Hunt, Jno. L.
Kent, Julius A.
Benedict, Nathan
Lewis, E. A.
Tillotson, A. E.
Church, Ennis
Tillotson, Zenas
Montgomery, J. H.
Schuyler, Anthony D.
Freick, Joseph C.
Schuyler, William R.
Parsons, James M.
Dibble, Charles A.
Lacey, Samuel S.
Rights
In the public domain.
Format
pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MDL.LH.003.036
Coverage
Marshall (Mich.)
Calhoun County (Mich.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
In the matter of
Trinity Church
Marshall
We whose names are hereunto signed being more than sex present professing attachment to the Protestant Episcopal Church in pursuance of an act of the People of the State of Michigan entitled “An act to provide for the organization of Protestant Episcopal Churches” passed February 17, 1857 and for the purpose of becoming a body politic & corporate by the name set forth in these articles in accordance with the _____, Doctrines, Discipline & ______ of the Protestant Episcopal Church, by these articles of agreement, executed and acknowledged in duplicate do hereby agree to organize a church according to the ____ of the Protestant Episcopal Church by the name & style set forth in these articles as follows to wit
1st The name of the proposed church is “Trinity Church” Marshall
2nd The said church is located in the village and township of Marshall, County of Calhoun & State of Michigan
3rd The number of vestrymen who shall have charge of the affairs of said church shall be ___ and the time of the Annual Meeting shall be on the Monday next ______ the festival of Easter in Easter week.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 24th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty seven.
Hinman Griswold
David Hudson
Edward H. Lawrence
Henry L. Joy
Jno. P. Hunt
Julius A. Kent
Nathan Benedict
E. A. Lewis
A. E. Tillotson
Ennis Church
Z. Tillotson
J. H. Montgomery
Ant. Schuyler
Joseph C. Freick
Wm. R. Schuyler
Signed & delivered in presence of
J.M. Parsons &
Charles A. Dibble
State of Michigan
County of Calhoun
James M. Parsons a Notary Public in & for the County of Calhoun duly commissioned & sworn & as such authorized to take acknowledgments pf deeds, do certify that on the 25th day of August AD 1857 personally came before me Hinman Griswold, Edward H Lawrence, Jno P Hunt, A. D. Schuyler, Nathan Benedict, A. E. Tillotson, Zenas Tillotson, David Hudson, Henry L. Joy, Julius A. Kent, E. A. Lewis, Ennis Church, J. H. Montgomery, Wm R Schuyler, and Joseph C. Freick whose names are subscribed to this written article of Agreement & severally acknowledged that they acknowledged that they [sic] executed the said articles of agreement for the uses & purposes therein mandated and I futher certify that I know the said Hinman Griswold, Edward H Lawrence, Jno P Hunt, A.D. Schuyler, Nathan Benedict, A. E. Tillotson, Zenas Tillotson, David Hudson, Henry L. Joy, Julius A. Kent, E. A. Lewis, Ennis Church, J. H. Montgomery, Wm R. Schuyler & Joseph C. Freick to be the same persons described in & who executed the said articles of agreement respectively.
James M Parsons
Notary Public
For Calhoun County
Mich
Recorded August 27th 1857
Samuel S. Lacey
clerk
Trinity Church
Marshall
We whose names are hereunto signed being more than sex present professing attachment to the Protestant Episcopal Church in pursuance of an act of the People of the State of Michigan entitled “An act to provide for the organization of Protestant Episcopal Churches” passed February 17, 1857 and for the purpose of becoming a body politic & corporate by the name set forth in these articles in accordance with the _____, Doctrines, Discipline & ______ of the Protestant Episcopal Church, by these articles of agreement, executed and acknowledged in duplicate do hereby agree to organize a church according to the ____ of the Protestant Episcopal Church by the name & style set forth in these articles as follows to wit
1st The name of the proposed church is “Trinity Church” Marshall
2nd The said church is located in the village and township of Marshall, County of Calhoun & State of Michigan
3rd The number of vestrymen who shall have charge of the affairs of said church shall be ___ and the time of the Annual Meeting shall be on the Monday next ______ the festival of Easter in Easter week.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 24th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty seven.
Hinman Griswold
David Hudson
Edward H. Lawrence
Henry L. Joy
Jno. P. Hunt
Julius A. Kent
Nathan Benedict
E. A. Lewis
A. E. Tillotson
Ennis Church
Z. Tillotson
J. H. Montgomery
Ant. Schuyler
Joseph C. Freick
Wm. R. Schuyler
Signed & delivered in presence of
J.M. Parsons &
Charles A. Dibble
State of Michigan
County of Calhoun
James M. Parsons a Notary Public in & for the County of Calhoun duly commissioned & sworn & as such authorized to take acknowledgments pf deeds, do certify that on the 25th day of August AD 1857 personally came before me Hinman Griswold, Edward H Lawrence, Jno P Hunt, A. D. Schuyler, Nathan Benedict, A. E. Tillotson, Zenas Tillotson, David Hudson, Henry L. Joy, Julius A. Kent, E. A. Lewis, Ennis Church, J. H. Montgomery, Wm R Schuyler, and Joseph C. Freick whose names are subscribed to this written article of Agreement & severally acknowledged that they acknowledged that they [sic] executed the said articles of agreement for the uses & purposes therein mandated and I futher certify that I know the said Hinman Griswold, Edward H Lawrence, Jno P Hunt, A.D. Schuyler, Nathan Benedict, A. E. Tillotson, Zenas Tillotson, David Hudson, Henry L. Joy, Julius A. Kent, E. A. Lewis, Ennis Church, J. H. Montgomery, Wm R. Schuyler & Joseph C. Freick to be the same persons described in & who executed the said articles of agreement respectively.
James M Parsons
Notary Public
For Calhoun County
Mich
Recorded August 27th 1857
Samuel S. Lacey
clerk
Original Format
microfilm