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Title
First Congregational Society of the Township of Bedford Articles of Incorporation
Subject
Articles of incorporation
Churches--Michigan
Calhoun County (Mich.)--History
Congregational Society--Michigan--History--19th century
Description
The 1854 articles of incorporation for the First Congregational Society of the Township of Bedford, Michigan.
Date
1854-11-14
1854-04-10
1854-04-15
Contributor
Hussey, Erastus
Hale, Solon
Demarest, Jacob
Anthony, David
Gadsmark, John
Hamilton, George B.
Crandall, John K.
Rights
In the public domain.
Format
pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MDL.LH.003.012
Coverage
Bedford Township (Calhoun County, Mich.)
Calhoun County (Mich.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
First Congregational Church
in the Township of Bedford
Michigan
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the first Congregational Society of the Township of Bedford, due notice having been according to law, the following votes were taken, ___: J___ H___ and Solon Hale were chosen Moderators and David Anthony was chosen clerk.
On motion Resolved that three Trustees shall be chosen for said society. Therefore Jacob Demarest, Solon Hale and John Gadsmark were elected for said Trustees and in _______ Solon Hale was chosen for one year, Jacob Demarest for two years and John Gadsmark for three years.
Bedford Nov 14th 1854
Meeting adjourned to meet for further business to the 28 inst.
J____ H____ & Solon _____
Moderators
John Gadsmark
Jacob Demarest
Solon Hale
Trustees
David Anthony
Clerk
Signed in the presence of
George B. Hamilton
John K. Crandall
State of Michigan
County of Calhoun
On this tenth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four before me a Justice of the Peace and for said county personally came before me Solon Hale Jacob Demarest & John Gadsmark known to me to be the persons above named Trustees who signed the above instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free act.
George B. Hamilton
Justice of the Peace
Recorded April 15 1854
Erastus Hussey County Clerk
in the Township of Bedford
Michigan
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the first Congregational Society of the Township of Bedford, due notice having been according to law, the following votes were taken, ___: J___ H___ and Solon Hale were chosen Moderators and David Anthony was chosen clerk.
On motion Resolved that three Trustees shall be chosen for said society. Therefore Jacob Demarest, Solon Hale and John Gadsmark were elected for said Trustees and in _______ Solon Hale was chosen for one year, Jacob Demarest for two years and John Gadsmark for three years.
Bedford Nov 14th 1854
Meeting adjourned to meet for further business to the 28 inst.
J____ H____ & Solon _____
Moderators
John Gadsmark
Jacob Demarest
Solon Hale
Trustees
David Anthony
Clerk
Signed in the presence of
George B. Hamilton
John K. Crandall
State of Michigan
County of Calhoun
On this tenth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four before me a Justice of the Peace and for said county personally came before me Solon Hale Jacob Demarest & John Gadsmark known to me to be the persons above named Trustees who signed the above instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free act.
George B. Hamilton
Justice of the Peace
Recorded April 15 1854
Erastus Hussey County Clerk
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