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Title
First Baptist Church and Society of Ceresco Articles of Incorporation
Subject
Articles of incorporation
Churches--Michigan
Calhoun County (Mich.)--History
Baptist Church--Michigan--History--19th century
Description
The 1855 articles of incorporation for the First Baptist Church and Society of Ceresco, Michigan.
Date
1855-05-26
1856-03-17
Contributor
Palmer, Lysander D.
Alexander, Charles
Newbre, James
Mott, Denton
Kincaid, Andrew
Noyes, Lucius G.
Lacy, Samuel S.
Rights
In the public domain.
Format
pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MDL.LH.003.013
Coverage
Ceresco (Mich.)
Calhoun County (Mich.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
State of Michigan
County of Calhoun
At a meeting of the Baptist Church & Society of Ceresco consisting of more than five persons of full age who are desirous of forming themselves into a religious Society & who have signed articles of association for that purpose held at the School house in Ceresco in the county of Calhoun & State of Michigan in the 26th day of May A.D. 1855 at 4 o’clock in the afternoon pursuant to Public Notice given by the Rev LD Palmer the minister of said Church & Society to the congregation at least fifteen days & for three successive Sabbaths, in which said Church & Society statedly met for public worship ___ proceeding this day. Rev L.D. Palmer was appointed deacon & S.T. Palmer clerk & L.D. Palmer & Charles Alexander were duly nominated by a majority of the votes & appointed Inspectors of this election.
Whereupon the meeting there proceeded to elect by ballot the following persons for trustees of said Church & Society, & for the following terms to wit
James Newbre for one year
Denton Mott &
____ville Beardsley for two years
Charles Alexander &
Andrew Kincaid for three years
And it was resolved that the name by which said trustees & their successors in office shall forever after be known & called, shall be “the first Baptist church & Society of Ceresco.”
Given under our hands & seals this 26th day of May A.D. 1855
Lysander D. Palmer
Charles Alexander
Inspectors of Election
In presence of
State of Michigan
Calhoun County
In this 17th of March A.D. 1856 before me a Justice of the Peace in afor said county personaly appeared Charles Alexander & Lysander D Palmer the Inspectors of Election ______ __ & who executed the forgoing certificate to me known and acknowledged that they executed said certificate for the purposes therein expressed, as their free act & deed.
Lucius G Noyes
Justice of the Peace
Recorded March 17th 1856
S.S. Lacy
Clerk
County of Calhoun
At a meeting of the Baptist Church & Society of Ceresco consisting of more than five persons of full age who are desirous of forming themselves into a religious Society & who have signed articles of association for that purpose held at the School house in Ceresco in the county of Calhoun & State of Michigan in the 26th day of May A.D. 1855 at 4 o’clock in the afternoon pursuant to Public Notice given by the Rev LD Palmer the minister of said Church & Society to the congregation at least fifteen days & for three successive Sabbaths, in which said Church & Society statedly met for public worship ___ proceeding this day. Rev L.D. Palmer was appointed deacon & S.T. Palmer clerk & L.D. Palmer & Charles Alexander were duly nominated by a majority of the votes & appointed Inspectors of this election.
Whereupon the meeting there proceeded to elect by ballot the following persons for trustees of said Church & Society, & for the following terms to wit
James Newbre for one year
Denton Mott &
____ville Beardsley for two years
Charles Alexander &
Andrew Kincaid for three years
And it was resolved that the name by which said trustees & their successors in office shall forever after be known & called, shall be “the first Baptist church & Society of Ceresco.”
Given under our hands & seals this 26th day of May A.D. 1855
Lysander D. Palmer
Charles Alexander
Inspectors of Election
In presence of
State of Michigan
Calhoun County
In this 17th of March A.D. 1856 before me a Justice of the Peace in afor said county personaly appeared Charles Alexander & Lysander D Palmer the Inspectors of Election ______ __ & who executed the forgoing certificate to me known and acknowledged that they executed said certificate for the purposes therein expressed, as their free act & deed.
Lucius G Noyes
Justice of the Peace
Recorded March 17th 1856
S.S. Lacy
Clerk
Original Format
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