First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Corporate minutes]]> Baptists]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church discipline]]> Church membership]]> Church management]]> Poor]]> Charity]]> Church fund raising]]> Church committees]]> Pews and pew rights]]>
There is an alphabetical index of church members' names at the back of the book.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Burial records]]> Lutherans]]> Episcopalians]]> Cemeteries]]> Lutheran Church]]> Episcopal Church]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Marriage records]]> Baptismal records]]> Lutherans]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Burial records]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Marriages are listed first, ordered chronologically and include the name of the bride and groom, method of marriage (license or publishing), and date. An alphabetical index of names appears after page 140.

The Baptisms are listed second, ordered chronologically, and include the name of child being baptized, their place and date of birth, parents' names and godparents' names. An alphabetical index of names appears after page 244.

Burials are listed last, ordered chronologically, and include at minimum the name of the deceased and date of their burial, and often more information such as place of death and age at time of death. Alphabetical indexes of names appear at intervals throughout the burial listings.]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> Church discipline]]> Presbyterians]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church committees]]> Church membership]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]>
Entries note the date and place of meetings, members present, and business discussed. Topics include but are not limited to: the purchase of new grounds and building of a new meeting house; the assignment of pews and pew rents and later a rise in pew rents to help the church out of debt; fees for baptisms and terms for burials; the choice of a new minister; discipline of members for ill behavior; and application for a charter.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church membership]]> Baptismal records]]> Burial records]]> Sermons]]> Love feasts]]> African Americans]]> Church records and registers]]> Manuscripts]]> Diaries]]> ]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Presbyterians]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church management]]> Church finance]]> Church fund raising]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church buildings]]> Church committees]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Sermons]]> Church membership]]> Quakers]]> Baptismal records]]> Burial records]]> Love feasts]]> Church records and registers]]> Manuscripts]]> Diaries]]> ]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Baptismal records]]> Church membership]]> Baptism and church membership]]> Baptists]]> Burial records]]> Registers (Lists)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Church schools]]> Love feasts]]> Church membership]]> Burial records]]> Sermons]]> Indians of North America]]> Baptismal records]]> Church records and registers]]> Manuscripts]]> Diaries]]> ]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church discipline]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> Corporate minutes]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Cemeteries]]> Church records and registers]]> Burial records]]>
Several notes about individuals buried at Potter's Field in Philadelphia are included on the final page.

This manuscript was likely sent or intended to be sent to church leadership in Bethlehem, PA.]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Baptismal records]]> Burial records]]> Marriage records]]> Church records and registers]]>
Note: Text on pages i-iv is in German.]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Love feasts]]> Sermons]]> Church membership]]> Hymns]]> Church management]]> Church records and registers]]> Indians of North America]]> Baptismal records]]> Manuscripts]]> Diaries]]> ]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Church membership]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Baptismal records]]> Marriage records]]> Immigrants]]> Church records and registers]]>
Most of the column headings are in German, for which translations have been provided: "No." (number), "Namen" (names), "geboren" (born/date of birth), "woher" (where born), "Religion" (faith traditions), "in die Ehe getreten" (entered into marriage), "ins Land kommen" (arrival in the country), "Aufgenommen" (received as a member), "zur Communion" (admitted to communion), "Ihre Kinder" (their children), "geboren" (born/dates of birth of children), and "getauft, von wem" (date child baptized, by whom).

Contains an incomplete index that was never used.]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Lutherans]]> Baptismal records]]> Marriage records]]> Burial records]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Clergy]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Baptismal records are found on images 5-67 (1750-1780) and 191-203 (1780-1788).

Burial records from are found on images 2-4 (1787-1789) and 177-190 (1750-1776).

Marriage records from are found on images 4-5 (1778); 68-158 (1750-1779); and 169-175 (1779-1780); and 204-237 (1779-1789).

Although the vast majority of records in this bound volume are baptisms, burials and marriages, images 158 to 168 include accounts of the experiences of several early pastors of Gloria Dei in the 1730s, 1740s and 1750s. These pages include notes from meetings with the congregation and vestry.

Some entries are written in Swedish.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish elections]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church management]]> Church fund raising]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church of England]]> Episcopalians]]> Corporate minutes]]> Episcopal Church]]>
Note: Page 92 was blank and was not scanned.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Naturalization records]]> Lutherans]]> Rudman, Andrew, 1668-1708]]> Lutheran Church]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Lutherans]]> Marriage records]]> Burial records]]> Indians of North America]]> Sweden]]> Netherlands]]> Land Settlement]]> Colonies]]> African Americans]]> Rudman, Andrew, 1668-1708]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church finance]]> Registers of births, etc.]]> Church fund raising]]> Poor]]> Charity]]> Clergy]]> Lutheran Church]]>
Meeting minutes for the general parish and church council of Gloria Dei are interspersed with these personal accounts, as well as copies of letters to and from various kings, queens, bishops and archbishops in Europe. Topics covered include: land purchases; the building and upkeep of churches, including Gloria Dei and its cemetery; the need for new ministers and the struggle to house and pay them; the establishment of standards for religious practices in the new land; listings of Swedish families, including information on births, deaths, and marriages; and ongoing relations between the Swedes and their Indian, Dutch and English neighbors, including Quakers and the leaders of Christ Church.

The last third of the book consists of financial accounts kept by Gloria Dei. Sums recorded include Sunday collections, special fundraising efforts, and expenditures for church repair, ministers' travel, and support of the poor and sick in the congregation.

Note: The vast majority of records in this book run to 1760, but several documents at the back of the volume date from the early 1800s.]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> ]]>