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Presbyterian Historical Society

Poughkeepsie, First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church, Poughkeepsie, New York was organized in 1749. The Church was reorganized by the Presbytery of North River in 1826 from a church in Pleasant Valley which probably took the name after an earlier defunct Presbyterian Church. The church building was built and dedicated on Cannon St.

A search of our catalogs shows records of the First Presbyterian Church, Poughkeepsie, New York deposited in our holdings:

  • First Presbyterian Church, Poughkeepsie, NY. Session  Minutes and records, 1826-1903, manuscript, 3 volumes: v.1, 1826-1842 -- Membership, 1826-1841 -- Baptisms, 1832-1839. v.2, 1841-1889. v.3, 1890-1903. Ms. 1844 letter giving history of church "from early times" is tipped into v.1. (Call number: Vault BX 9211 .N72601 F51)
     
  • First Presbyterian Church, Poughkeepsie, NY. Records, 1790-1958 [microform]. Filming order: r.1, Congregational minutes, 1790-1792. Session minutes and register, 1826-1842. Session minutes, 1841-1903 -- r.2, Trustees minutes, 1826-1899. Church register, 1896-1958. Collection consists of: Session minutes, Registers, early Congregational meeting minutes, and Trustees minutes. (Call number: MFPOS 1214 r. 1-2)*
     
  • First Presbyterian Church, Poughkeepsie, NY. Records, 1896-1958. Church registers. Includes baptisms, 1929-1958, and marriages, 1929-1958. (Call number: 02 1118)

The society also holds congregation minutes (1790-1792), trustees minutes (1826-1899), printed histories (6), and photographs (2) of the congregation.

If you are interested in borrowing the microfilm, please contact the reference desk for more information.

Sources:

Inventory of the Church Archives of New York: Presbyterian Churches (New York, NY: The Historical Records Survey. Works Progress Administration, 1940).