Browse the First Congregational Church records in Cheshire, Connecticut

The First Congregational Church in Cheshire, Connecticut was organized in 1724. The town separated from Wallingford in 1780. The first settled minister in Cheshire was Rev. Samuel Hall, a graduate of Yale, who was ordained in 1724 and served as minister for more than fifty years until his death in 1776. Rev. John Foot, a Yale graduate and the son-in-law of Rev. Hall, was ordained in Cheshire in 1767 to assist Hall and took over upon his death. Foot served as minister until his death in 1813. 

The current meetinghouse was built in 1826 in the Federal style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. First Congregational Church in Cheshire is active today and is a member of the United Church of Christ (UCC). 

This collection contains two volumes of records which include admissions, baptisms, marriages, deaths, meeting notes, and sermon notes. One volume was kept by Rev. Hall and the other by Rev. Foot.   

Materials in this collection have been digitized in partnership with the Connecticut State Library and have been made available through our New England's Hidden Histories project.