Vermont AHGP
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Genealogy Project
Methodist Church in Cabot
The first family that moved into town became afterward identified with Methodism. The wife of Benj. Webster was one of the members of the first class. It is stated by one of the oldest members of the church that her mother attended a quarterly meeting on Cabot Plain about 1808. This seems to be the first commencement of the society, although the first class was not formed until about 1811.
Members of the first class
| Mrs.
Judge Dana Mrs. Dr. Scott Mrs. B. Webster Mrs. Hills |
Mrs. N. Webster Mrs. Durgin Mrs. Rogers |
The first men to join the class, some short time afterwards, were Judge J. W. Dana, Daniel Smith and Dr. Scott.
The present pastor is Robert Sanderson; Sabbath school superintendent, William S. Atkins, who has held the office for over 15 years. Stewards of the church, Allen Perry, Alvah Elmer, William S. Atkins, D. Reed, M. Seabury, M. J. Stone, S. B. Blodgett, Palmer B. Elmer; organist, Harry P. Whittier; chorister, Herman Osgood.
Pastors since 1824
| 1825, E. Ireson
1826, Sargent and Barker 1827, Aspenwall and E. J. Scott 1828, Foster and Peck 1829, Demming and Page 1830, Cass and Manning 1831, Cutler and Rust 1832, Cutler and Noyes 1833, Sweatland and Scott 1834, Kellogg and Worcester 1835, Brown and Smith 1836, Wells and Hill 1837, Wells and Farnham 1838, L. Austin 1839, C. Liscombe 1840, James Smith 1841 and '42, A. Gibson 1843, H. Kendall 1844 and '45, Z. S. Haines 1846 and '47, P. Frost |
1848, Swichel
1849, W. W. Scott 1850, S. Aldrich 1851, H. T. Jones 1852 and '53, A. L. Cooper 1854 and '55, D. Packer 1856 and '57, D. S. Dexter 1858 and '59, P. P. Ray 1860, E. Copeland 1861. C. Fales 1862 and '63, F. E. King 1864 and '65, A. Hitchcock 1866 and '67, D. Willis 1868 and '69, L. Hill 1870 and 71, J. W. Bemis 1872, 73 and 74, W. H. Wight 1875, '76 and 77, F. H. Roberts 1878 and 79, H. F. Forrest 1880 and '81, R. Sanderson |
Source: History of Washington County Vermont, Collated and Published by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1882.
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