Overview of the Collection
Western Reserve Historical Society
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River Records
0.40 linear feet (1 container)
The Presbytery of Grand River was formed in 1814 in Grand River, Ohio, from the Hartford Presbytery. The collection consists of the petition to form the Presbytery, annual presbytery reports, and minutes of meetings held in Austinburg, Burton, Geneva, Hudson, Warren, and other cities throughout northeastern Ohio.
MS 0500
The records are in English
closed stacks1814-1870
Scope and ContentPresbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River Records, 1814-1818 and 1829-1870, consist of the petition to form the Presbytery, annual presbyterial reports, and minutes of meetings held in Austinburg, Burton, Geneva, Hudson, Warren, and other cities throughout northeastern Ohio.
The collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Presbyterian Church in the United States in general and in northeast Ohio in particular. Those interested in religious history in the Western Reserve during the nineteenth century will find this collection useful. Genealogists might find this collection useful.
Statement of ArrangementThe collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.
Restrictions on AccessWhile there are no access restrictions on this collection, researchers will be asked to use the microfilm of this collection.
Preferred Citation[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 500 Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Acquisition InformationGift of Carroll Cutler for the Presbytery of Cleveland, 1876.
Indexing TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Government.Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Grand RiverChurch records and registers -- Ohio.Churches -- Ohio.Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- History -- Sources.Ohio -- Church history -- Sources.Detailed Description of The CollectionPresbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River Records1814-1818 1829-187011Copy of original petition and minutes1814-181812Minutes1829-183613Minutes1836-184814Minutes1848-186715Minutes1867-1870