Finding aid for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River
Title: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River Records
Dates: 1814-1870
Extent: 0.40 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: 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 Number MS 0500
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

Presbyterian 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 Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

While there are no access restrictions on this collection, researchers will be asked to use the microfilm of this collection.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Church records and registers -- Ohio.
Churches -- Ohio.
Ohio -- Church history -- Sources.
Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- History -- Sources.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Government.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Grand River

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 Information

Gift of Carroll Cutler for the Presbytery of Cleveland, 1876.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River Records 1814-1818 1829-1870

Box Folder
1 1 Copy of original petition and minutes 1814-1818
1 2 Minutes 1829-1836
1 3 Minutes 1836-1848
1 4 Minutes 1848-1867
1 5 Minutes 1867-1870