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The Veteran Ridge Free Communion Baptist Church was
organized Nov, 19, 1836. The men sitting in council to organize the church
were Ephraim B. Kendall, Levi Mallett, Silas Bates, Philip Aber, Erastus
Andrews, Jareb Stayt, Joshua Kendall, and Elder Samuel Dean. In 1837 the
church ws built and March 24, 1838 it was first occupied. March 30,1840
the society was incorporated, and John Turner, Uriah Hull, and Jacob N.
Weller were chosen trustees. Samuel Dean was the first pastor, and he was
succeeded by O. L. Brown, S. C. Wetherby, _ Beebe, J. W. Brown, J. J. Hoag,
S. S. Lee, E. B. Rollins, J. S. Brown. W.H. Russell, James Kettle and E.
B. Collins who is the present pastor (Date of article not known). They
have 46 members with a Sunday School of 75 members and distribute 30 copies
wseekly of the Sunday School paper. G. W. Stone, Superintendent.
Note - Building burned 1922
Bradford County PA
Chemung County NY
Tioga County PA
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