. The river St. John, its physical features, legends and history, from 1604 to 1784. ffield, but it was the firstProtestant place of worship erected on the river. In the order of survey of the Township of Mauger-ville were the words You shall reserve four lots in thetownship for public use, one as a glebe for the Churchof England, one for the Dissenting Protestants, one forthe maintenance of a school, and one for the first settledminister in the place. In accordance with this order lot No. 15, where the Sheffield Congregational church now stands, was fixed on in the year 1764 as a glebe for th
. The river St. John, its physical features, legends and history, from 1604 to 1784. ffield, but it was the firstProtestant place of worship erected on the river. In the order of survey of the Township of Mauger-ville were the words You shall reserve four lots in thetownship for public use, one as a glebe for the Churchof England, one for the Dissenting Protestants, one forthe maintenance of a school, and one for the first settledminister in the place. In accordance with this order lot No. 15, where the Sheffield Congregational church now stands, was fixed on in the year 1764 as a glebe for the Dissenting Protestants. Improvements were made upon the lot .and a part of it used for a burial ground. The first 350 THE RIVER- meeting house however, was not built there, for at ameeting of the congregation held in December, 1788,it was voted to remove the meeting house to thepublic lot in Sheffield and Nathan Smith, SylvanusPlummer, Ebenezer Briggs, Elijah Dingee and JacobBarker, Esq., were appointed managers to remove thesame. The building had been placed on a lot the title.
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