. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . 1844, both parties having agreed uponthe proper site, the parish declared itself independent ofmissionary aid. A church edifice, 36 by 50, was there- committee for the erection of a new edifice upon the siteof the old one consisted of David J. Youngs, seniorwarden, and Edward M. Townsend and William Trotterjr., vestrymen. The architects were Potter & Robertson,of New York, and the contractors Lyons & Bunn, of thesame city. Work on the new church was begun March25th 1878. In e
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . 1844, both parties having agreed uponthe proper site, the parish declared itself independent ofmissionary aid. A church edifice, 36 by 50, was there- committee for the erection of a new edifice upon the siteof the old one consisted of David J. Youngs, seniorwarden, and Edward M. Townsend and William Trotterjr., vestrymen. The architects were Potter & Robertson,of New York, and the contractors Lyons & Bunn, of thesame city. Work on the new church was begun March25th 1878. In excavating for the cellar skulls andother bones were found, supposed to be those of Hessiansoldiers placed there during the war of the corner stone was laid May ist 1878, by Mr. VanDe Water, the rector. The first service was held in thenew church September 8th 1878. The consecrationtook place on St. Barnabas day, June nth, 1879. Theaccompanying cut represents this handsome structure. Montague Geer, the present rector, enteredon his duties on Palm Sunday, March 21st, 1880. The ves-. Christ Church, Otster Bay, Erected in 1878. upon built, at a cost of $2,800, and the Rev. EdwinHarwood, of Philadelphia, was invited as the first Harwood resigned this charge May ist 1846. Stearns was rector from the 2nd of August 1846 toJuly 4th 1849; Rev. Edmund Richards from Decemberist 1849 to October 21st 1851; Rev. Joseph Ransomfrom 185T to the spring of 1861; Rev. Richard GrahamHutton from October 9th 1861 to April 29th 1874; W. Ward from October i8th 1874 to May 2nd1875; Rev. James Byron Murray, D. D., six months in1875-76; Rev. George R. Van De Water from Octoberist 1876 to February ist 1880. The last service in the old church building erected inthe year 1844 was held March 17th 1878. The building try was constituted as follows in 1881, the senior warden,David Jones Youngs, having died during that year:Thomas F. Youngs, warden; John H
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