Membership List
Extracted from
The Church Record, Being
A Concise Sketch of the Origin & History
Of the West Church in Marlborough
Rev. Horatio Alger, 1850

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

PASTORS OF THE WEST CHURCH Rev. Asa PACKARD, Installed 23 Mar 1808. Dismissed 12 May 1819. Died 20 Mar 1843 {Rev. Mr. PACKARD, having removed his residence to Lancaster, was, at his own request, dismissed from this church, and recommended to that in Lancaster, under the pastoral care of Rev. Dr. THAYER.] Rev. Seth ALDEN. Ordained 3 Nov 1819. Dismissed 8 Apr 1834 Rev. William MORSE. Installed 25 Jun 1834. Dismissed 14 Jul 1844. Rev. Horatio ALGER. Installed 22 Jan 1845. DEACONS [From the time of the separation of the two branches of the First Church, in October, 1806, to the time of the regular organization of this as the West Church, and the election of permanent deacosn, Messrs. George WILLIAMS, Benjamin RICE, Solomon BARNES, & Peter RICE, being the oldest male members, officiated in that capacity.] *Benjamin RICE, Jr. Elected 28 Apr 1808; d. 24 Sep 1833 * William BARNES. Elected 28 Apr 1808; d. 7 Mar 1823 *Moses AMES. Elected 28 Apr 1808; d. 24 Jun 1825 Eli RICE. Elected 15 May 1823; resigned 31 Oct 1849 Stephen R. PHELPS. Elected 22 Sep 1825 Abraham W. RICE. Elected 31 Oct 1849 Dennis WITHERBEE. Elected 27 Dec 1849 CATALOGUE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE WEST CHURCH AT THE TIME OF ITS ORGANIZATION The following catalogue is complete, so far as regards the male members, whose names were signed by themselves to the Covenant contained in our Church Record. But, by some strange negligence, no list is anywhere found in our Records of the females who were at that time members of this church. It is believed, however, that the following catalogue, prepared from the recollections and private memoranda of original members now living, aided by the Records of the First Church which were obligingly lent us, is very nearly accurate & complete. [All those to whose names an asterisk (*) is prefixed are dead.] *Rev. Asa PACKARD, Pastor, d. 20 Mar 1843 *Caleb BRIGHAM, d. 20 Sep 1829 *Hannah BRIGHAM, d. 2 Apr 1812 *John GASSETT, d. --- *Sarah GASSETT, d. 23 Jul 1829 *Deacon Benjamin RICE, Jr., d. 24 Sep 1833 *Persis RICE, d. 4 Jan 1821 *Samuel BROWN, d. 27 Sep 1817 *Betty BROWN, d. 12 Jun 1841 *Deacon Moses AMES, d. 24 Jun 1825 Lydia AMES *Deacon William BARNES, d. 7 Mar 1823 *Elizabeth BARNES, d. 28 Nov 1830 *Joseph BRIGHAM, d. 25 Aug 1810 *Anna BRIGHAM (STONE) [Dismissed 9 Apr 1812, & recommended to the church at Northborough.] *Jabez RICE, d. 3 Nov 1809 *Alice RICE (GODDARD) {Dismissed 5 May 1816, & recommended to the church at Phillipston.] *Warren BRIGHAM, d. 10 Jan 1840 Lucy BRIGHAM *George WILLIAMS, d. 2 Jan 1813 *Molly WILLIAMS, d. 8 Dec 1819 *William BOYD, d. 5 Aug 1817 *Lydia BOYD, d. 24 Feb 1817 *Benjamin RICE, d. 23 Apr 1811 *Susanna RICE, d. 19 Feb 1826 *Solomon BARNES, d. 21 Nov 1830 *Judith BARNES, d. 20 Apr 1820 *Phinehas HOWE, d. 14 Mar 1832 *David TEMPLE, d. 25 Sep 1821 *Artemas HOWE, d. 27 Nov 1813 *Anna HOWE, d. 15 Aug 1810 *Stephen FELTON, d. 3 Nov 1827 *Lavinia FELTON, d. 6 Mar 1842 *Peter RICE, d. 9 Mar 1826 *Lovina RICE, d. 23 Dec 1812 *Daniel STEVENS, d. 7 Nov 1810 Lavinia STEVENS *Gershom RICE, d. 11 Apr 1837 *Susanna RICE, d. 18 Apr 1837 *Joel FELTON, d. 2 Jan 1829 *Susanna FELTON, d. 16 Oct 1841 *Sylvanus HOWE, d. 15 Sep 1815 *Sarah HOWE, d. 31 Mar 1825 *Ithamar BRIGHAM, d. 12 Mar 1836 *Matthias R. BRIGHAM, d. 8 Mar 1826 *Anna BRIGHAM, d. 3 Jan 1826 *Roger PHELPS, d. 22 May 1832 *Elizabeth PHELPS, d. 15 May 1838 *Gershom BIGELOW, Jr., d. 27 Oct 1847 *Mary BIGELOW, d. 21 Apr 1820 *Archelaus HOWE [Dismissed 27 May 1827, & recommended to the church in Vernon, Vt.] *Lucy HOWE [Dismissed as above] *William ARNOLD, d. 12 Oct 1828 *Relief ARNOLD, d. 15 Nov 1811 *Thomas RICE, d. 28 Oct 1840 *Abigail RICE, d. 18 Apr 1828 *Phebe MAYNARD, d. 10 Feb 1807 *Abraham HOWE, d. 2 Oct 1848 Jonathan CROSBY [Jonathan & his wife Anna are not entered among the church members in their proper place; but, as their names appear in another place as having been dismissed 19 Sep 1816, to the church in Athol, it is evident they must have been members & ought to be inserted here.] Anna CROSBY Elizabeth HOWE Joseph HOWE, Jr. Eunice HOWE Deacon Eli RICE Lucy RICE Thankful REED [Dismissed 1 May 1808, to the church in Wendell] *Susanna RICE, d. 12 Dec 1840 *Catherine HOWE, d. 21 Jun 1845 *Experience GLEASON, d. 27 Feb 1835 *Sophia BIGELOW, d. 13 Aug 1830 *Grace HOWE, d. 23 Jan 1816 *Rachel HOWE, d. 11 Jan 1814 Eleven of the above, viz. Jabez RICE & Alice his wife, Thomas RICE & Abigail his wife, Phebe MAYNARD, Archelaus HOWE & Lucy his wife, William ARNOLD & Relief his wife, and Daniel STEVENS & Lavinia his wife, were admitted while this was a branch of the First Church. ADMISSIONS TO THE WEST CHURCH 1808 14 Aug, *Elizabeth Quincy PACKARD, d. Nov 1816 1809 1 Jan, Caleb WITHERBEE 1 Jan, Hepsibah WITHERBEE 2 Jul, *Lydia HOWE (wife of Phineas), d. 7 Apr 1837 2 Jul, Edward BARNES 2 Jul, Lucy BARNES 2 Jul, Winsor HOWE 2 Jul, Lydia HOWE 2 Jul, Lucy STEVENS (KENDALL) 2 Jul, *Betsey STEVENS (RICE), d. 31 Dec 1845 2 Jul, Sophia STEVENS (HAYWARD) 2 Jul, *Elizabeth BARNES [Dismissed to the church in Ashburnham, 27 Mar 1842] 13 Aug, Lucene COOK [Dismissed 13 Aug 1843, not to any particular church] 13 Aug, *Polly STEVENS (TROWBRIDGE), d. 1 Feb 1830 13 Aug, Lydia RICE (CARRUTH) [Dismissed 15 Aug 1821, to the 1st Church in Northborough] 13 Aug, Persis GLEASON 13 Aug, *Katy NEWTON (DALRYMPLE) [Dismissed 15 Sep 1811, to the 1st Church in Northborough] 12 Nov, Lucy BARNARD 1810 8 Apr, *Mary BROWN (GLEASON), d. 1 Apr 1821 20 May, *Lucy BRIGHAM (widow of Jotham), d. at Lancaster, Jan 1832 1811 11 Apr, Grace DRURY [By letter from the church in Walpole, N. H.] 14 Apr, Lucy TROWBRIDGE (widow of Joseph) 1812 8 Nov, *Joseph CARLY, d. 9 Aug 1833 8 Nov, *Amy CARLY, d. 2 Oct 1830 8 Nov, Elizabeth BRIGHAM 8 Nov, Levi RICE 8 Nov, Lucinda RICE 8 Nov, Willard HOWE [By letter, with Mary below, from the church in St. Albans, Vt.; dismissed 21 Aug 1842 & recommended to the church in Bolton] 8 Nov, Mary HOWE 1814 14 Aug, Jabez HOWE 14 Aug, Roxana HOWE 14 Aug, *Phebe GLEASON (GOODNOW), d. in Stow, 22 Mar 1828 6 Nov, Louisa Ball WILLIAMS (HARWOOD) {Dismissed 21 Mar 1830, & recommended to Dr. L. BEECHER's church, Boston] 1815 2 Jul, Sarah BOND 1816 3 Nov, Stephen Rice PHELPS 3 Nov, *Martha PHELPS, d. 17 Aug 1829 3 Nov, *Anna BIGLOW 28 Nov, *Nancy BIGLOW, d. 27Jan 1850 (handwritten in) 1817 6 Apr, Amory HOWE [Dismissed, along with Mary below, 8 Jun 1823, & recommended to the fellowship of Christians generally] 6 Apr, Mary HOWE 6 Apr, Henry MAYNARD [Dismissed 26 Apr 1819, & recommended to the church in Rutland] 6 Apr, Henry RICE [Dismissed 31 Oct 1841, & recommended to the church in Lincoln] 6 Apr, Asa PACKARD, Jr. [Dismissed 21 May 1820, & recommended to the church in Shrewsbury] 6 Apr, Ann Marsh PACKARD [Dismissed, along with Ruthy below, 6 Apr 1820, & recommended to the church in Lancaster] 6 Apr, Ruthy Freeman PACKARD 18 May, *Abigail GIBBON, d. 31 Mar 1826 18 May, Susanna BIGELOW 18 May, *Sarah B. BOND (BABCOCK) 1818 28 Jun, Dorothy BRIGHAM 1819 Rev. Seth ALDEN, pastor [By letter from the 1st Church in Bridgewater] 1820 2 Jul, *Oliver RUSSELL, d. 28 Oct 1820 2 Jul, *Betsey RUSSELL (GODDARD), d. 22 Sep 1844 26 Nov, Mary WILLIAMS 1821 16 Dec, Mehetabel AMES [By letter from the churhc in Westborough] 1822 7 Apr, *Eliza HOWE, d. 28 Jul 1822 19 May, Lemuel HOWE 19 May, Sarah HOWE 19 May, Mary Ann PHELPS (WARLAND) 19 May, *Charlotte HOWE, d. 30 Mar 1839 19 May, Mary R. HOWE 19 May, Elizabeth GIBBON (LITTLE) [Dismissed 23 Sep 1832, & recommended to the church in Brattle Square, Boston] 19 May, Abigail Cogswell GIBBON (WAITE) [Dismissed 29 Sep 1833, & recommended to the church in Fitzwilliam, N. H.] 11 Aug, Mary STEVENS 29 Sep, Jonathan RICE 29 Sep, Betsey RICE 29 Sep, Elizabeth HAPGOOD 1823 6 Apr, Samuel HOWE, 2d 2 Nov, Solomon BARNES, Jr. 2 Nov, Sally BARNES 1824 16 May, *Mary D. ALDEN [By letter from the church in Grafton] Died 31 Jul 1825 27 Jun, Miriam CUNNINGHAM 8 Aug, *Elizabeth BARBER 1825 30 Oct, Ethelinda DICKINSON {By letter from the church in Northfield] 1826 9 Apr, *Eunice Cogswell STEVENS, d. 19 Feb 1844 9 Apr, *Arethusa RICE 19 Nov, Winthrop ARNOLD 19 Nov, *Sophia ARNOLD, d. 12 Aug 1833 1827 8 Apr, *Susanna ARNOLD, d. 7 May 1845 8 Apr, Polly Rice ARNOLD (JOHNSON) 8 Apr, Edward PHELPS 8 Apr, *Emily PHELPS, d. 27 Jan 1836 8 Apr, *Sarah HOLYOKE, d. 14 Apr 1830 1828 18 May, Abraham HOWE, Jr. 1829 12 Apr, *Lovell BARNES [Dismissed, along with Rebecca below, from the 1st Church] Died 4 Aug 1831 12 Apr, *Rebecca BARNES, d. 23 Jan 1830 12 Apr, Amos D. WHEELER {Dismissed 5 Jun 1831, & recommended to the church in 1st Church in Salem] 12 Apr, *Catherine GATES, d. 27 Nov 1836 12 Apr, Persis RICE (ALDEN) 12 Apr, Elizabeth RICE (JOSCELYN) 5 Jul, *Dian BARNES, d. 17 Jul 1829 1830 23 May, Elizabeth GATES (PHELPS) 3 Oct, Lucy HOWE (HORN) 14 Nov, *Benjamin W. HILDRETH {Received, along with Mary below, from the 1st Church; dismissed back 23 Sep 1832, to the 1st Church] Died 25 Jan 1848 14 Nov, *Mary HILDRETH, d. 10 Nov 1844 1831 3 Jul, Catherine Gould BRUCE 3 Jul, *Emerson HOWE, d. 8 May 1846 3 Jul, Lydia HOWE 1834 25 Jun, Rev. William MORSE, pastor 28 Sep, Sophronia MORSE 28 Sep, George FELTON 28 Sep, Rachel FELTON 1835 16 Aug, Charles HOWE 16 Aug, Lucy HOWE 8 Nov, Susannah HOWE 1836 14 Aug, Barnabas BRIGHAM 14 Aug, Mary BRIGHAM 1837 9 Apr, Samuel B. MAYNARD 9 Apr, Alden BRIGHAM 9 Apr, Laura A. BRIGHAM 9 Apr, Martha BRIGHAM 9 Apr, Sophronia PHELPS 9 Apr, Harriette Newell BAKER 9 Apr, *Maria Dexter HOWE, d. 8 Nov 1838 9 Apr, Lavinia HOWE [Dismissed at her own request, 13 Sep 1846, in order to join the New Jerusalem Church, Boston] 21 May, Harriet PHELPS (BRIGHAM) 21 May, *Sarah B. WITHERBEE, d. 17 Sep 1840 21 May, *Harriet Elizabeth HOWE, d. 6 Aug 1841 21 May, Almira STEVENS [Dismissed 6 May 1842] 2 Jul, Zeruiah CROSBY 2 Jul, Widow Lucy HOWE [By letter from the churhc in Vernon, Vt.] 13 Aug, Eveline ARNOLD 5 Nov, Widow Anna BRIGHAM 31 Dec, *Thomas HAPGOOD [Along with Mary below, formerly member of the East Church] Died 6 Dec 1846 31 Dec, Mary HAPGOOD 1839 4 Aug, Jacob HOLYOKE 4 Aug, Lydia HOLYOKE 1840 5 Apr, Mary BRIGHAM 1841 11 Apr, *Josiah FAY, d. 18 Feb 1845 11 Apr, Hepsibah FAY 1842 10 Apr, Mary B. HOWE 10 Apr, *Sophia HOWE (HAMMOND), d. 31 Mar 1848 10 Apr, Lucilla B. RICE 10 Apr, *Ruth S. RICE, d. 24 Apr 1843 10 Apr, *Ellen HOWE, d. 5 Jun 1842 10 Apr, Louisa D. HOWE 10 Apr, Sophia RICE 10 Apr, Sarah A. RICE 10 Apr, Mary S. RICE 10 Apr, Daniel W. STEVENS 10 Apr, *Jabez BARNES, d. 5 Sep 1848 10 Apr, Eli RICE, 2d 10 Apr, Achsah B. RICE 10 Apr, Mary Ann BAKER (WINCHESTER) 10 Apr, Susan B. RICE (STRATTON) 10 Apr, Mary RICE (HUNTINGTON) 10 Apr, John PHELPS 10 Apr, Sarah C. PHELPS 10 Apr, Aaron B. RICE 10 Apr, Mary R. PHELPS [Dismissed 7 Apr 1844, to church in Northborough] 10 Apr, Sarah R. MAYNARD 12 Jun, Edward RICE, 2d 12 Jun, Susannah RICE 12 Jun, John F. RICE 12 Jun, Abigail RICE 1844 7 Jul, Widow Sally RICE 1845 22 Jan, Rev. Horatio ALGER, pastor 1846 15 Nov, Anna RICE 15 Nov, Abraham W. RICE 15 Nov, Abba W. RICE 15 Nov, Ruth P. BARNES 15 Nov, Augustus RICE 1847 11 Apr, Jabez RICE 1848 15 Jul, Edward F. BARNES 15 Jul, Dennis WITHERBEE 15 Jul, Lauraman Howe RUSSELL 15 Jul, Serena RUSSELL 15 Jul, Widow Isabella HOWE 26 Aug, Joseph BOYD 16 Aug, George BRIGHAM, 2d {Along with Abby below, formerly menmer of the Universalist Church in Marlborough] 16 Aug, Abby BRIGHAM 16 Aug, Maria E. BARNES [Formerly a member of the Universalist Church in Marlborough] 7 Oct, Mary Elizabeth BOYD [By letter from the 2nd Universalist Church in Lowell]