MEMBERSHIP RECORDS OF THE UNITARIAN CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH, NOW THE MAY MEMORIAL UNITARIAN SOCIETY OF SYRACUSE SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION IN 1838

 

(The dates which appeared on available file cards do not necessarily mean this person was taken into the membership on that date.  It means they were present and signed the register. Not all church members actually signed “the book,” our membership document. Thanks to members of the Syracuse Genealogical Society for their efforts in compiling membership information for our first one hundred years.)

 

UNITARIAN CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY IN SYRACUSE NY

CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH

Sept 3, 1838

 

We the undersigned, professing our belief in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and the Saviour of the world; in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as containing the revelation of God to man, and as a sufficient rule of faith and practise, and desiring to walk in all the ordinances and commandments of the Lord, blameless, do hereby form ourselves into a Christian Church, under the name of the Unitarian Church of Syracuse.  We agree and covenant with each other as in the presence of Almighty God, to continue in the Fellowship of this Church, in a regular attendance on Christian ordinances, in the exercise of Christian affection, in the maintenance of Christian liberty, in the pursuit of Christian truth, so long and so far as shall appear to us to be our duty.

 

The following names are facsimile copies which are affixed to the original draft of the church covenant as written above:         Rev. John P. B. Storer, 1840-1844

                        Rev. Samuel J. May, 1845-1869

                        Rev. Samuel R. Calthrop, 1868-

Dedicated Nov. 23, 1843

Rededicated Apr. 11, 1853

 

1884:  This church is on the corner of Lock & Burnet Sts. in Syracuse.  Owing to the proximity to the “West Shore” Railroad, a new church is being built on James St.  It is to be known as the May Memorial Church.

 

1885:  Oct. 20 – dedication.  The Unitarian Cong. Church Soc. in Syracuse, N.Y. – May Memorial Church.  Rev. Samuel R. Calthrop, pastor.  We the undersigned of the May Mem. church, recognizing the great truths for which it has always stood, do here affix our names along with those of its members of other days, in token that we desire to do all in our power to help its future to be worthy of its honored past.

 

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

OCCASION

DATE

COMMENTS ON CARD

 

 

 

 

 

[Biwsije]

W. J.

 

Oct. 1, 1850

Membership.  Pewholder

[Brydew]

 

 

Jan. 5, 1903

Membership May 1849

[Herick]

G. W.

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

[P]olley

Edward

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

[Parson] or [Powarm]

Jeremiah C.

 

Oct. 18, 1838

Membership

[Rohe] or [Robe]

L. B.

 

1884

Membership 1880.  Pewholder renter

[Ukan]

Morris W.

 

Apr. 12, 1925

Membership Oct. 1901

[Walkeys]

J/

 

1880

Membership.  Sub. list 1878

[Wiare]

W. C.

 

1879

Membership.  Subscript list

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott

Nancy W.

[1]

Sept. 3, 1838

 

Abbott

Stephen

[2]

Sept. 3, 1838

 

Abbott

Stephen

[3]

Feb. 8 1839

Elected a deacon of the church on Feb. 8, 1839

Abel

Simon

 

Jan. 1, 1845

Membership

Adkins

Ida Hubbard

 

Apr. 9, 1922

Membership

Adkins

Morton

 

Apr. 9, 1922

Membership

Agan

A. E.

 

Jan. 10, 1901

Member in 1862

Agan

Annie H.

 

Jan. 13, 1901

Member in 1867

Agan

P. H.

 

Oct. 1, 1850

Membership

Agan

Park H.

 

1884

Pew holder, renter 1884

Agnew

Kenny

 

June 1, 1840

Membership; salary subscription list

Alexander

W. H.

[4]

Sept. 3, 1838

 

Alexander

W. H.

 

 

 

Allen

Thomas

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

Almstead

Hattie Louise

 

Dec. 11, 1902

Membership 1888 (note – Mrs. Chas. R. Dow)

Andreas

Emma

 

Apr. 16, 1922

Membership

Applebee

Alice Roddy

 

June 2, 1918

Membership

Applebee

John H.

 

June 2, 1918

Began ministry Jan. 1, 1911.  Installed Mar. 8, 1911.  1921 – 10th anniversary of ministry.  Membership

Ashley

Sarah P.

[5]

June 10, 1850

Membership. 

Atkinson

F. H.

 

Jan. 15, 1868

Membership

Austin

Ann

[6]

June 10, 1850

Membership. 

Austin

John

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

Avery

Geo A.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Avery

Lyman

 

Oct. 1, 1850

Membership.  Pewholder

Avery

P. S.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Avery

S. Y.

 

Oct. 1, 1850

Membership

Babbitt

L. (T?) B.

 

June 10, 1850

Membership

Babbitt

P. B.

 

Jan. 1, 1845

Membership

Babcock

Horace

 

1879

Membership.  Subscript. list

Babcock

S.

 

June 10, 1850

Membership

Bagg

Amelia B.

 

Nov. 1900

Membership.  Member in 1840

Bagg

James L.

 

June 7, 1901

Membership.  Member in 1839

Bagg

Jas. L.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Bagg

Stanley

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Baird

Fred C.

Funeral

Dec. 8, 1930

Husband of Mrs. F. C.  Woodlawn.  Service Dr. Argow, Dr. Applebee

Baird

Helen L.

 

March 1913

Membership

Baird

Lillian K. (Mrs. F. C.)

 

Dec. 11, 1902

Membership 1878

Baird

Marian E.

 

Mar. 1913

Membership

Baldwin

Jonathan

 

Oct. 18, 1838

Membership

Baldwin

Kate Poole

 

Jan. 6, 1902

Membership.  Member in 1879

Bardeen

Bertha Foote

 

Apr. 23, 1916

Membership

Bardeen

C. W.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Bardeen

Ethel (Miss)

Funeral

March 26, 1934

Oakwood.  Dr. Argow min.

Barker

Gertrude (Mrs. Grimm)

 

1910

Membership

Barker

Guy Goodrich

 

June 19, 1904

Membership

Barker

John G.

 

Apr. 7, 1912

Membership.  Father of Mrs. Sergei Grimm

Barker

Marian F.

 

June 1908

Membership

Barker

Nellie Goodrich

 

Jan. 7, 1901

Membership.  Nov. 20, 1862

Barker

Nellie Goodrich (Mrs. John C. Barker)

Funeral

Sept. 12, 1934

Oakwood.  Dr. Argow, Dr. Applebee min.[7]

Barnes

Amy Glisman (Mrs. Charles)

 

June 2, 1918

Membership

Barnes

Charles

 

1880

Membership.  Sub list 1873.  Pewholder renter 1884

Barnes

Charles Leonard

Funeral

Sept. 3, 1937

[bros.] of George W. Barnes.  Oakwood.  Dr. Argow min.

Barnes

Chas. H.

 

Jan. 5, 1903

Membership.  Dec. 24, 1875

Barnes

Emma C.

[8]

June 10, 1850

Membership. 

Barnes

F. G.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Barnes

Foster H.

 

Apr. 12, 1925

Membership.  Jan. 2, 1921

Barnes

Geo. W.

 

June 2, 1918

Membership

Barnes

George

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter Oct. 1, 1850

Barnes

Ida E.

 

Jan. 6, 1902

Membership.  1878

Barnes

J. (Mrs.)

Funeral

Nov. 13, 1930

Aunt of Charles H. Barnes.  Cremated.  Service Dr. Argow + Dr. Applebee

Barnes

James

 

Jan. 7, 1901

Membership.  Mem. Jan 1, 1860

Barnes

James (Mrs.)

 

Sept. 20, 1924

Membership

Barnes

Jas.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Barnes

Joseph

 

June 8, 1902

Membership

Barnes

Kate Savage

 

Jan. 5, 1903

Membership.  Mem. 1848

Barnes

Mildred R. (Mrs. Geo.)

 

June 2, 1918

Membership

Barnes

Rebecca S.

 

1880

Membership.  Sub. list 1873

Barnes

T., Jr.

 

June 1, 1840

Membership.  Salary subscript list

Barney

James

 

June 1, 1840

Membership.  Salary subscript. list

Barron

Lucena Evarts

Baptized Sept. 5, 1841

June 10, 1850

Membership. 

Bartels

Catherine

 

Apr. 12, 1925

Membership

Bassett

Asenath

Baptized Aug. 2, 1840

June 10, 1850

Membership

Bassett

Parley

 

Oct. 18, 1838

Membership

Batchelder

B. B.

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

Baum

A. C.

 

1879

Membership.  Subscription list.  Pewholder renter 1884

Baxter

Blanche

 

Apr. 7, 1912

Membership

Baxter

Romona Weaver

 

Apr. 7, 1912

Membership. (Mrs. Ernest Bowden)

Beardslee

Doris

 

Jan. 7, 1901

Membership.  Nov. 1884

Beardslee

H. W.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Beardslee

Kenneth Phelps

 

July 6, 1901

Membership.  1879

Beardslee

Lucy Putnam Phelps

 

July 6, 1901

Membership.  1850

Benedict

A. G.

 

Oct. 18, 1838

Membership

Benedict

Madge Scott

 

Dec. 11, 1902

Membership.  1876 (Mrs. Wm. Blackwood Smith)

Bennett

Charles F.

Funeral

Nov. 2, 1935

Oakwood.  Dr. Argow, Dr. Applebee min.

Bennett

Charles F. (Mrs.)

Funeral

Dec. 1, 1936

Oakwood.  Dr. Argow min.

Bennett

Chas. F.

 

Jan. 7, 1901

Membership

Bennett

Cornelia

 

1879

Membership.  Subscript. list

Bennett

Lee

Funeral

Sept. 3, 1937

Friend of George W. Barnes.  Bur. Cyrus Hill Cem. Brooklyn NY.  Dr. Argow

Benton

Geo. W.

 

1880

Membership

Benton

Lutie Wright

 

1869

Membership

Betts

Alice Masely (Mrs.)

Funeral

Feb. 11, 1936

Sister-in-law of Dr. Frederick W. Betts.  Oakwood.  Dr. Argow min.

Bigelow

F.

 

1880

Membership.  Sub. list 1873

Biggs

David

 

Apr. 18, 1853

Membership

Billings

Ann Eliza

Baptized Dec. 7, 1840

June 10, 1850

Membership

Bishop

Grace

 

Jan. 7, 1901

Membership.  1879

Bishop

Minnie Blackall

 

Jan. 7, 1901

Membership.  1877

Bishop

Richard E.

 

June 14, 1903

Membership.  1903

Blair

Wm. K.

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

Bliss

J.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Blossom

H.

 

June 1, 1840

Membership.  Salary subscript. list

Boardman

Laura Fairchild

 

1908

Membership

Bogg

J. L.

 

May 1, 1841

Membership July 5, 1840.  Salary subscript. list

Boomer

Elisabeth A.

 

Jan. 7, 1901

Membership Apr. 8, 1888

Boswell

Beth

 

Jan. 2, 1921

Membership Oct. 1920

Boswell

Maud A.

 

Jan 2, 1921

Membership Oct. 1920

Boysen

J. Lassen

 

June 14, 1903

Membership

Brackway

A. L.

 

Apr. 7, 1912

Membership

Brackway

A. L.

 

Jan. 9, 1916

Membership

Bradbury

Amelia

 

May 1, 1844

Subscription list in membership book

Brainerd

Edwin A.

 

Jan. 2, 1921

Membership Nov. 1918.  Moved

Brainerd

Lona Morton

 

Jan. 2, 1921

Membership Nov. 1918.  Moved.

Bray

Sarah Isabelle (Mrs.)

Funeral

Sept. 2, 1935

Bur. Skaneateles.  Dr. Argow min.

Brayton

Harriet Elizabeth

 

Jan. 5, 1903

Membership 1884

Brayton

P. B. (Mrs.)

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Brayton

W. E. (Mrs.)

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Breed

William

 

June 1908

Membership

Brewster

S. C.

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

Bridges

Geo. O.

 

June 1, 1840

Membership.  Salary subscript list

Bridham

H. F.

 

June 2, 1918

Membership Jan. 1920

Brigden

(Mrs.)

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Bronson

Horace

 

Oct. 1, 1850

Membership.  Pewholder

Brooks

Bertha Boomer

 

Apr. 7, 1901

Membership Jan. 29, 1889

Brooks

Elizabeth Adah

 

June 1907

Membership

Brooks

Ella Louise

 

June 1908

Membership.  Mrs. West

Broughton

J.

 

Jan. 1, 1845

Membership

Brown

Caroline

Baptized Feb. 8, 1841

June 10, 1850

Membership

Brown

Dean E.

Funeral

Sept. 29, 1930

[bras.] of Howard K. Brown.  Oakwood Cem.  Service Dr. Argow.

Brown

Edward A.

 

June 29, 1839

Membership

Brown

H. K.

 

May 1, 1841

Membership.  Salary subscript list.  Pewholder 1884

Brown

Howard H.

 

Jan. 9, 1916

Membership.  1429 James Street

Brown

Lewis Crawford

 

Jan. 23, 1921

Membership

Brown

Willet L.

Funeral

Sept. 19, 1922

Father of Garrett, Henry + Mable.  Oakwood.  Dr. Argow min.

Budgman

A. L. (Mrs.)

 

1879

Membership.  Subscript. list

Buell

Thomas John

 

Sept. 20, 1924

Membership

Buell

Vinnie Faith (Mrs.)

 

Sept. 20, 1924

Membership

Bump

Burton N.

 

Apr. 12, 1925

Membership Oct. 1899

Bump

Edith Calthrop

 

Jan. 13, 1902

Membership April 1868

Bump

Elizabeth H.

 

Mar. 27, 1921

Membership.  Moved

Burlingame

James P.

 

Jan. 6, 1916

Membership

Burlingame

Katherine Sedgwick

 

Jan. 23, 1921

Membership

Burlingame

Mabel C. (Mrs.)

 

Jan. 9, 1916

Membership

Burlingame

Margaret

 

May 14, 1927

Membership.  206 Rugby Rd.

Burlingame

Roderick S.

 

Jan. 9, 1916

Membership

Burt

A.

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

Burt

O. T.

 

Oct. 1, 1850

Membership

Burt

Rebecca J.

 

Jan. 5, 1905

Membership 1840

Busby

Marie

Baptized Oct. 3, 1841

June 10, 1850

Membership

Buss

Ezra

[9]

Sept. 3, 1838

Membership

Buss

Mary W.

[10]

Sept. 3, 1838

Membership

Buss

Richard

 

Jan. 5, 1839

Membership.  Copied from salary subscript list

Butler

Jesse S.

 

Dec. 28, 1842

Membership.  From list of subscribers who built the Church of the Messiah

Butterfield

F. F.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Callanen

Emma Kent

 

Jan. 2, 1921

Membership May 1, 1876.  Aunt of Florence D. Wolfe

Calthrop

(Mrs.)

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Calthrop

Anne (Miss)

 

Jan. 6, 1902

Member April 1868.  1821 S. Salina St.

Calthrop

E. A. (Mrs. S. R.)

 

Jan. 7, 1901

Member April 1868.  1821 S. Salina St.

Calthrop

Elizabeth (Miss)

Funeral

June 28, 1933

Oakwood.  Dr. Argow, Dr. Applebee min.

Calthrop

Elizabeth T. (Miss)

 

Jan. 13, 1901

Member April 1868.  1821 S. Salina St.

Calthrop

Mary Rawlins (Mrs. Everard)

Funeral

March 4, 1934

Oakwood.  Dr. Argow, Dr. Applebee min.

Calthrop

S. R. (Rev.)

 

Jan. 7, 1901

Member April 1868.  1821 S. Salina St.

Calvin [Colvin?]

(Misses)

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Campbell

C. F.

 

Jan. 15, 1868

Membership

Canough

Elizabeth Radcliffe

 

Jan. 5, 1903

Membership 1901

Canough

W. F.

 

Apr. 7, 1912

Membership

Carpenter

E. F.

 

June 29, 1839

Membership

Carr

W. B.

 

May 7, 1916

Membership

Carter

Margaret

[11]

Sept. 3, 1838

Membership

Carter

Mary E.

 

Apr. 23, 1916

Membership

Case

Charlotte S.

 

Sept. 20, 1924

Membership.  Moved

Case

Percival H.

 

Sept. 20, 1924

Membership.  Moved away

Cassnor

J. W.

 

1880

Membership.  Sub. list 1878

Cathrop

Ann (Miss)

Funeral

June 3, 1936

Oakwood.  Dr. Argow, Dr. Applebee min.

Chase

Donald F.

 

June 12, 1908

Membership

Chase

Dorothy [ ]argent

 

June 1905

Membership

Chase

Lucy P.

 

June 7, 1901

Membership 1888

Chase

Mary Redfield

 

Apr. 12, 1925

Membership Oct. 1901.  Mrs. Morris Chase

Cheney

A. [or H] V.

 

June 1, 1840

Membership.  Subscription list (salary)

Cheney

George Nelson

 

Apr. 7, 1912

Membership

Cheney

J. S. (Mrs.)

 

June 14, 1903

Membership

Cheney

Jerome K.

 

June 2, 1918

Membership.  Apr. 12, 1925[?]

Cheney

Karl S.

 

June 12, 1905

Membership

Cheney

Mae G. C.

 

Apr. 7, 1912

Membership

Cheney

Marjorie E.

 

Sept. 20, 1924

Membership

Cheney

Marsylvia

[12]

June 10, 1850

Membership. 

Chenney (sic)

J. L. (Jerome)

 

Jan. 5, 1905

Membership

Chesbro

Helen H.

 

Jan. 27, 1901

Membership 1882

Chesley

Israel Folsom

 

Dec. 23, 1923

Membership

Church

Henry

 

Oct. 18, 1838

Membership

Clarey

Lyman (Mrs.)

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Clark

Albert Willard

Ordained as Assoc. Pastor

Oct. 5, 1902

Membership

Clark

Gertrude Harlow

 

Apr. 1, 1923

Membership.  Moved

Clary

F. W.

 

Dec. 28, 1842

Membership Jan. 5, 1839.  From list of subscribers who built the Church of the Messiah

Clary

Lyman

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

Clason

E. H.

 

Jan. 1, 1845

Membership.  From Baptist Church in Syracuse

Cleasby

Harold L.

 

May 14, 1913

Membership

Clerman

Thomas B.

 

Jan. 15, 1868

Membership

Cleveland

Giles

 

Oct. 1, 1850

Membership.  Pewholder

Coan

Amos (Mrs.)

 

June 2, 1918

Membership

Cody

Joel

 

May 1, 1841

Membership.  Salary subscription list

Cogswell

D.

 

June 1, 1840

Membership.  Salary subscript list

Collin

J. L.

 

1880

Membership.  Sub list 1878

Colvin

[B. F.]

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

Colvin

J. H.

 

Oct. 18, 1838

Membership

Cook

Alexander

[13]

June 10, 1850

Membership

Cook

N.

 

Oct. 18, 1838

Membership

Coon

M. W. (Mrs.)

 

June 14, 1903

Membership

Cooper

Henry (Mrs.)

Funeral

May 10, 1933

Mother of Mary B. Cooper.  Oakwood.  Dr. Argow, Dr. Applebee min.

Cooper

Jessie Bagg

 

Jan. 2, 1921

Membership

Cooper

Mary B.

 

Mar. 27, 1921

Membership

Cowan

Margaret H. (Mrs.)

Funeral

March 10, 1937

Cremated. Rev. Elizabeth Padgham

Cowie

Sara H.

 

Jan. 27, 1901

Membership 1882

Cowl

May Morris

 

Jan. 13, 1901

Membership 1867

Cowles

Geo. (Mrs.)

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Craton

Annie H.

 

Mar. 27, 1921

Membership

Craton

Forman H.

 

Mar. 27, 1921

Membership.  Left Syracuse

Crawford

Henry

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Cross

Wilton E.

Supply pastor Oct. 1918 - June 1919

June 2, 1918

Membership. 

Crouse

Charles M. (Mrs.)

Funeral

May 10, 1932

Oakwood.  Dr. Argow min.

Crouse

L. Katherine

 

Jan. 12, 1905

Membership

Crouse

Lucia Leach

 

Jan. 13, 1901

Membership Apr. 20, 1859

Cullings

Mary Helen

 

Jan. 5, 1903

Membership 1895

Culpepper

Wm. Louis (Dr.)

 

Feb. 14, 1916

Membership.  805 Comstock Ave.  Left Syracuse

Culpepper

Wm. Louis (Mrs.

 

Feb. 14, 1916

Membership.  805 Comstock Ave.  Left Syracuse

Culver

E. B.

 

1880

Membership.  Sub. list 1873

Cummins

A. Evelyn

 

Apr. 9, 1922

Membership

Cummins

Bertram J.

 

Apr. 12, 1925

Membership Jan. 2, 1921

Cummins

Evelyn J.

 

Apr. 9, 1922

Membership.  Mrs. Lewis P. Fox

Cummins

Gerald James

 

Apr. 4, 1926

Membership

Cummins

Helen M.

 

Apr. 9, 1922

Membership.  Mrs. Ralph Storey

Cushing

Ernest A.

Funeral

Oct. 5, 1932

Universalist in Cicero.  Buried in Cicero.  Dr. Argow min.

Daball

Doris

 

Sept. 20, 1924

Membership

Daball

Harriet

 

Dec. 25, 1927

Membership.  Mrs. Allen S. Prescott.  110 Ruskin Ave.  d. Dec. 1973

Daball

Henry G.

 

Apr. 12, 1925

Membership Feb. 1907

Dana

D.

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

Dana

Geo. E.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Dana

George E.

 

Nov. 1900

Membership 1866

Davis

Alex

 

1879

Membership.  Subscript. list

Davis

Alex H.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Davis

Caleb

 

June 10, 1850

Membership

Davis

James

 

Dec. 12, 1850

Membership

Davis

Jessie L.

 

Jan. 5, 1905

Membership.  Mrs. H. G. Daball, mother of Harriet Prescott

Davis

Robb H.

 

1879

Membership.  Subscript. list

Day

R. E.

 

1884

Membership.  Pewholder renter

Debney

H.

 

Mar. 25, 1839

Membership

DeLine