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Morning Star
Limerick, York County, Maine
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Religious statistics for Dover from the 1843 Directory, listing membership, Sunday school attendance, and meeting house costs for various denominations including Congregational, Methodist, Baptist, Unitarian, Episcopal, Universalist, Catholic, and Friends. Notes a Christian meeting in a vestry and a new meeting house by Methodist secessionists.
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| Churches. | No. mem- | No. in S. | Cost of M |
| bers. | School. | House. | |
| Congrega- | |||
| tional | 385 | 276 | 12,000 |
| Methodist | 340 | 209 | 4,000 |
| 1. F. W. Bap- | |||
| tist | 309 | 50 | 2,500 |
| Unitarian | 69 | 116 | 12,000 |
| Baptist | 142 | 72 | |
| Central St. F. | |||
| W. Bap. | 163 | 90 | 2,843* |
| Episcopal | 50 | 6,000 | |
| Universalist | 31 | 60 | 2,800 |
| Catholic | 2,800 | ||
| Friends |
Religious Statistics of Dover.
The following has been collected mostly from the Dover Directory, for 1843.
The Christians also have a meeting and occasional preaching in a vestry.
A new meeting house has been erected within a few months by some who seceded from the Methodist church.
* Besides the Basement, which, with the fixtures, &c. cost $1739,00.
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Dover
Event Date
1843
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Statistics on church memberships, Sunday school numbers, and meeting house costs from the 1843 Dover Directory. Includes Congregational (385 members, 276 in school, $12,000 house), Methodist (340, 209, $4,000), Free Will Baptist (309, 50, $2,500), Unitarian (69, 116, $12,000), Baptist (142, 72), Central St. Free Will Baptist (163, 90, $2,843), Episcopal (50 in school, $6,000), Universalist (31, 60, $2,800), Catholic ($2,800), Friends. Christians meet in vestry with occasional preaching. New meeting house built by Methodist secessionists.