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*The Rev. Joseph Doddridge, a visiting minister, made trips across the river to Ohio from what is now West Virginia, to the village that was at the site of the old Fort Steuben. In 1796 he was holding regular monthly meetings there and was ordained a priest in 1800. The parish was organized in Steubenville, in 1819. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country"/> | *The Rev. Joseph Doddridge, a visiting minister, made trips across the river to Ohio from what is now West Virginia, to the village that was at the site of the old Fort Steuben. In 1796 he was holding regular monthly meetings there and was ordained a priest in 1800. The parish was organized in Steubenville, in 1819. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country"/> | ||
The [[Ohio Episcopal Church Records|Ohio Episcopal Church Records]] page contains valuable information about how to obtain church records. | *The [[Ohio Episcopal Church Records|Ohio Episcopal Church Records]] page contains valuable information about how to obtain church records. | ||
====Evangelical Lutheran==== | ====Evangelical Lutheran==== | ||
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*Several congregations were organized in the growing Ohio communities; Mahoning organized in 1798, Struthers in 1804, Liberty in 1805, First Cambridge in 1822, and Northfield in 1833. Devoted members historically came from Scotland and Northern Ireland. The 1900's brought members from Pennsylvania and Kentucky.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country"/> | *Several congregations were organized in the growing Ohio communities; Mahoning organized in 1798, Struthers in 1804, Liberty in 1805, First Cambridge in 1822, and Northfield in 1833. Devoted members historically came from Scotland and Northern Ireland. The 1900's brought members from Pennsylvania and Kentucky.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country"/> | ||
====Reformed==== | ====Reformed==== | ||
*June 16, 1866 in Cleveland The First Dutch Reformed Church in Ohio was established.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country"/> | *June 16, 1866 in Cleveland The First Dutch Reformed Church in Ohio was established.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country"/>Ohio | ||
====RLDS or Community of Christ==== | |||
*The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) was formally organized April 6, 1860 <ref> [http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/hist-RLDS.htm Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]</ref> in Amboy, Illinois under the leadership of the son of the founder, Joseph Smith, III. The Church's name was changed to The Community of Christ in April 2001. | |||
*The [[Ohio RLDS Church Records|Ohio RLDS Church Records]] page has valuable information about these church records. | |||
====Roman Catholic==== | ====Roman Catholic==== | ||
*Frenchman set up the first Catholic white settlement in 1790 at Gallipolis near Marietta. Cincinnati hand another group of Irish origin in 1811. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country"/> | *Frenchman set up the first Catholic white settlement in 1790 at Gallipolis near Marietta. Cincinnati hand another group of Irish origin in 1811. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country"/> | ||