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'''Religion'''<br>:• The Congregational Church was the main church in New England.<br>:• The Anglican Church was the main church of the Southern states.<br>:• The Presbyterian Church was strongest in:<br>::- Mid-Atlantic states<br>::- Southern states<br>:• Quakers were strongest in:<br>::- Pennsylvania near Philadelphia<br>::- New England<br>::- Mid-Atlantic states<br>::- Southern, especially North Carolina<br>::- After the Revolution, many went to Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.<br>:• The Baptist Church is strongest in the mid-Atlantic states and the Southern states<br>:• Methodist Church: By 1850, about 1/3 of American Protestants were Methodists. From 1820 to 1920, Methodism was the largest Protestant denomination. | '''Religion'''<br>:• The Congregational Church was the main church in New England.<br>:• The Anglican Church was the main church of the Southern states.<br>:• The Presbyterian Church was strongest in:<br>::- Mid-Atlantic states<br>::- Southern states<br>:• Quakers were strongest in:<br>::- Pennsylvania near Philadelphia<br>::- New England<br>::- Mid-Atlantic states<br>::- Southern, especially North Carolina<br>::- After the Revolution, many went to Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.<br>:• The Baptist Church is strongest in the mid-Atlantic states and the Southern states<br>:• Methodist Church: By 1850, about 1/3 of American Protestants were Methodists. From 1820 to 1920, Methodism was the largest Protestant denomination. | ||
'''People from: Usually were:<br>'''Scandinavian Lutheran<br>Northern Germany and northern Switzerland Lutheran<br>Southern Germany and southern Switzerland Roman Catholic<br>The Netherlands Dutch Reformed Church<br>Latin America, Spain, France, Portugal, and Italy | '''People from: Usually were:<br>'''Scandinavian Lutheran<br>Northern Germany and northern Switzerland Lutheran<br>Southern Germany and southern Switzerland Roman Catholic<br>The Netherlands Dutch Reformed Church<br>Latin America, Spain, France, Portugal, and Italy Roman Catholic<br>Greece Greek Orthodox<br>Russia Russian Orthodox | ||
'''Check church records of the town first'''<br>- If not in town church records, check county church records<br>- If your ancestor lived in a small town, check the records of all the churches in that town.<br>Usually Catholics did not go to a Protestant church, and usually Protestants did not go to a Catholic church. | '''Check church records of the town first'''<br>- If not in town church records, check county church records<br>- If your ancestor lived in a small town, check the records of all the churches in that town.<br>Usually Catholics did not go to a Protestant church, and usually Protestants did not go to a Catholic church. | ||
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