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Richville Welsh Congregational Church

 
 
Richville Welsh Congregational Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2017
1. Richville Welsh Congregational Church Marker
Inscription.

This tablet erected to commemorate the establishment of the Richville Welsh Congregational Church in 1858 and the erection of this building in 1859
Also the migration of the first Welsh settlers

Ministers Who Have Served As Pastors
Rev. Thomas Rees 1858-1864 • Rev. David Jones 1865-1886
Rev. George M. Rees 1887-1889 • Rev. Thomas T. Davies 1888-1893
Rev. John Rosser Jones 1894-1896 • Rev. Richard M. Jones 1896-1897
Rev. Lewis E. Lewis 1897-1902 • Rev. John Williams 1902-1903
Rev. J.T. Griffiths 1904-1908 • Rev. David L. Williams 1908-1915
Rev. Griffith Evans 1915-1919

Early Settlers Who Came to Richville
1849
James & Ann Griffis • Evan Griffis
1852
John & Mary Davies • Joshua & Jane Davies • Enoch P. & Jane Griffiths
Evan Jones • Thomas & Elizabeth Jones • Thomas P. & Mary Griffiths
Benjamin & Margaret Jones • David & Ann Davies • John & Margaret Davies
David & Mary Thomas • Rev. Thomas & Jane Rees • Griffith E. Davies
Ebenezer & Esther Griffiths • James & Eleanor Jones • David James
Thomas & Hannah Rees • David & Akah Thomas • Mary Jones Ethridge
1854
Evan & Ann Jones • Joseph & Ann Rowland • Robert W. Jones
1856
Evan & Sarah Davies • David E. & Sarah Davies • Mary Lewis
T.

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Brython & Mary Davies • John Thomas Sr. • John & Sarah Jenkins
David Lewis • David & Mary Griffiths • Margaret Davies
Margaret James • Mary Davies • David D. & Margaret Davies
1865
Rev. David & Elizabeth Jones • Joshua & Hannah Jones • Sarah Evans
And Later
John & Mary Jones • Henry & Hannah Jones • Erasmus & Ann Jones
Mary Jenkins • Elias & Mary Davies • Evan & Jane Davies
Thomas & Jane Williams • Thomas & Hannah Davies

Church built in 1859 by Ebenezer Griffiths. Church renovated in 1925 by his grandson Webster E. Griffiths.
Tablet placed in 1926


 
Erected 1926 by the Members of Richville Welsh Congregational Church.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
 
Location. 44° 24.552′ N, 75° 23.962′ W. Marker is in Richville, New York, in St. Lawrence County. Marker is on Main Street north of U.S. 11, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richville NY 13681, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Richville Village (approx. Ό mile away); Helen Rich (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harlow Godard (approx. 0.6 miles away); "Lest We Forget"
Richville Welsh Congregational Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2017
2. Richville Welsh Congregational Church Marker
(approx. 6.1 miles away); Ornamental Lighting Equipment (approx. 6.2 miles away); In Tribute to Rhoda Fox Graves (approx. 6.2 miles away); The First Presbyterian Church and the Gouverneur Museum (approx. 6.2 miles away); In Honor of Edward John Noble (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richville.
 
Also see . . .  Welsh Congregational Church of Richville, New York. Roots Web entry (Submitted on November 16, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Richville Welsh Congregational Church and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2017
3. Richville Welsh Congregational Church and Marker
Richville Welsh Congregational Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2017
4. Richville Welsh Congregational Church
Richville Welsh Congregational Church Marker Medallion image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2017
5. Richville Welsh Congregational Church Marker Medallion
Reverend David Jones
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 16, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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