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Title: History of Montgomery and Fulton counties, N.Y. : with illustrations and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Beers, F.W., & co., New York, pub
Subjects: Land grants
Publisher: New York : F.W. Beers & co.
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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sent town of F.pliratah. There are now twelve well apportioned districts—a few of whuhare fr.n tinnal—and eleven school-houses within its limitv A union aiademv. the first within the present boundaries of Mcmtgoincn( ounty. was established at Stone .Arabia, and incorporated by the Rc^vnlof the University, .Marih jist, 1795, as The Inion .Academy of PalatineThe only rei-ords obtainable relating to this institution, are in connecti.rwith those of the Reformed church of that place. At a meeting of ilconsistory, held January 24, 1795, composed of Rev. D.Christian Il^pastor; Henry Loucks and Christian Fink, elders, and John Snell ■■Dietrich Coppernoll. deacons, it wjs revilved that the five acres of ihn-land of the Kefr.rmed Dutih Church of St.me Arabia, which are not p^^to the present minister as a p.irt of his salary, shall be given and prescni>to the use and benefit of the Inion .\cadeniy to be erected at SfiArabia. On the 14th of November, 1795, the board of trustees, thro-:
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THE REFORMED CHURCH OF STONE ARABIA. 155 iheii president. Charles Ncwkirk. asked and obtained permission lr.,m the, ottsistory of the Refonned rhurih to occupy their ■.ihool-hou^c, whichappears to have been a part of the parsonage which had been ubed forM hul purposes, for one year, for the u>e of the academy. John Nifher was probably its first principal, .\mong the records abovemeniioned is the following: On the iSih of Oct.. 1797. John .Nifhcr,teacher of an Knglish school, was solemnly admitted to a member in full.i.mmunion of the Reformed Dutch Lhur< h. and 1 onsecpiently wa^ admit-led to the Lords Supper. The academy building was a two-story frame structure, erected by sub-., ription, and completed m 1799. Its site ivas immediately opposite theKefonned church. It was .iccidentally burned down in 1H06 or 1807, andnever rebuilt. CHURCH HISTORY. THE REFOR.MKD CHURCH OK STO.Nt .\K.\B1A. This is the oldest Reformed Church organization west of Schenectady,north of the Mo

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