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	Record Group Number:	900000
	Series/Collection Number:	M88- 22
	Creator:	Trinity Church (Apalachicola, Fla.)
	Title, Dates:	Trinity Church (Apalachicola, Fla.) records, 1836-1956.
	Amount:	1.00 microfilm reel 16 mm.
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	Biographical/Historical:	Reverend Fitch W. Taylor, from the Diocese of Maryland, visited Apalachicola, Florida, in 1835 and organized Trinity Church as an Episcopal Church. In 1837, the Florida Legislative Council passed an Act to incorporate the Episcopal Church in the City of Apalachicola (No. 53, 11 Feb. 1837). The Act provided for the election of two wardens and seven vestrymen, who with the Rector, had the power to enact laws and regulations for the Church. A white pine building was completed in 1839. On February 15, 1841, the Right Reverend James H. Otey, Bishop of Tennessee, administered the rite of confirmation and consecrated Trinity Church.
	Summary:	This collection contains a microfilm copy of church registers of the Trinity Church located in Apalachicola in Franklin County, Florida. The registers contain records of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and funerals. The microfilm also contains church membership lists and some correspondence.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Baptismal records Florida Church records and registers Florida --Franklin County Confirmation records Florida Episcopal church records. Episcopalians Florida Marriage records Florida --Franklin County Registers of births, etc. Florida --Franklin County Marriage records. aat Burial records. aat Church records. aat Apalachicola (Fla.) Franklin County (Fla.)
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