Fairfax Parish, Virginia
From FamilySearch Wiki
(Difference between revisions)
(Christ Church) |
(1907 history) |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
Rev. George S. Somerville's history of The Old Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=TSISAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129 Google Books].<ref>''Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia'' (Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907), 129-133.</ref> | Rev. George S. Somerville's history of The Old Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=TSISAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129 Google Books].<ref>''Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia'' (Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907), 129-133.</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Helen Norris Cummings's history of Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by [http://books.google.com/books?id=TSISAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134 Google Books].<ref>''Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia'' (Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907), 134-138.</ref> | ||
==== Parish Records ==== | ==== Parish Records ==== | ||
Revision as of 23:09, 5 July 2011
United States 
Virginia Fairfax Parish
Contents |
History
Fairfax Parish has served Fairfax County, Virginia. The Falls Church fell within the bounds of Fairfax Parish and earlier, Truro Parish.[1] Christ Church in Alexandria also fell under the jurisdiction of Fairfax Parish.
Founded
- 1764[2]
Boundary
Resources
Parish History
Rev. George S. Somerville's history of The Old Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by Google Books.[3]
Helen Norris Cummings's history of Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by Google Books.[4]
Parish Records
Websites
- The Falls Church (official website). Includes a history in "About" section.
- The Falls Church Marker, The Historical Marker Database
- The Falls Church Marker, [another description], The Historical Marker Database
References
- ↑ "The Falls Church," in National Register of Historic Places Inventory, p. 8, accessed 17 February 2011.
- ↑ Freddie Spradlin, "Parishes of Virginia," VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; Hening's Statutes at Large; Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., The Hornbook of Virginia History (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).
- ↑ Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia (Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907), 129-133.
- ↑ Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia (Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907), 134-138.
New to the Research Wiki?
In the FamilySearch Research Wiki, you can learn how to do genealogical research or share your knowledge with others.
Learn More