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| − | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | + | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Fairfax_Parish,_Virginia|Fairfax Parish]]'' |
| − | == History == | + | === History === |
| − | + | Fairfax Parish has served [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]. The Falls Church fell within the bounds of Fairfax Parish and earlier, [[Truro Parish, Virginia|Truro Parish]].<ref>[http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/FallsChurch/110-0001_Falls_Church_1970_Final_Nomination.pdf "The Falls Church,"] in ''National Register of Historic Places Inventory,'' p. 8, accessed 17 February 2011.</ref> Christ Church in Alexandria also fell under the jurisdiction of Fairfax Parish. | |
==== Founded ==== | ==== Founded ==== | ||
| − | *<ref>Freddie Spradlin, [http://vagenweb.org/parishes.htm "Parishes of Virginia,"] VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; [http://vagenweb.org/hening/''Hening's Statutes at Large;''] Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., ''The Hornbook of Virginia History'' (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).</ref> | + | *1764<ref>Freddie Spradlin, [http://vagenweb.org/parishes.htm "Parishes of Virginia,"] VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; [http://vagenweb.org/hening/''Hening's Statutes at Large;''] Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., ''The Hornbook of Virginia History'' (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).</ref> |
| − | ==== Boundary | + | ==== Boundary ==== |
| − | == Resources == | + | === Resources === |
| − | ==== | + | ==== Cemetery<br> ==== |
| − | ==== Church Records ==== | + | Burials at Christ Church in Alexandria began as early as 1767. A survey of the graves at this cemetery was published in 1992.<ref>Wesley E. Pippenger, ''Tombstone Inscriptions of Alexandria, Virginia'' (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1992).</ref> {{FHL|583664|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5296 V3p v. 3}} (Volume III, Pages 133-159).<br> |
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| + | ==== Parish History ==== | ||
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| + | 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> | ||
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| + | 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> | ||
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| + | ==== Parish Records ==== | ||
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| + | Colonial parish registers have been lost. | ||
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| + | == Websites == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.thefallschurch.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=31325 The Falls Church] (official website). Includes a history in "About" section. | ||
| + | *[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2870 The Falls Church Marker], The Historical Marker Database | ||
| + | *[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4189 The Falls Church Marker], [another description], The Historical Marker Database | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 9 January 2012
United States 
Virginia Fairfax Parish
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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
Cemetery
Burials at Christ Church in Alexandria began as early as 1767. A survey of the graves at this cemetery was published in 1992.[3] FHL Book 975.5296 V3p v. 3 (Volume III, Pages 133-159).
Parish History
Rev. George S. Somerville's history of The Old Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by Google Books.[4]
Helen Norris Cummings's history of Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by Google Books.[5]
Parish Records
Colonial parish registers have been lost.
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).
- ↑ Wesley E. Pippenger, Tombstone Inscriptions of Alexandria, Virginia (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1992).
- ↑ 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.
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