The first church in Duanesburg, New York. It was consecrated by Bishop Samuel Provoost in 1793.^[1] The land and church were deeded to the rector and congregation of the church, by the family of James Duane on 28 January 1817.^[2] There is a wonderful virtual tour on the parish website.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The Episcopal Parish of Christ Church Duanesburg, A Brief History of Christ Church Duanesburg, http://www.christchurchduanesburg.org/history.html, accessed 22 Dec 2020
2. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WC-Z38?cc=2078654&wc=M7HY-KWL%3A358197801%2C358755501 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Schenectady > Deeds 1834-1835 vol L-M > image 116 of 699; multiple county courthouses, New York.
3. ↑ https://www.christchurchduanesburg.org/virtual-tour.html

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• Christ Church Duanesburg Existing Conditions Report, John G. Waites Associates, Architects, February 2021, http://www.christchurchduanesburg.org/uploads/2/4/3/3/24331063/christ_church_duanesburg_existing_conditions_report_02-25-2021.pdf , accessed 10 Jun 2023.
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See Also:

• History on the Road - Duanesburg to Esperance, New York - Episode 2, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6KHhcF-JAo , accessed 1 Feb 2023.
• NYS Historic Newspapers, Altamont enterprise., August 21, 1931, Page 3, Image 3https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031266/1931-08-21/ed-1/seq-3/ , accessed 2 Feb 2023.
• https://www.facebook.com/ChristChurchDuanesburg/
• Duanesburg Historical Society, Facebook Post, video from the June 17, 2024 meeting of the Duanesburg Historical Society has been posted to YouTube so everyone can belatedly attend the presentation of Father Alistair Morrison and Steve Schrade's, “Christ Church Restoration." https://www.facebook.com/share/p/qx87zh2MysB9E6pf/ Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lglpxcLwRU