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Rev John Finegan Sr.

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Rev John Finegan Sr.

Birth
County Cavan, Ireland
Death
13 Aug 1838 (aged 71)
Seward, Schoharie County, New York, USA
Burial
Seward, Schoharie County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.7024612, Longitude: -74.5734406
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Rev. John Finegan, Sr. was the husband of Rhoda Finegan. Rev. Finnegan was a minister in the New York Conference and Genesee (now Western New York) Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He served 43 years in ministry.

Annals of New York Methodism, Page 154
Chapter XIV
Conferences of 1799 to 1801
A History of Methodism in New York City
"The first class list that survives is found in a record made by James Mann,. dated November 10, 1791. It is No. 24, the last in the list of classes of whites. It reads: There are several orthographical errors in this list, Jno. Fenngen should read John Finnegan. One of that name landed in New York from Ireland August 12, 791, joined the New York Conference in 1795, and died August 14, 1838."

Becker, Howard I. - Rexford, New York - May 1, 1959
Early Methodist Episcopal Church Records In Saratoga County, New York, Page 3
"Rev. John Finnegan served the Saratoga County Circuit in 1804. It will be noted that in 1800 there was a Rhoda Finnegan associated with the Round Lake Church who possibly was John's wife and where they lived at that time."

Roscoe, William E.
History of Schoharie County, New York
History of the Town of Jefferson
The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Jefferson Village
Rev. John Finnegan, 1826-1827-1828
Rev. John Finegan, Sr. was the husband of Rhoda Finegan. Rev. Finnegan was a minister in the New York Conference and Genesee (now Western New York) Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He served 43 years in ministry.

Annals of New York Methodism, Page 154
Chapter XIV
Conferences of 1799 to 1801
A History of Methodism in New York City
"The first class list that survives is found in a record made by James Mann,. dated November 10, 1791. It is No. 24, the last in the list of classes of whites. It reads: There are several orthographical errors in this list, Jno. Fenngen should read John Finnegan. One of that name landed in New York from Ireland August 12, 791, joined the New York Conference in 1795, and died August 14, 1838."

Becker, Howard I. - Rexford, New York - May 1, 1959
Early Methodist Episcopal Church Records In Saratoga County, New York, Page 3
"Rev. John Finnegan served the Saratoga County Circuit in 1804. It will be noted that in 1800 there was a Rhoda Finnegan associated with the Round Lake Church who possibly was John's wife and where they lived at that time."

Roscoe, William E.
History of Schoharie County, New York
History of the Town of Jefferson
The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Jefferson Village
Rev. John Finnegan, 1826-1827-1828

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"Rev. John Finegan
died
Aug 13, 1838"



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