Re: Baptist Religion--A hint?

["Jean Grigsby" <jgrigsby@bcni.net>]

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The religion in early America and especially in the wilderness areas usually
depended upon the church or minister that was available in the area.
Jean
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From: Helen St.Clair <hstclair@nemr.net>
To: <sinclair@jump.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: Baptist Religion--A hint?


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>The Baptist as a hint seems to work for my group that came into the
>Lewis/Clark County area of Missouri.  My St.Clair group came from KY.
There
>was a group of Sinclairs that also came to this area from the Ohio area
just
>alittle earlier.  The first real marriage here was performed by this Rev.
>Robert Sinclair.     Helen St.Clair
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>From: CMelahn@aol.com <CMelahn@aol.com>
>To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
>Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 3:18 AM
>Subject: Baptist Religion--A hint?
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>>In researching HARRY LINNELEY ST. CLAIR, said to be from Kansas City,
>Missouri
>>and born in 1860s one persistent family memory was that Harry and his
>family
>>were Baptists.  Unfortunately, that is about the only fact that has
>survived.
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>>Is Baptist religious affiliation anything to build on with a St. Clair in
>>Missouri in  the 1860s?  I am sure many of us would welcome comments from
>some
>>of you who have a strong historical sense of the range and significance of
>>religious affiliation within Sinclair/St. Clair families.
>>
>>Chris
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