Organization name | Providence Friends meeting |
Org type | Local meeting |
Bio notes | Formed from the Quaker population in the Upper and Lower Providence Townships of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The first recorded use of the name appeared in 1684, although it probably existed earlier. In 1700 it was recognized as a Preparative Meeting by the Chester Monthly Meeting. |
Citations | https://www.quakercloud.org/cloud/providence-friends-meeting/pages/history |
Travels in Some Parts of North America, in the Years 1804, 1805, & 1806, by Robert Sutcliff
William Allinson Diary, Volume 1