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The first records of the congregation now known as Bushvale date from 1748,
when a small "society" gathered in the townland of Magherabuoy.
After the union of the Synods in 1848, the congregation adopted the name
"Second Kilraughts" This is because most of its members would
have originally belonged to the older and long-established congregation of
Kilraughts, from which they had earlier seceded. The congregation bore the
name of Second Kilraughts until early in the 20th Century, (1905) when the
name was changed to "Bushvale".
The following is
a list of the Ministers who have served in Bushvale:
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Date:
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Name:
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Note:
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1793-1816
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Rev. Moses Kerr
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Emigrated to USA (Pittsburgh,PA?)
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1819-1829
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Rev. James Moore
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Emigrated to USA
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1829-1831
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Rev. John Rankin
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Moved to Ballyalbany (Co.Monaghan)
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1832-1857
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Rev. Dr. Thomas Thompson
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Retired
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1858-1879
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Rev. Thomas Anderson
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Died
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1879-1931
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Rev. Thomas Caldwell
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Died
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1933-1974
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Rev. John G. Leitch
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Retired
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1975-1981
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Rev. John Patton
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Emigrated to Australia
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1982-1991
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Rev. Ivan Patterson
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Moved to Newcastle (Co.Down)
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1992-
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Rev. Kenneth Crowe
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