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| Mary Dinwiddie Wilson |
The letters from the Oregon Territory were full of encouraging words and enthusiasm about starting a new church. Prior to deciding to sell off their land in Hebron, Indiana and many belongings, my GG Grandfather, James Wilson had been corresponding with his brother-in-law the Reverend Wilson Blain living in Union Point, Oregon. (Reverend Blain was married to my GG Grandmother Mary's sister, Elizabeth). The Reverend Blain was active in organizing a church at Union Point, Oregon, calling it the Presbyterian Church and wanted to enlist the help of GG Grandfather James Wilson and his family.
Reverend Blain was eventually instrumental in promoting a union of the church in Union Point, Oregon along with the Willamette Congregation at Oakville, Oregon to become the first two United Presbyterian Churches in the world.
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