Once Upon a House

1836

A clergyman was ordained a priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church (two such ordinations recorded).

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  • “In 1836, he was ordained a priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and soon after became the Rector of Christ Church Parish, of Sherburne, N. Y.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/11-rock-county-ch05-press-institutions-tragedy.md, PDF p. 432 / book p. 436

    Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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