Once Upon a House

1851

George T. Bronson was ordained at Shelburne Falls, January 1851.

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  • “Greorge T. Bronson commenced his preparatory studies in the Phillips' Academy, entered the seminary at East Windsor, and then uncattended Yale College, spending seven years in especial study ; was ordained at Shelburne Falls, in the valley of the Deerfield, January, 1851 ; was there fourteen years; was successful in his ministry in that place, building up a growing and prosperous congregation ; he had to retire on acoount of his health ; was afterward in the ministry "^ve years in New York, then settled in Lake Co., Ohio, and was there about ten yenrs, and was afterward in Iowa about three years ; came to Clinton in September, 1872, and has been the much-beloved Pastor of the Congregational Church in this place ever since. Married, Sept. 30. 1850, Charlotte M.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/19-bios-newark.md, PDF p. 772

    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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